”Ska punk is truly 'a young person's game' if there ever was one,” Bryan says. ”That being said, since I made this mixtape a couple of days ago, I've probably listened to it ten times.”
Will's raffle, which supports the AAPI Community Fund, includes rare items from Circa Survive, Code Orange, Title Fight, Bouncing Souls, Japanese Breakfast, and lots more.
Cock Sparrer's 1982 UK punk classic Shock Troops (which you can now get on limited splatter vinyl) is one of the most influential punk albums ever. Here are 10 great covers of songs from that album that show off its influence...
The Explosion vocalist Matt Hock and guitarist David Walsh now make jangly punk as Space Cadet, and their upcoming debut album for Wiretap Records was made with members of Bad Religion, The Bouncing Souls, The Loved Ones, and more...
Strike Anywhere's 45 favorite songs of 2020 include tracks by Nothing, Dropdead, Hum, Laura Jane Grace, Be Well, Run The Jewels,Bruce Springsteen, Bob Mould, Coriky, NØ MAN, Thou, Chubby and the Gang, and more...
Former Catch 22 vocalist Jeff Davidson recorded an acoustic cover of ”Gone” on the beach with Nick Afflitto from One Cool Guy/Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution on trumpet and a group of backing vocalists...
”There’s a lot of hope in this record, and a lot of fight. We are all warriors. We all have miles of shit to trudge through, and we have no choice but to get through it.”
The acoustic punk song is a time-honored tradition that has seen a rise -- due to necessity -- during this year of isolation. This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at 30 songs from throughout punk history with great acoustic versions.