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Photo by Juliet Farmer The Debut Punk Albums I Was Obsessed With in 2025
To close out 2025, these are the debut punk albums that caught me in their jaws and shook me like a dog with an old sock (affectionate).
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Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images On This Day in 1981, Teenage Beastie Boys Help Bid Farewell to Iconic NYC Nightclub by Opening for Bad Brains
When Max’s Kansas City closed down in 1981, Bad Brains, The Rattlers, and the baby Beastie Boys were on hand to bid farewell.
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Charlie Steiner – Highway 67/Getty Images On This Day in 1973, There Ain’t No Foolin’ Around When CBGB Opens Its Doors in Manhattan
Iconic punk nightclub CBGB opened its doors in the Bowery on December 10, 1973, helping launch many of today’s big-name artists.
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Photo by Ken Hoge Terminal Mind’s Forgotten Late-70s Album Proved That Punk Has Always Been Political
Terminal Mind had a short career in the late-70s Austin punk scene, but after 40 years, their only album still reflects modern punk ideals.
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Rick Diamond/Getty Images On This Day in 1977, The Sex Pistols Released an Album That Led to a Record Store Prosecution Just for Displaying It
The Sex Pistols may have only had one album, but they caused enough of a stir to cement a 50-year legacy as punk pioneers.
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Oscar Isaac Was in a Ska Band That Played Warped Tour With Green Day and Limp Bizkit in the ’90s
Oscar Issac played in punk and ska bands as a teen. One of those bands, The Worms, even played Warped Tour.
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4 Punk Bands from the 1980s That Are Still Too Underrated Today
The ’80s punk rock scene gave us important bands like Minor Threat and Bad Brains, but let’s not forget that it also gave us Operation Ivy.
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Henry Rollins Says His Collaboration Album With Ian Mackaye Is on the Way
Henry Rollins of Black Flag and Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat have recorded a new four-song music project with producer/engineer Don Zientara.
