Pop Punk
A glossy, hook-first branch of punk that found its modern shape in the 1990s, pop punk lives where speed meets sugar: sharp guitars, shout-along choruses, and songs that make small dramas feel enormous. Its history runs from earlier punk-pop crossovers into a definitive mainstream era led by bands like Green Day, Weezer, and blink-182.
History
A glossy, hook-first branch of punk that found its modern shape in the 1990s, pop punk lives where speed meets sugar: sharp guitars, shout-along choruses, and songs that make small dramas feel enormous. Its history runs from earlier punk-pop crossovers into a definitive mainstream era led by bands like Green Day, Weezer, and blink-182.