Festival co-founder Shawn Stern spoke with The Times about the origins of the festival and why the culture and spirit of punk rock is needed now more than ever.
Punk rock's big bang happened sometime around 1973, when the self-titled debut album from the New York Dolls was released. There were plenty of ripples before then — the Stooges, MC5, any number of ...
SANTA CRUZ — When one thinks of punk rock, there are a few tenets that come to mind: rebellion, anti-authoritarianism, social justice, DIY ethics, individualism and so on. Many would probably not ...