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

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 ...

Punk rock, a genre that’s known for being explicit, aggressive, and wildly feverish might be the best to capture a feeling as intense and complicated as love. For those who find themselves jilted this ...

Madonna got her start in music with punk by being part of a band called Breakfast Club and even released punk demos. She then ...

Christmas is just days away and holiday music has been all but inescapable for weeks. At this point, it would be natural to find yourself getting tired of hearing the same carols and hymns all the ...

Rebel girls and rude boys, this one’s for you: tonight’s Punk Rock Karaoke invites everyone to sing along with his or her favorite songs for a good cause, as the Denver Health Collective hosts a ...

"The Femmes Are Giving" punk rock show at the Kilowatt Bar on Saturday in San Francisco intends to give a ferocious kick in the rear to heteronormativity, homo- and transphobia and ...