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The Offspring's metal-inflected punk became a popular sensation in 1994, selling over four million albums on an independent record label.

The effort was produced by Sterling Winfield , who previously mixed The Commander-In-Chief s' "brutal, adrenalin-fueled" cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Paranoid" . According to a press release, "the recording process of the EP was very different from what normally happens in studio these days, so Sterling Winfield made a statement ... (more)

The Offspring's metal-inflected punk became a popular sensation in 1994, selling over four million albums on an independent record label.

Social Distortion's Mike Ness went country with a solo album. And now, next generation punk Mike Herrera, frontman for MXPX, has done the same with the honky tonkin' Tumbledown.

Graphic artist Shepard Fairey, right, talks to Eric Huergo, 18, an Idyllwild Arts Academy film student.

Sleepy Kitty is one of the bands in the lineup for the Middle of the Map Fest in Kansas City, Mo.

His artwork for "Never Mind the Bollocks" helped bring the Sex Pistols' only studio album to the wider world, defining the image of British punk rock.

Machine Gun Kelly laced up in front of a sold out show at the Key Club, on Feb. 8. The opening musicians were Frzy, B.O.$.$. Boy'z, J-Lotto, I.M. and Matt Andujo.

One of the most anticipated shows of the last few months has definitely been Thurston Moore at the Texas Theatre tonight.

The Manic Street Preachers bass player counts the lyrics of the Sex Pistols 'God Save the Queen' as his favourite, and loves the venom and message the young singer - then called Johnny Rotten put into the 1977 anti-monarchist song.

A steampunk look, beautiful voices and great comedic timing make a new run of the musical "The Fantasticks" at the Omaha Community Playhouse engaging, fresh and fun.

Rock ain't dead. It lives on in the metal of Dan Gilliland's Toyota. No, seriously.

This week, I watched two new punk-rock documentaries, both available on DVD, which offer an interesting study in contrasts.

"We've got a red-hot show for you tonight," said the 49-year-old vocalist-guitarist of Social Distortion, two songs into the band's gig on Thursday at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.

Pop punk was once a thriving music genre with teens and young adults back in the early 2000s.

It's a shocking realization, really. Especially considering how long the Canadian pop punk band has been on the mainstream musical landscape - they officially formed in the late '90s - topping charts, earning Junos, Teen Choice, and other awards, not to mention selling out arenas and headlining festivals at home and abroad.

American musician Cat Power has canceled her show in Israel, joining a list of artists shunning the country over its conflict with the Palestinians.

When he's not busy throwing underground punk shows at houses around the city, David "Spoonboy" Combs plays with his own band, the Max Levine Ensemble .

Local punk band DUI will play at the Double L Bar in Rehoboth Beach on Friday. / DUI IMAGE REHOBOTH BEACH -- When The Double L Bar began hosting punk rock concerts a couple years ago, more than a few locals raised their eyebrows.

Deryck Whibley Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz, of the rock band Sum 41 pose for a photo in Toronto on Tuesday March 15, 2011.