Everyone seems to agree that National Wake were the best and most authentic South African punk rock band, a group who strived to eradicate apartheid through…
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Poli van Dam of The Bombpops On Touring With Type 1 Diabetes
If you’re like me and hear the word diabetes, the first thought to appear in your pop culture-infected brain is the Liberty Medical commercial featuring Wilford…
Interview: Chad Troncale on Learning Bass, The Last Jedi, and Sickness Divine
I remember it like it was yesterday. Way back in that oh-so innocent time we now call the ’80s, I was a young whippersnapper high on…
Interview: Strange Magic is Putting the Detroit in DIY
“Detroit punks Strange Magic fake signing and beef with Fat Wreck Chords to promote new album Unfortunately” sounds like the kind of story you’d see on…
Cosmic Strut: Red Death’s Connor Donegan on the Influence of Jazz Fusion
You may not know Connor Donegan by name, but there’s a high probability you know his work. Whether drumming for death metal steamroller Genocide Pact, barking…
Poképunk’s Not Dead
Pokémon and punk rock have more in common than you might think. They both have dedicated, passionate followings, and your parents probably dislike and misunderstand them.…
The Joke T-Shirt that Became a Genre-Defining Movement
Pop punk went through a transformation in the early 2010s. The formerly punk-turned-emo-turned-scene aesthetic of the genre landed on a combination of punk ethics, hardcore clothing,…
Skateboarding for All: An Interview with Blind Skater Dan Mancina
In the Detroit suburb Livonia, Michigan, a skateboarder is revolutionizing his beloved sport and challenging stigmas for the blind and disabled, all while being blind himself.…
Interview: On Stray From the Path’s Latest Album, the Personal is Political
For as long as punk rock has existed, sociopolitical issues have rotated in and out, often sharpening the music’s focus and message. New York rapcore heavyweights Stray…