Pop punk

to become the person I have always wanted to be, i.e. straightedge and pop punk. Through the use of the medium, Tumblr, I was able to get a tighter grasp on what I believe in and enjoy. Seeing all my friends in high school start drinking and smoking at a young age made me hate drugs and alcohol even more. I never really fit in with the crowd because I did not go to parties and get wasted. All of my friends thought I was a lame or “prude” because I did not want to get in trouble or poison my body with harmful chemicals. It took until my senior year of high school to figure out what I really believed in; straightedge. To bring to simple terms, straightedge is a choice and a lifestyle; abstaining from drinking, smoking, drugs and lying. People think it is silly, being eighteen years young and considering myself as a straightedge. Well, it may be a secret, but many kids start drinking and doing drugs as young as fourteen. Seeing this happen to society has made me very strong about the way I…

Sum41 released their new album, 13 Voices. Because of the fact that It’s been 5 years from the last single ‘Screaming Bloody Murder’ releasement, many rock fans were excited all over the world. However, When Sum41 posted some of new songs on U-TUBE, some critics and fans pointed out that there are less elements that indicate Sum41’s particular features in their new songs, and their comprehensive impression is pretty similar to Linkin park’s songs which is famous for Transformer series’ sound…

Blink 182 has been playing tongue-in-cheek pop punk since 1994. To date, the band has released six full-length albums, each album more mature than the last. Though they had moderate success with their first and second album, the band really took off after the 1999 release of Enema of the State. The trio of Mark Hoppus (bass, vocals), Tom DeLonge (guitar, vocals) and Travis Barker (drums) went on to sell millions of records, and play to millions of fans live across the globe. Though they have…

knowledge. We both had different perspectives on the same subject and yet I was always uncertain about the existence of Santa while she wasn’t, as a result we both had conflicting claims on what we deemed true or not. As an illustration, when I was younger I disliked listening to pop music because it was popular and very similar to everything on the radio. Pop music was very popular and many girls were influenced by the charm of boy bands. I had a friend Mariana who loved Justin Beiber and One…

Do you know how to make a Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich? I do and I can teach you. An interesting fact about a peanut butter and jelly sandwich ( PB&J) is that in 1901 The first PB&J recipe showed up in a cooking school magazine. Another interesting fact About this delicious treat was that it was on menus in World War ll. The PB&J sure had a Lot of history. Now to be able to create this delicious treat you need to gather materials, Follow instructions, and enjoy this delicious sandwich.…

What is minimal wave? What "In comparison to mainstream synthpop, the minimal wave sound is sparse, amateurish, stripped down and lo-fi, using analog synthesizers, drum machines and pre-MIDI electronics. The singing is unconventional, with detached and cold vocals. " Minimal wave was coined as a genre name in retrospect. It makes reference to the most electronic and minimal forms of New Wave, Coldwave, Synthpop and Post-Punk. In its most purely electronic and synth-driven form, it is called…

The Ramones were one of the first punk rock bands starting in the early 1970's. Although The Ramones were one of the first punk rock bands they were one of the most important bands in the 1970's. The songs they wrote were quite different from the typical style of the punk rock band they wrote melodic songs that were less sloppy compared to the other bands. However they did write their songs with the same form other punk bands would write “verse chorus verse”. Both songs use distortion…

You know that one song that’s always stuck in your head? You know that really annoying one? Yeah, I don’t have one. I like all of music I listen to, even if I don’t say I do, I do. I have a wide range of music, ranging from hardcore rock and roll to good old classical music. One of my favorites is punk and punk rock and roll. Punk is one of my favorite genre of music because how the beat makes you want to move. For example you are compelled and just unknowingly bob or move your body to the…

“Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is the ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.” Billie Joe Armstrong of the punk-pop band Green Day once said this. He was elaborating on how punk and alternative music has no specific rules. How it allows for originality, no matter the kind of person that you are. His band has become extremely successful, jumping from subgenre to subgenre, they have influenced many. To truly appreciate alternative music,…

Rock ‘n’ roll, the genre of music that swept a nation by storm in its inception. What was first used as a medium to rebel against parents for teenagers in a ultra-strict conservative era, glorifying sexual undertones and provocative themes eventually evolved into a tool used by rebellious youth and oppressed people, giving them a voice. Rock ‘n’ rolls social impact can be felt across multiple decades. During the 1950’s in Cleveland, Ohio, broadcasted through a radio show, rock ‘n’ roll was…