The October roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

Chappell Roan rocketed from cult singer-songwriter to megapopstar at mach speed, but she couldn’t have done it if her songs weren’t great fuel. Here, Roan fills every crevice of Dan Nigro’s simple ...

October 2025 “I think that’s the only time anyone’s crowdsurfed during one of our shows,” said a smiling Jenny Lewis from stage in between songs she performed with her ballad […] ...

San Antonio is the "home away from home" of emo and pop punk cover band, Y’all Out Boy. A year after the Austin-based band formed from a Craigslist ad in 2018, they played their first show outside ...

In underground emo circles, awakebutstillinbed have reached Frank Ocean status in terms of fans clamoring for them to drop the album, and it’s finally going to happen on October 20 via the ...