The calendar has turned to 2025 and 2024 is already fading in the rearview mirror. That’s not going to stop us from looking back at last year’s best punk releases, however, because the need for great ...

While the 2020s have seen a steady stream of new acts, 2026 marks a pivotal moment where the genre's legacy giants are reuniting with the next generation of innovators. The announcement of the Darker ...

Some of the greatest and most legendary albums by punk rock bands that we know and love today flopped quite hard when they were first released. Let’s look at a couple of examples of both punk albums ...

Festival comeback: Darker Waves Festival returns to Huntington Beach on Nov. 14, 2026, with a stacked lineup including Morrissey, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Simple Minds. Album highlights: 2026’s top ...

Many would consider the New York City club, CBGB, to be the hot spot in the 1970s where American punk rockers and new wave artists came to fame. While the club has sadly closed down as of 2006, that ...

Trends change, but I’ve never in my lifetime seen the thirst for punk music die. It shows up in surprising ways, like when Olivia Rodrigo gets arenas full of impressionable kids singing along to punk ...