"When punk’s first wave started to die down and make way for the more digestible, mainstream-embraced sound of new wav…"

"Like with any genre of music, there are so many variations of pop punk. Some are closer to its punk rock roots—raw, g…"

"Pop punk doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves, and it’s often overlooked when talking about gear. We’re at …"

"To some people, new wave was the music made by bands who were too traditionally melodic to be classed as punk; bands …"

"As the story goes, country slept with the blues in Memphis and gave birth to rock n’ roll. After a while, country got…"

"It took Bob Dylan to break the ice between the [country and rock music] camps. [...] While it would be a stretch to c…"

"Hybrids of country and blues had been played throughout the South since the ‘20s, most notably Jimmie Rodgers and the…"

"For two years after “I Want to Hold Your Hand” topped the U.S. charts in February 1964, the only sound that mattered …"

"Today, the term “the British Invasion” is usually employed to describe (and market) the triumphal epoch of the Beatle…"

"Being in an indie band back then, you weren’t allowed to have dreams of being huge. None of the major labels [had] to…"