In a world of revivals – a product of what the writer Simon Reynolds termed “retromania” – some stick and some don’t. The post-punk revival of the Noughties, for example, lasted significantly longer ...

Although it took a long time for it to become established in the mainstream of the music industry, many albums define the early years of pop-punk. They stand out in the same way that some vital 10/10 ...

This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. The scene is one of the movie's best partly because actor ...

Modern pop-punk thrives on emotional honesty over polish, connecting with older, self-aware listeners. Bands mix pop-punk with post-hardcore, metalcore, electronics and indie to expand the genre's ...

When 5 Seconds of Summer were invited to join the nostalgia-heavy When We Were Young Festival in 2023, their immediate response was an eager yes. They likely would have ended up on the Las Vegas ...

It’s been a busy past few months for pop-punk band Van Full of Nuns. Along with being one of the most in-demand cover bands in Dallas-Fort Worth, they’ve been hard at work on their own music. The ...