punk

Loud and Clear: There Is No Punk Without Black Women

A collage of the members of Big Joanie, Willow Smith, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe in black and white and in front of a red background and adorned with green leaves, roses, and an aux cord.

January 28, 2022 at 11:38am

The origins of rock ’n’ roll are whitewashed. Too often, white men are credited as the creators and innovators, overshadowing Black artists who birthed the genre and shaped its progression.

Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry, surrounded by bandmates

Me Who?: Debbie Harry’s “Face It” and the Challenge of Addressing Outmoded Rape Narratives

by Noa Azulai

October 16, 2019 at 12:14pm

The urge to superimpose the cultural context of today on the difficult truths of the past risks erasing them. Read more »

Kate Nash DGAF About Your Agenda

by Dannielle Owens-Reid

July 12, 2017 at 11:37am

“I’m not the cookie-cutter pop star.” Read more »

13 Albums That Will Pull You Through the Summer

by Evette Dionne

July 6, 2017 at 1:04pm

Summer is the perfect time to create soundtracks for meaningful memories. Read more »

New Music Monday: Mommy Long Legs

by Emma May

February 8, 2017 at 4:21pm

In their sparking, spitfire way, Seattle band Mommy Long Legs’ songs tackle topics like gentrification, gender norms, and catcalling. Read more »

New Music Monday: Wimps

by Sarah Mirk

February 1, 2017 at 4:22pm

The punk band’s frontwoman Rachel Ratner taught herself guitar solos from Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins songs as a teen. Read more »

Durham Raleigh North Carolina Triangle Chapen Hill Punk Folk Kym Register Loamlands

Loamlands Makes Folk Songs for Punk Hearts

by Katie Presley

January 4, 2017 at 8:42am

Loamlands, with its ’70s-rock guitar and pastoral imagery, has given Register a platform from which to write songs about queer life and history. Read more »