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Monday Music: A Throwback to 2000s Pop-punk

By: Dani Carmack, SFU Student Pop-punk is a subgenre of rock music that combines elements of punk rock and pop, taking the electric energy of punk rock with pop’s hooks and melodies. With big-name artists like Fall Out Boy, Sum 41, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Green Day, and Blink-182, the genre captivated millions of fans worldwide during its rise to popularity in the 1990s and early 2000s. As someone whose playlist and life soundtrack mainly consists of pop-punk, here are four songs by emerging artists who are keeping the genre alive well into 2026.  “I Kinda Like That” by the…

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