The posts contained within this category revolve around songs and bands/artists who made a name for themselves in the genre of Punk, Post-Punk Revival and/or Pop Punk from the 1970s until the present. Please enjoy.
In my former life as an elementary school teacher, I took great pride in establishing a safe and positive atmosphere in my classrooms. I wanted the students to feel relaxed… Read More »Who’s Punk? What’s the Score?!…Song #23/23: Bro-Hymn by Pennywise
With all that is going on in the world at the moment, you may be forgiven for missing out on the announcement that this summer is apparently going to be… Read More »Readers Choice/Tom’s Top Tunes…Song(s) 75/250: Holiday/TLC/Look Out For Me by Turnstile
When the history of modern rock n’ roll music is told, one of the story elements it contains is often a life-altering event known as a first concert. For musicians… Read More »Who’s Punk?! What’s the Score?!…Song #21/21: I Was a Teenage Anarchist by Against Me!
I began writing this punk rock series with a post about the San Francisco area band Jawbreaker. In that post (which you can read here) I talked about some of… Read More »Who’s Punk?! What’s the Score?!…Song #20/21: The Decline by NOFX
Today we have a crossover edition where we find the world of Canadian punk rock merging with the world of Canadian cinema in the form of the fictional story of… Read More »The Stars of Stage and Screen…Song #55/250 AND Who’s Punk?! What’s the Score?!…Song #19/21: Who the Hell Do You Think You Are? by Hard Core Logo from the Original Soundtrack to the Film Hard Core Logo.
This is one of those posts where if ya know, ya know. The three bands mentioned in the title are all connected by the base desires of lust, sex, jealousy,… Read More »Who’s Punk?! What’s the Score?!…Songs #18/21: Ruby Soho by Rancid, Drain the Blood by The Distillers and No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age.
One of the things that I was hoping to accomplish with this short series of posts was to illustrate the breadth and depth that exists within the punk rock movement.… Read More »Who’s Punk?! What’s the Score?!…Song #17/21: Straight Edge by Minor Threat
Today we have a trio of bands that all function under the umbrella term of Celtic Punk. All three of these bands (plus many more like them that fall under… Read More »Who’s Punk?! What’s the Score?!…Song #16/21: Rose Tattoo by Dropkick Murphys, Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly and Last Call at the Bar by The Mahones
For all the talk about Punk rock being a UK thing or a New York thing, it may come as a surprise to some to know that at the same… Read More »Who’s Punk?! What’s the Score?!…Song #15/21: Picture My Face by Teenage Head
One of the best things about hosting a blog is having the interaction that I do with those of you who read my words. I feel very lucky that my… Read More »Who’s Punk?! What’s the Score?!…Song #14/21: Kiss Me Deadly by Generation X