New York Magazine on the state of modern punk
New York Magazine has put togther an article and some statistics about what they describe as the modern state of punk rock, at least based on a survey of self-identified punks. Some notable - and probably not surprising - statistics tell that…
April 29, 2013

Punknews Podcast: The week of October 9th, 2012 with Chris Farren
This week on the Punknews Podcast, Bryne Yancey and Adam White are joined for the entire roundtable by Mr. Chris Farren of Fake Problems. Chris brings his sweet Floridian wisdom to stories like the Ataris flying drum freak out,…
October 12, 2012

Punknews Podcast: Dischord to release 'Six Song Demo' from Rites of Spring
Dischord Records has announced plans to release some previously unavailable material from legendary hardcore/emo pioneers Rites of Spring. Two members of the band - vocalist/guitarist Guy Picciotto…
September 19, 2012

Punknews Podcast: The Onion AV Club dissects the roots of emo
The Onion AV Club has put together a detailed article looking at the roots of emo. The article attempts to find the value in the much maligned genre by looking back at the forefathers like Sunny Day Real Estate, Rites of Spring, Jimmy Eat World, Mineral, Pixies,…
April 30, 2010

Editors' Picks: Tight / Spanish Bombs
Justin: Back in the 90's, Moon Ska put out a series of fantastic compilations called Skarmageddon. There were four installments of this, I believe, covering the best up and coming small bands of that genre, including bands like Spring Heeled Jack USA, Less Than Jake, the Rudiments and more. While the heyday of porkpie hats and checkerboard tattoos may be gone, many of those songs still stick with me to this day. One of which is by a band called…
January 27, 2007