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.…
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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,…
The Hard Times Guide to Publicly Getting Over a Breakup in NYC
Anyone who’s been in New York long enough to order a bacon, egg and cheese knows there’s a certain kind of loneliness only the city can…
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.…
40 Years of Revolution Rock: Remembering The Clash’s U.S. Debut
In the summer of 1999, Rancid was on the Vans Warped tour in Northampton, Mass. I was covering it for the Boston Globe and I went…
Book Review: A Guide to Respecting the Architects
Ben Merlis’s Goin’ Off is the electric oral history of an iconic New York record label Goin’ Off: The Story of the Juice Crew & Cold…
A Love Letter to Nu-Metal, the Most Hated Rock Genre of All Time
Hybrid Theory still slams and you know it There will never be another music style as polarizing and divisive as nu-metal. Metalheads absolutely hated it, punk…
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…
Cheap Thrills and Smiling Faces: Killing Time on the Once and Future New York Hardcore Scene
Starting 1988 as Raw Deal and continuing through today, Killing Time has been nothing if not a total institution to New York Hardcore, playing a pivotal…