In 1999, Jimmy Eat World closed a decade—and opened the next
In Fear Of A Punk Decade, the punk/hardcore/emo explosion of the ’90s is revisited, remembered, and reassessed, year by…
In 1998, Refused fired up the race toward punk’s future
In Fear Of A Punk Decade, the punk/hardcore/emo explosion of the ’90s is revisited, remembered, and reassessed, year by…
In 1997, Blink-182 broke away from the pop-punk pack
In Fear Of A Punk Decade, the punk/hardcore/emo explosion of the ’90s is revisited, remembered, and reassessed, year by…
From Dischord to Lookout, punk record labels sparked change in the ’90s
In Fear Of A Punk Decade, the punk/hardcore/emo explosion of the ’90s is revisited, remembered, and reassessed, year by…
With Propagandhi leading the charge, punk in 1996 ran riot
In Fear Of A Punk Decade, the punk/hardcore/emo explosion of the ’90s is revisited, remembered, and reassessed, year by…
Punk turned in on itself in 1995, and out came the wolves
In Fear Of A Punk Decade, the punk and hardcore explosion of the ’90s is revisited, remembered, and reassessed, year by…
1994 rocketed Green Day and The Offspring from punks to superstar punks
In Fear Of A Punk Decade, the punk and hardcore explosion of the ’90s is revisited, remembered, and reassessed, year by…
In 1993, riot grrrl stormed punk’s boys’ club
She stalked the stage of Boulder’s Fox Theatre, her dress dingy and her feet bare. The name of her band was Cavity: two…
With zines, the ’90s punk scene had a living history
So far in Fear Of A Punk Decade, I’ve been going year-by-year through the ’90s, tackling the progression of punk and…
Part 3: 1992: “Disconnected”
The knock on my door was so timid I almost didn’t hear it. Even if it had been louder, though, it might have been…
Part 2: 1991: “Crack and divide”
In 1991, for the first and last time in my life, I grew out my hair.
Part 1: 1990: “That’s the story of my life”
“High school seemed like such a blur,” sings Social Distortion’s Mike Ness at the start of the band’s 1990 song “Story…