marginal man

15 '80s punk albums that shaped the '90s/'00s pop punk boom

Like grunge, the ’90s pop punk boom was the culmination of a sound that had been bubbling up for over a decade. For this edition of his edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre,’ I look back on 15 classic ’80s albums that shaped that sound…

tons of '80s DC hardcore live videos unearthed: Fugazi, Dag Nasty, Govt Issue, Descendents, more

Over 60 videos shot by former Edsel / current SAVAK vocalist Sohrab Habibion in the ’80s have been newly digitized and released for free online, including footage of 7Seconds, Moss Icon, Shudder To Think, The Lemonheads, Scream, Soul Side, and much more…

Descendents, Dag Nasty, Subhumans & more played Punk Rock Bowling NJ (review, pics, videos)

It was a stacked day, but the biggest deal had to be the headlining set from the Descendents. They’re hot on the heels of announcing a new album, their first since reuniting in 2010 and first since 2004’s Cool to Be You…