In Defense of the Genre

The September roundup of punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news and features, along with a list of the five best songs of the month.

Ska and ska-punk are thriving right now, thanks to a community of great bands with fierce DIY ethics and equally fierce politics. Here's a look into the scene, including interviews with the musicians and labels who are shaping it...

The Offspring became a hit machine (and released a greatest hits), but many of their best songs were deep cuts. This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at their 14 best songs that didn't crack the charts...

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, and still sound vital today.

A roundup of all the August installments of punk column In Defense of the Genre, along with a list of the five best songs of the month.

A roundup of all the July installments of punk/pop punk/emo/etc column In Defense of the Genre, along with a list of the five best songs of the month.

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...

As we approach the 15th anniversary of Paramore's debut, this edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at their full studio discography and how they evolved and transcended their emo/pop punk roots like few others.

Here's the June In Defense of the Genre roundup with much of our punk/emo/etc coverage from the past month and the five best new songs...

A roundup of all the May installments of punk/pop punk/emo/etc column In Defense of the Genre, along with a list of the five best songs of the month.