History of Pop Punk: Part 1

Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 2:09 p.m.

b'Before we get to the topic at hand, I\\u2019d like to revisit the movie \\u201cForrest Gump,\\u201d specifically Forrest\\u2019s shrimp boat buddy, Benjamin Buford Blue\\u2014but you can just call him Bubba\\u2026he knew all the ways one could serve up shrimp\\u2026\\n\\nWhat Bubba could do for shrimp, other people can do for punk\\u2026punk rock comes in as many different varieties of shrimp\\u2026there\\u2019s hardcore punk, ska-punk, cyberpunk, synthpunk, anarcho-punk, cowpunk, gypsy punk, Christian punk, Celtic punk, art punk, garage punk, glam punk, crust punk, horror punk, street punk, melodic punk, afro-punk, skate punk, Chicano punk, folk funk, trall punk\\u2026\\n\\nThere\\u2019s punk blues, punk pathetique, punk metal, riot grrrl, queercore, rapcore, straight edge, emo, and oi\\u2026\\n\\nAnd then we can get into all sorts of subgenres\\u2026hardcore punk includes bent edge, deathcore, pornogrind, screamo, powerviolence, positive hardcore, nard core, nintendocore\\u2026and that\\u2019s about all I know about that\\u2026\\n\\nMost of these punk derivatives are pretty niche and none of them have a hope in hell of growing beyond a cult following\\u2026but a few have blown up into worldwide phenomenon\\u2019s\\u2014including a version that I haven\\u2019t mentioned, which remains one of the most popular forms of punk rock of all time\\u2026\\n\\nThis is the history of pop-punk, part 1\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'