The December (and very early January) roundup of our punk column 'In Defense of the Genre' includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

With a soundtrack which featured classic songs by AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Motörhead, The Clash, Killing Joke and more, the first series of BBC World War II drama SAS Rogue Heroes - written by Peaky ...

Tree Farm” jingles to a new all-time peak on both of Billboard's global charts this week, just before holiday songs disappear ...

The Jackson 5's The Jackson 5 Christmas Album rises to a new peak on multiple Billboard charts, as Americans return to one of ...

Veteran punk rock musician Casey Chaos, lead singer of the band Amen, died at the age of 59 in mid December. Now his friend ...

‘Last Christmas’ ’ enduring popularity is “extraordinary”, says Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Smooth’s Angie Greaves, the Wham! star shared his thoughts on his and ...

Tributes have been paid to the Brighton singer and guitarist Bob Grover who is reported to have died on Christmas ...

Many have yet to release their debut albums, but they’ve done enough to convince Roisin O’Connor and Annabel Nugent that they ...

What will you be doing this weekend around the Jersey Shore? Sea of Lights at Jenkinson's, Neil Diamond Experience, PAW ...

Image Credit: Adam McCullough/Shutterstock. Every Christmas enthusiast has their favorite holiday songs that they play on repeat each year. Their playlists might include classics like Bing Crosby ...

Orlando gets a belated Christmas present from KT Kink in the form of a release show for her newest album, The Fog, out on Miami’s RIP ... filtered through the rough-and-tumble Central Florida punk ...

Previously, I touched on the worst Christmas songs ever written, so why not try my hand at the best? The earworms, the nostalgia bringers, the tear jerkers, this list has them all, and then some!