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2 days ago · Pop-punk (also punk-pop, alternatively spelled without the hyphen) is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined by its fast-paced, energetic tempos, and emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti- suburbia themes.
4 days ago · It remains one of the biggest anti-establishment protests in history, putting the city at the heart of the punk revolution. By the late ’70s, punk pioneers Iggy Pop and the Ramones were gigging ...
4 days ago · Rancid. From the ashes of Operation Ivy rose Rancid, which became one of the bands at the forefront of pop punk in the ‘90s. With their Mohawks and punk rock attire, they certainly looked the ...
4 days ago · Historically, popular music was any non-folk form that acquired mass popularity—from the songs of the medieval minstrels and troubadours to those elements of fine-art music originally intended for a small elite audience but that became widely popular.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · Pop, after all, originated as shorthand for “popular music,” the sounds that were being dug by whatever generation in whichever society. The broadside ballads popular in Tudor and Stuart times are...
5 days ago · The pop punk genre's legacy results from musicians who infused the dynamic music style with their eclectic identities. The fascinating synergy between punk rock's authenticity and the infectious appeal of pop makes pop punk an engaging genre.
5 days ago · The Jam, British rock group that emerged at the height of the punk rock movement but whose sound and image were greatly influenced by the British mod bands of the early 1960s. The principal members were Paul Weller (b. May 25, 1958, Woking, Surrey, Eng.), Rick Buckler (b. Dec. 6, 1955, Woking), and.
