Classic rockers didn't take punk's insults lying down. Revisit three rock songs from 1977 that acted as a blockade to punk's ...

There is something about early '80s songs that have the power to transport us to a simpler, more care-free and wild time: In 1981, the first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched, the Cold War was ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

They may not be as famous as the Ramones. They may not be as controversial as the Sex Pistols. And their logo may not be on a billion t-shirts like the Misfits' grinning skull. But for punks growing ...

Forty years later and the “Repo Man” soundtrack – officially titled “Repo Man (Music From The Original Motion Picture)” – stands the test of time as one of the greatest movie soundtracks ever made. It ...

The '70s paved the way for the '80s sound, as evident in these three 1979 rock songs. Revisit these throwback hits.

In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that weren’t always ...

Gary Floyd, a founding member of the influential ‘80s punk rock band the Dicks, has passed away. He was 71. The Austin Chronicle reports Floyd was taken off life support after time in the hospital due ...