Long before skate-punk took the form of a Canadian Britney Spears look-alike in cargo shorts, there were bands that truly understood the old skate-punk spirit of not giving a shit. These bands are old ...

Can you discuss Phoenix’s skateboarding history without mentioning the band JFA? The answer is no, unequivocally. The Tempe History Museum opened the “ Dry History: Local Skateboarding History” ...

Growing up in the 1980s as a skateboarder proved difficult in some key ways. For one, all the good places to skateboard were either illegal or by invitation only. Plus, if you kissed the ramp owner’s ...

There’s a certain amount of amusement in picturing an august institution such as an art museum giving itself over to the irreverence of punk. But that’s just what the Orlando Museum of Art has done.

John Cardiel is one of the most intense skateboarders to ever live. Known for his reckless abandon and seemingly limitless velocity, Cardiel was one of the most beloved — and often most bashed-up — ...

Now in its third year, Orange County-based Brew Ha Ha Productions’ Punk in the Park festival has expanded its footprint to include a total of three stages led by punk and hardcore acts like Pennywise, ...

California-rooted FIDLAR writes vivid punk songs about the turmoil of being young. “I figured out as I got older that life just sucks when you get sober,” they chant in the song “Sober,” then flip it.

WATERLOO – Dozens of skateboarders convened at Waterloo’s skate park for an annual punk rock show and trick contest over the Fourth of July weekend.

8 Tracks is your antidote to the algorithm. Each week, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich, with the help of his colleagues, makes connections between sounds across time. For the past few years, I've ...