punk rock
noun
: rock music marked by extreme and often deliberately offensive expressions of alienation and social discontent
punk rocker
noun
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Fresh off a new album, The Offspring talk punk rock, bird watching and hot sauce.
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Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
It’s been three decades since Green Day solidified their place in punk rock with their third studio album, Dookie, and the band is celebrating the milestone in an unconventional and unprecedented manner.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
As a middle schooler in 1999 in suburban New Jersey, there wasn’t a massive punk rock scene reaching us 10 year olds.
—Tim Latterner, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2024
The legendary punk rock front man posted a video of himself on Thursday appearing to spray paint over the Oakland A’s logo at Rogers Centre, the home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
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Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
It’s been three decades since Green Day solidified their place in punk rock with their third studio album, Dookie, and the band is celebrating the milestone in an unconventional and unprecedented manner.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
As a middle schooler in 1999 in suburban New Jersey, there wasn’t a massive punk rock scene reaching us 10 year olds.
—Tim Latterner, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2024
The legendary punk rock front man posted a video of himself on Thursday appearing to spray paint over the Oakland A’s logo at Rogers Centre, the home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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