While punk rock was born in years prior, it was the 1980s when it came of age. The era solidified the sounds and the genre as mainstream and hear to stay. With its one-part rage and one-part ...

Though its roots were doggedly anti-commercial, punk has birthed an impressive array of mainstream successes. From ...

To honor that history, we here at Them assembled a massive Queer 1980s Playlist (on both Spotify and Apple Music) encompassing everyone from top 40 pop legends to college radio darlings of the era.

Perhaps borrowing a few ideas from punk rock might have kept The Eagles commercially relevant beyond 1980. Or maybe going punk might have made them look like old fogies out of their leagues.

The Ramones were also essential in developing the blitzkrieg playing style of punk, as well as the attitude and fashion that defined that early era. So, why isn’t Horses considered the first punk rock ...

Indeed, these are three classic punk rock songs from that seminal era. [RELATED: 5 Little-Known Facts About The Ramones’ Debut, Released On This Day in 1976] “Cherry Bomb” by The Runaways ...