In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that ...

It’s only natural that a band so well-known for their catchy hooks would dish out a very memorable love song or two. “Good Good Things” is a particularly sweet song, one that differs quite a bit from ...

From the outside looking in, punk rock is angry music for people who don’t want to fit into society. Those who know more about the genre would likely call that a reductive definition. Punk takes on ...

The year is only at the halfway stage, but 2025 has already been loaded with great punk rock and hardcore music. From returning heroes to a selection of great debut albums, the scene feels like it's ...

Beyond the punk explosion, 1977 was a kaleidoscopic year of disco fever, prog ambition, funk, soul and the birth of ...

When you release an album as monumental as Glow On and then wait four years to follow it, any direction you go in is gonna be under scrutiny. Is it too similar, or too different? Should you aim for ...