Directors James Baker, left, and Chris Pretti grew up near each other in Green Bay's Astor Park but didn't become friends until they bonded over punk rock while students at Green Bay East High School.

The enormously underrated Detroit-based band Death might have never gotten their flowers if not for a groundbreaking documentary from 2012.

The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, and more punk-era greats are featured on an upcoming box set celebrating the famed New ...

Southern California’s punk rock history is often focused on Orange County and Los Angeles, but 60 miles east of L.A,. the youth of the Inland Empire were creating their own scene amid the smog and ...

When it comes to the music journalism geography of ‘70s/’80s punk rock, most scribblings concentrate on the Holy Troika of New York, London, and Los Angeles. But in fact, Texas had a surprising (and ...

Although it took a long time for it to become established in the mainstream of the music industry, many albums define the early years of pop-punk. They stand out in the same way that some vital 10/10 ...

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GREEN BAY - After a 12-year odyssey that began over dinner at Hagemeister Park and zigged and zagged its way through nearly 100 interviews, stacks of old show flyers and a lifetime’s worth of lasting ...

This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. The scene is one of the movie's best partly because actor ...