
The Perpetual Pop-Punk Love Affair: Why Both Genres Keep Coming Back for More
Every few years, punk goes pop (or vice versa). Acts like 5 Seconds of Summer and Meet Me @ the Altar explain why the genres connect.

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Every few years, punk goes pop (or vice versa). Acts like 5 Seconds of Summer and Meet Me @ the Altar explain why the genres connect.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong led a crowd in Belgium in a chant of 'Fuck Donald Trump' on the Fourth of July

Liam Gallagher responded to a fan who played Oasis' "Wonderwall" on stage after being invited to perform "Good Riddance" with Green Day.

At Green Day's show in Luxembourg, a fan invited on stage to play 'Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)' wound up playing Oasis' 'Wonderwall' instead

Billie Joe Armstrong called out a fan mid-show during a recent Green Day concert, as seen in videos captured by other concertgoers

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong told ICE to 'f-ck off' in solidarity with the anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles

Riot Fest will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Chicago this year, with Blink-182, Weezer, and Green Day leading the lineup for the three-day event

After Charli XCX wore a 'Miss Should Be Headliner' sash after Coachella weekend one, Green Day's Tre Cool mocked up his own made of toilet paper

Irish band Kneecap claimed their Coachella livestream was cut short after they shared a pro-Palestinian message

The band took the stage on the second night of the festival and amped up fans during a delightfully anarchic performance