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A closer look at classic pop punk
Eva Zhu July 17, 2018Pop punk is exactly what the name suggests: catchy pop melodies and lyrics about adolescent romance, mixed with distorted guitar and power chords. Who says you can’t headbang to punk rock guitar riffs while singing along to lyrics about a girl who’s out of your league? Although pop punk originated in the late 1970s with the Ramones, Buzzcocks, and the Undertones, a significant piece of the story starts in 1986 when Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals and guitar) and Mike Dirnt (bass) formed a band called Sweet Children, later adding drummer Tré Cool and rebranding as Green Day. From…
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Tegan Gallilee-Lang, Courtney Miller, and Tessa Perkins October 17, 2016Remember Us to Life by Regina Spektor You might know her as the voice behind Orange Is the New Black’s opening theme. I know her as my mom’s favourite singer-songwriter. Four years after What We Saw from the Cheap Seats,…
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