How the Ramones inspired the Sex Pistols to terrorize Great Britain
February 18, 2020
Nowadays the Ramones are a group that collects endless signs of approval from a music industry that shunned them throughout the group’s original run. Back in 1977, only a small, select group of people bothered with the punk rock pioneers. But, many of these admirers…
Arctic Monkeys - "Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not" Reviewed and Revisited
November 28, 2024
Arctic Monkeys weren’t the sons of someone working at NME, or inside of the music press. But they might as well could’ve been considering the praise they’d received from the press before even releasing an album. By the time the debut was delivered, the same…
Ramones is the most important punk-rock band of all time: sorry, Sex Pistols, and The Clash. The Ramones’ albums are ranked as some of the finest music that the punk genre has to offer.
At their best, The Ramones made it all seem so easy. Perhaps it was because…
Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures turns 40 today. What would Ian Curtis think of the band's legacy?
June 14, 2019
Joy Division was a band born from the punk rock explosion started in Britain by the Sex Pistols. The band came together, recorded two incredible albums, played memorable shows, and disappeared before their impact could fully be assessed. Less than a year after the release of…
Top 10 Songs by Misfits: Legacy of Brutality
January 30, 2025
Misfits came to punk rock as men on a particular mission – to horrify and to seduce. In the process of bringing their highly melodic, horror-obsessed, muscular punk to a small, dedicated fanbase, they also created a musical style.
The legend of the Misfits grows…
Top 10 Songs by The Clash: The Only Songs That Matter
January 27, 2025
The Clash promised to become the only band that mattered. And they kept to their word, not just by being the most politically motivated of all the original punk-rock bands. They also created a body of work that soaked in the sounds of the time.
The Clash are one of the…
The Real Meaning of blink-182's "Adam's Song"
December 28, 2024
Late 1990s blink-182 had a long way to go if they were to prove that they weren’t just immature kids who wrote songs about farts and made music videos of them running naked through the streets. “Adam’s Song” was the first tune that made the world…
The 100 Best Punk Bands of All-Time: Great Rockin' Swindles
December 16, 2024
Punk-rock was an attitude at first, but it was doubled with an eye-catching fashion sense and a good marketing ploy. Then, it very much became a sound – something powerful enough to cut through any speaker and distinguish itself from disco rhythms and grandpa guitar…
Queen - "A Night at the Opera" Reviewed and Revisited
December 14, 2024
Queen was a band that refused humility and simplicity. Freddie Mercury and his colleagues were all about high-minded concepts, long songs, loud solos, and even louder clothes. “A Night at the Opera” was the culmination of those ideas and, to many, Queen’s…