For those unfamiliar with Toronto-based punk rock band PUP, the name is an acronym for "pathetic use of potential," lead singer Stefan Babcock has said. That should give listeners an idea of the ...

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 ...

Pop punk is an interesting genre. So many millennials look back at the golden age of pop punk with a sense of longing and nostalgia. Those bands, however, seem to want nothing more than to escape the ...

Pop punk as a genre has been going strong since as far back as the 1970s, though it has definitely evolved significantly in the last couple of decades. Throughout the years, quite a few pop punk ...

The world might look a little different than it did in the early 2000s — OK, a lot different — but the music that defined a generation has stood the test of time. While the Bamboozle music festival no ...

Janelle has an extensive career as a writer, with over a decade of freelance experience, especially when it comes to pop culture. Although her first love was music, she also enjoys digging into ...