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Wrestler CM Punk Thinks The Beatles ‘Overrated’ and ‘Phony’

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Wrestler CM Punk Thinks The Beatles ‘Overrated’ and ‘Phony’

Wrestler CM Punk has never been one to shy away from controversy, and his recent comments about The Beatles are no exception. During a WWE segment where superstars were asked about universally loved things they personally dislike, Punk didn't hold back.When WWE host Jackie Redmond posed the question, Punk promptly responded, "I don't like The Beatles." This admission visibly shocked Redmond and fellow WWE personality Alicia Taylor, leading to a […]

todayApril 2, 2025

Legendary Punk Band Denied U.S. Entry + They Think They Know Why

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Legendary Punk Band Denied U.S. Entry + They Think They Know Why

British punk forefathers U.K. Subs revealed last week that three of their members were recently denied entry into the United States — and bassist Alvin Gibbs is pretty sure he knows why.In a lengthy Facebook post from last Wednesday, which you can see below, Gibbs revealed that he, drummer Stefan Haublein and guitarist Marc Carrey were detained at immigration and customs control, forcing vocalist Charlie Harper to perform with a different backing band […]

todayMarch 24, 2025 2

Top 10 Punk Rock Singers

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Top 10 Punk Rock Singers

Being a great punk rock singer involves so much more than just hitting the notes.All of the genre’s great frontmen (and women) have embodied punk’s rebellious attitude. Regardless of their respective vocal styles, they’ve all showcased an energy and spirit to rage against societal norms.“All punk is is attitude,” Joey Ramone declared to Entertainment Weekly in 1990. “That's what makes it. The attitude.”His viewpoint has been echoed by many fellow […]

todayFebruary 24, 2025

Who Are the ‘Big 4’ of Punk Rock?

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Who Are the ‘Big 4’ of Punk Rock?

Pick a starting point for punk rock and someone is bound to quibble over details.Did it begin in the mid-'60s with garage-rock bands bashing out three-chord songs? Or was it later in the decade when volume and hippie (or anti-hippie) aesthetics collided to form revolutionary new music? Or was it halfway through the '70s as bands on both sides of the Atlantic reacted to what they saw as the blight of corporate […]

todayDecember 17, 2024

Punk Rock’s 40 Best Albums

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Punk Rock’s 40 Best Albums

It can be argued that punk rock started in the '60s, when a bunch of kids holed up in a garage, bashed out two chords on their guitars and shouted into a taped-together microphone.But for our chronological list of the 40 Best Punk Albums, we're starting with the one that pretty much kicked off punk rock as we know it today: the Ramones' self-titled debut record from 1976.It took several months before […]

todayOctober 28, 2024

Top 30 Punk Rock Songs

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Top 30 Punk Rock Songs

Since initially emerging in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, punk has been rock’s rebellious, loud and proudly defiant genre.Though its roots were doggedly anti-commercial, punk has birthed an impressive array of mainstream successes. From groundbreaking legends like Sex Pistols, the Clash and the Ramones, to modern favorites like Green Day and Blink-182, punk has continued to resonate with generations of fans.We combed through decades worth of material to find […]

todayOctober 9, 2024 4

VOTE: Better ’90s Punk Revival Band

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VOTE: Better ’90s Punk Revival Band

Who is the better of the '90s punk revival bands - Green Day or The Offspring? That's the debate this week on Loudwire Nights' Chuck's Fight Club.Punk was not just a '70s phenomenon, but by the time the '90s arrived it had mostly fallen out of rock favor. But in 1994, at the height of the grunge era, two California bands put it right front and center on the musical […]

todaySeptember 2, 2024 11

Free Streetdance Rewind punk music festival June 29

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Free Streetdance Rewind punk music festival June 29

The Monroe County History Center will host Streetdance Rewind, a free outdoor punk music festival, at 5 p.m. on June 29 on Sixth Street in front of the History Center. The event is happening in conjunction with The History Center’s exhibit “Punk @ the Old Library,” which captures the history of Bloomington’s punk scene from the 70s to the present moment.   Bands from all decades of the punk scene […]

todayJune 27, 2024 9

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Duff McKagan Had ‘Punk Rock Guilt’ After ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’

Duff McKagan has detailed the conflicting feelings he experienced following the success of Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child o’ Mine.”The single, released in 1988, became GNR’s first No. 1 hit. In a conversation with Stereogum, McKagan recalled how strange things felt at the time.“It was kind of mind fucking blowing,” the bassist admitted. “You go through life, nobody recognizes you in a grocery store, why would they? And then suddenly, […]

todayJune 7, 2024 5

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