The November roundup of our punk column 'In Defense of the Genre' includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

The prolific punk band 88balaz and female-fronted band BB Bomb received an invitation from Daegu ... so this time we wanted ...

One of the best crusty and doomy death metal bands from here. They’ve been around for almost 30 years. Goated. Japan has been the best grindcore country for years. Here’s the reason for you.

Veteran Bay Area punk greats Victims Family returns to action with this intimate, sold-out show celebrating their 40th ...

It’s difficult to detail punk’s impact on popular music without regurgitating ‘learn three chords and start a band’ triteness (as important as that was) and lapsing into Winter of Discontent’s ...

Whether it be daring lyrics or loud sonic experimentation, punk is meant to push boundaries, meaning that it’s pretty hard to compare or rank acts when so many people are doing groundbreaking work. It ...

On The Map is where we highlight famous, and not as well-known, musical sites that you can visit. This month, we drop down ...

If you're on the hunt for new music that flies under the radar but still packs a punch, you're in the right place. Malaysia’s ...

Ever since rearing its head in the 70s, punk politics continue to shape our way of thinking, thanks to outspoken bands unafraid of making a stand. In Sex Pistols’ movie, The Great Rock’n ...

But before his legal career, he hoped to spark change through his music, as a member of the punk rock band Black Chrome. The genre burst onto the international music scene in the mid-1970s.