This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at 18 early 2000s punk albums that were too gritty for the bubblegum pop punk TRL was playing but too tuneful for the depths of the hardcore underground ...

We opted not to feature the music video for this famous pop punk tune because of how raunchy it is, but “What’s The Dillio?” by Mest is definitely still worth mentioning on this list. It’s a ...

Avril Lavigne is an artist whose impact on the pop-punk scene is still deeply felt today. The Canadian singer emerged as a prominent voice in the early 2000s (especially among youth and young women), ...

This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at 20 bands from the mainstream pop punk era paying tribute to the comparatively underground legends who influenced them, through the lens of cover songs ...

The All-American Rejects have been playing everywhere as of late. They’ve been performing in people’s backyards, random bowling alleys and most recently, on the field during a game at Fenway Park. The ...