1994 was the year where punk truly went pop. Especially in the US. For the most part punk was an underground concern, there was no chance that you could become rich, famous or even financially secure playing punk rock. But then, post-Nirvana, louder more alternative sounds made it to the […]
Pop-Punk as a sub-genre is almost as old as punk. While the genre may have hit its commercial apex in 1994, since the very start of punk rock there have been bands that mixed heartfelt lyrics and pop suss with punk’s speed and aggression. It’s not always been the most […]
Link to Part One: https://youtu.be/Kw_M7d-yZlE Last time we looked at pop-punk’s evolution from The Ramones to Husker Du and The Replacements. There were pop influences, goofy covers and a load of melodic hardcore. This episode will feature everything from the Californian punk scene revival featuring Bad Religion, Operation Ivy and […]
Blink-182 are a punk dividing line. Green Day’s Dookie and The Offspring’s Smash proved that a punk rock band could, with the correct pop inflection, sell several million records. But Enema of the State showed that songs about girls, partying and prank phone calls were not only lucrative but also […]
