Since reuniting in 2005, Chicago pop-punk band the Smoking Popes have been, to put it kindly, conservative with their album ...

Remember Mayday Parade? This pop punk outfit made it big with “Jamie All Over” in 2008. The song quickly became the band’s most commercially successful hit and was a stellar opener for the ...

These famous pop punk bands successfully transitioned to pop, though some OG fans probably aren't happy about it.

“Move Along,” the band’s 2005 sophomore album, attained further success with the hit singles “Dirty Little Secret,” “Move ...

Breakups are a normal part of dating and growing up. They can really suck, they can really hurt, but we can guarantee that you will get through it and you’ll be ok. But it’s totally normal to ...

The March roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list ...

An iconic musician and songwriter who exerted a huge influence on '80s punk and '90s alternative-rock bands, Bob Mould and ...

Experience the atmospheric vibes of 'Trace Me Onto You,' a track that highlights Title Fight's unique blend of punk and dream ...

As the group disband following a final performance at the JUNOS, we're revisiting their mostly killer, some filler ...

Blink-182 were determined to step things up on their third album. The Californian trio had made a big breakthrough with the ...

Beat, which became a sprawling archive of his work with Unrest: the station wagon they used on their first tours, a party ...

In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that ...