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After a years-long legal battle, Afropunk founder rereleases film classic with new book

After a years-long legal fight, Afropunk founder James Spooner has remastered and rereleased his seminal 2003 documentary "Afro-Punk," paired with a new memoir, "It Starts With Ang...

Black Women With Rock & Punk Sounds You Should Know

Black Women With Rock & Punk Sounds You Should Know July 7th is recognized across the country as the “National Day of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” The day celebrates the genre’s early pione...

A Museum Show with its own Punk Playlist

The Skirball’s new exhibition, Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos: Punk Culture 1976–86, comes with its own playlist (which we highly recommend tuning into as you peruse the sho...

Punk At Sea: A Rebellion Festival Photo Book by Michiel Blijboom

The underground punk rock and hardcore scene has always been about much more than just three chords, a

Black Threads: Hip-Hop, Hollywood & the Globalization of Black Style (1980–2014) Part 3

How Hip-Hop and Black Culture Reshaped Fashion and Beauty Worldwide

Luwa.Mp4 embraces fearless individuality on 'o-YO¡'

Nigerian artist Luwa.Mp4 returns with o-YO¡, a two-track Alternative/ Afro-Fusion project that blends punk-inspired energy with the rhythmic traditions of Yoruba music. Released vi...

Black Rock :: The Bar-Kays at Wattstax

Known for their Stax/Volt session work and backing the likes of Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding, catch a glimpse of this electric set of Memphis-based The Bar-Kays at 1972's iconic Wa...

10 moments from Mosswood Meltdown's wild punk picnic with Iggy Pop and Bikini Kill

The 17th annual fest at Mosswood Park in Oakland was a punk picnic paradise featuring sets from Iggy Pop, Bikini Kill and Pavement.

With New Album ‘A*POP’ Tyla Isn’t Being Anyone But Herself

South African star Tyla blends Afrobeat, pop, and amapiano in her bold new release, celebrating freedom and fun.

John Waters on punks, hippies, and this year’s Mosswood Meltdown

“This is the Burning Man that burns down Burning Man,” the Pope of Trash tells AP ahead of the festival.

Hiawatha Bailey Documentary Featuring Iggy Pop and Patti Smith Has Special Premiere August 6

The Song of HIAWATHA: The Life and Times of the First Black Hippie is getting a special screening in U.S. film festivals. The documentary focuses on the life and music of undergrou...

Punk Rock Raduno Festival Releases Annual Compilation

Long before streaming playlists and algorithm-driven recommendations, punk scenes were discovering new bands through compilations. They weren’t just collections of songs. They were...

Punk-Artefakte der US-Westküste: Mut zur Hässlichkeit

Wider die öde Konformität und ein Appell an die eigene Szene. Eine Neuauflage rückt Punk-Artefakte der amerikanischen Westküste ins Bild. mehr...

Mykki Blanco evoca el Nueva York más glam y punk en ‘NYC Dogs’

Mykki Blanco, conocide por borrar las fronteras entre el hip-hop, el punk y la electrónica, presenta ‘NYC Dogs’, tercer adelanto de ‘CAFE PARADISO’, el álbum que publicará en septi...

Luwa.Mp4 Redefines Afro-Fusion on the Fearless ‘o-YO¡’

With ‘o-YO¡’, Luwa.Mp4 delivers a concise but uncompromising statement that challenges expectations of what Afro-Fusion can sound like. Across two tracks, the Nigerian artist merge...

Noisily rocking postpunk and working-class solidarity: DOWNTOWN BOYS

Downtown Boys' production values may have become classier, the tempo occasionally down a notch, but the ire and solidarity remain coursing. The post Noisily rocking postpunk and wo...

GROOVE Podcast 514 – Black Rave Culture

Black Rave Culture stand for a highly idiosyncratic sound that emphasizes the roots of dance music in an highly idiosyncratic manner. Der Beitrag GROOVE Podcast 514 – Black Rave Cu...

Big Joanie, Essential Logic and more to celebrate 50 years of she punk at God Save The Queens festival

UP YOURS! Collective has announced a new festival, God Save The Queens, which will feature a special show at Electric Brixton on 16 October.

Malawi-based singer confronts afrophobia in new track

 Anesu Mirisawu SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER WITH ongoing continental conver­sations around migration, belong­ing and rising afrophobic tensions across Africa and the diaspora, Mala...

Punk Takeover at Marginal Way DIY Skatepark

Rusty train tracks litter the ground of Seattle's industrial district, and the sound of plastic wheels slamming against concrete can be heard as you get closer and closer to the fa...

INTERVIEW: Ashaine White

Tyla – A*POP Album

Zedjams With her second album, APOP, the budding global superstar firmly plants her flag, defining herself as an African musician first and foremost. “APOP is literally me trying t...

Shining the Spotlight on the Mighty Queens of the Diaspora in Leimert Park (PHOTOS)

    *Los Angeles, CA – Afro Unidad and Project Knucklehead held their annual Afro Mujeres Fest 2026, Afro Women Day LA, in Leimert Park. This annual festival united Black women fro...

REBEL GRRRLS interrogates punk culture through a feminist lens

Rebel Grrrls ends by striking the right note: celebrating punk’s current revival as a feminist force while warning against hypocrisy and complacency. The post REBEL GRRRLS interrog...