The phrase ‘new wave’ can conjure up all sorts of conflicting ideas as to what it might mean, but generally speaking, it refers to something that is ultimately new.

“Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” appeared on two Ramones albums. It was on their third studio album, Rocket to Russia, and the United States reissues of their sophomore album Leave Home. It replaced the song ...

Thanks, boss. Yes, there are the proto-punk records from the likes of the Dolls, the Stooges and MC5, but really, in 1976, ...

Pop-punk may have been one of the more sophomoric brands of rock, but there were some true legends amongst the pack. Read more here.

Basement Holocaust were only around for 1985, when the trio were sophomores at West High. The "new" record is a chance to ...

Brian James, the founding guitarist for the Damned and writer of the first punk single, "New Rose," has died at the age of 70.

James electrified the nascent UK punk-rock scene and fired its first salvo with the Damned's era-defining single, New Rose ...

releasing “New Rose,” arguably the first-ever punk single in the U.K., in 1976. The Damned also were the first band of their scene to release a studio album (1977’s “Damned Damned Damned ...