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Donita Sparks tells the story of L7’s infamous set at 1992’s Reading Festival
By Janelle Borg published
Sparks recalls dealing with lost equipment and a series of technical issues on stage – alongside a crowd that was throwing mud at the band – which ultimately led to her then-controversial response

From Joe Strummer’s Tele to Johnny Ramone's Mosrite, here are the iconic guitars behind the sound of punk rock
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The filth, the fury, and '80s Fernandes Strat copies – these guitars, amps, and effects defined the sound of some of rock's greatest, and most rebellious, bands

10 lessons you can learn from the last 50 years of punk
By Charlie Griffiths published
Punk's not dead. Punk's never been more alive, and in the hands of Fontaines D.C., Idles, and ever-popular stadium-rockers Green Day, it's evolving all the time. This tab and audio lesson mines the genre's history to show you just how stylistically diverse it has become

Yungblud explains why he’s been giving away his new Epiphone signature models at shows
By Janelle Borg published
The punk-rock superstar says the idea to hand out guitars to fans came about by accident, after a clip of a fan playing his guitar on stage went viral

Yungblud on what it was like to play Steve Jones’ Sex Pistols Les Paul
By Janelle Borg published
The iconic punk axe was also recently played by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong

This Sex Pistols and New York Dolls-owned Gibson just sold for $390,000 at auction
By Janelle Borg published
The Dolls' ex-manager allegedly took the guitar as payment for his management services, later giving it to The Sex Pistols' Steve Jones

Ed Sheeran picks up an electric guitar for a high-octane appearance with The Offspring
By Janelle Borg published
Ed Sheeran brandished his Lowden GL-10 and an Offspring tee as he joined the band for a special rendition of Million Miles Away

The Linda Lindas make national TV debut with blistering performance of Racist Sexist Boy on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
By Matt Owen published
The punk proteges followed up their new Epitaph Records deal with a high-octane rendition of their viral anti-racism anthem
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