Billy Idol rose to fame after his punk band, Generation X, fell apart, redefining pop music with danceable new wave and hard ...

Far beyond its first wave in the 1970s, the influence of punk’s earliest bands continues to be heard in the modern era.

Ever wondered how modern music has become so epic? Of course, the popular artists of our day have learned a thing or two from ...

Five decades later, the club is gone. But the album remains. When he was 16, Richie Parsons, a Dorchester native, flipped ...

One entrepreneur turned rivalry into revenue — and launched a record label that connects Boston sports and punk music.

Following the success of the 2025 Playback Punk Rock and Emo Music Festival,  Playback is set to deliver another ...

Amid cost-of-living pressures and global turmoil, music lovers are increasingly streaming punk, hard rock and heavy metal for ...

The Ramones' debut single in 1976 became a defining punk rock anthem, but never entered the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

The music industry is always in a state of flux, but what was happening in 1976 was akin to the dinosaurs looking up and seeing a meteor on the way.

She captured the radiant chaos at New York City clubs like CBGB in the 1970s, when bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the ...

TOKYO – You hear a heavy strumming of power chords from a guitar just loud enough to ring. On the mic, the singer screams.

Playback: Punk, Rock, and Emo Music Festival 2026 brings the loudest riffs, mosh pits, and throwback hits back to the stage.