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 that still sound great today.
”This list is the first 20 of my Spotify 'faves' playlist. I love all of these songs. I pass time adding to the list and fine-tuning the sequence,” Joey says.
This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks back on 23 albums from punk and pop punk's pivotal year of 1997 that turn 23 this year. Surely *somebody* likes them...
Plus: Tombs: Deradoorian, Nana Grizol, Foo Fighters, Primus, Faith No More/Korn, Nick Cave/Weyes Blood, Bright Eyes, Archers of Loaf, The National, and more tour news.
Tickets for the Face To Face and Lagwagon co-headlining show at Brooklyn’s Warsaw with MakeWar opening go on BrooklynVegan presale today (8/1) at 10 AM.