Forty years old and counting, punk remains just as vital and thriving as it was in its unruly infancy.
Today’s bands still prize blazing riffs, nasty looks, and a proudly anti-authoritarian attitude.
But modern-day punk rock is just as willing to swipe tricks from
metal and
garage,
and to sharpen the political content of their music until it draws blood. This is the shape of punk today.
Start over.
