When 5 Seconds of Summer were invited to join the nostalgia-heavy When We Were Young Festival in 2023, their immediate response was an eager yes. They likely would have ended up on the Las Vegas ...

It was around the turn of the 21st century when pop punk music really started to hit the mainstream. Bands like Blink-182 and artists like Avril Lavigne really put the fun, energetic genre into the ...

The line, long and winding but orderly, stretched around the corner from the venue, with concertgoers dressed in everything from rave apparel to dad sneakers. Young women with glittery eyelids and ...

Punk rock music has been a staple in the genre for decades. It is a rebellious sound that sought to rage with fast guitar-based songs and expel a lot of emotion and energy. But over time, some within ...

Make no mistake, there's a myriad of reasons why so many teenagers are drawn to pop punk music. It's rebellious without delving into more dangerous feeling genres like hardcore punk or gangsta rap. It ...

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It’s summer in the pines again, which means great weather, great parties and outdoor adventures. It also means fantastic music festivals. Pepsi Amphitheater, in collaboration with Dallas-based event ...

Avril Lavigne is an artist whose impact on the pop-punk scene is still deeply felt today. The Canadian singer emerged as a prominent voice in the early 2000s (especially among youth and young women), ...

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