Punk rock's big bang happened sometime around 1973, when the self-titled debut album from the New York Dolls was released. There were plenty of ripples before then — the Stooges, MC5, any number of ...

Punk rock music—that blistering, snarling, enlivening style—has exhilarated audiences for some 50 years now. What rose to prominence in the mid-1970s has become a sound for the generations. Never ...

The first music I ever bought with my own money was a trio of singles that I loved when I was eleven years old. It was 1973. I went down to the local record store and picked “Brandy” by Looking Glass ...

‘70s Punk Icons Have Major Announcement: ‘Never Thought We’d Make It This Far’ originally appeared on Parade. When you hear the word "punk," who do you think of? Some might imagine the spiky hair ...

Punk rock didn’t hit its peak until the mid-’70s, but the groundwork was laid much earlier. The first murmurings of punk happened in the ’60s. Many rockers were leaving behind all sense of innocence, ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

When it comes to the music journalism geography of ‘70s/’80s punk rock, most scribblings concentrate on the Holy Troika of New York, London, and Los Angeles. But in fact, Texas had a surprising (and ...

Punk music is known for its raw, aggressive sound, edgy fashion and mosh pits. It’s also known for being predominantly white, but that's changed a lot in recent years. Resurfaced music from its ...

Brian James, the pioneering punk guitarist who co-founded The Damned, died Thursday at the age of 70. The talented musician’s ...