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 ...

Now the pioneering survivors come to Orlando, where we know our alternative music history well, on the miraculous and ...

The four members of the band Altar Girl might hate church, but their vibes are immaculate. They hug each other hello at the ...

Chicago post-punk trio “Stuck” recently released a new record titled “Optimizer”. It’s being called their most ambitious and ...

From Van Halen’s pyrotechnics to the brooding birth of post-punk, 1978 was the year music’s singular voice became a roar ...