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Clem Burke, 1954-2025: Blondie’s adventurous beat-maker who set a new rhythm for pop music

NME 08 Apr 2025
... to 1982’s ‘The Hunter’), Burke’s dynamism and adaptability were absolutely fundamental to their wide-ranging appeal, both fuelling Blondie’s pop punk spirit and allowing them to shape-shift at will.
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Mark Hoppus Net Worth 2025: How Much Money Does He Make?

Coming Soon 08 Apr 2025
Mark Hoppus’ net worth in 2025 reflects a career built on pop-punk anthems, creative reinvention, and a strong presence across music, media, and publishing.
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Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus on how his cancer diagnosis healed his friendship with Tom DeLonge

NME 08 Apr 2025
READ MORE. Blink-182 at Reading Festival 2024. a welcome return for the unfiltered pop-punk pioneers ... Speaking to The Guardian, Hoppus said ... CREDIT ... “Although they’re not exactly revolutionising pop punk, this was likely never the goal ... .
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Clem Burke obituary

The Guardian 08 Apr 2025
... wave milieu from which he had emerged – including Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders, the Ramones and two former Sex Pistols.
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The Go-Go’s are back again, still real, raw and ready for Coachella and Cruel World

The Los Angeles Times 08 Apr 2025
They exploded out of the Los Angeles club scene, scored a record deal with the then-fledgling IRS Records and topped the album chart in 1982 with their debut album, “Beauty and the Beat,” which ...
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Iggy Pop wails, Sex Pistols sneer at PUNKSPRING finale near Tokyo

Stars and Stripes 07 Apr 2025
If punk is dead, nobody told the 10,000 Tokyo-area fans who packed Makuhari Messe for the finale of PUNKSPRING 2025 ... This was the ex-Stooges frontman reminding you that he was punk before the word even existed.
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Blondie drummer Clem Burke, pioneering punk-pop percussionist, RIP

Boing Boing 07 Apr 2025
Blondie's longtime drummer Clem Burke, who powered the band's punk-pop sound for ...
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Leslie Odom Jr., Ron White and more: 5 events to see in the Coachella Valley this weekend

Desert Sun 07 Apr 2025
Pop ... Punk. The Dickies were an oddity in the Los Angeles punk scene during the late '70s and early '80s. The band's melodic style was a precursor to the "pop-punk" sound that would later emerge.
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Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen breathes his last at 69

The News International 07 Apr 2025
Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen breathes his last at 69 ... According to The Hollywood Reporter, Allen, who later went on to form the band Shriekback after his time with the influential British pop-punk group, breathed his last on Saturday, April 5 ... .
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One to watch: Model/Actriz

The Observer 06 Apr 2025
Exuding glamour, spectacle and pathos, Model/Actriz create a ferocious mix of industrial rock, dance-punk and pop that’s often sexy and disturbing in the same breath.
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Tron: Ares Trailer: Jared Leto Goes Off Grid In Nine Inch Nails Soundtracked Sci-Fi Sequel

Empire 06 Apr 2025
Somehow, it's been 15 years since Tron Legacy burst onto the scene in a shower of neon lights and throbbing Daft Punk numbers, turning a decades-old pop culture oddity into a serious franchise tentpole seemingly overnight.
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From TV sets to turntables: Actor-turned-DJ brings classic reggae to Glenwood Springs

Post Independent 06 Apr 2025
You want to go to a punk show? Pick one ... Though Wild is known for his old-time reggae and ska DJ persona, his musical range includes punk, soul, pop and country.
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On my radar: Nell Zink’s cultural highlights

The Observer 06 Apr 2025
Vaginal Davis is a queer drag performer from LA who absolutely has that ironic, pop-cultural, intertextual aesthetic down cold and walks a tightrope over punk and drag, combining the two while always annoying somebody on either side.
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You Me At Six bow out with career-spanning Wembley Arena show: “Just like that, we’re dead”

NME 05 Apr 2025
Featuring songs from all eight albums, the setlist exemplified how far You Me At Six’s sound has evolved from its emo and pop-punk roots over the past two decades.
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3 new songs and 3 new albums to check out this weekend

AV Club 05 Apr 2025
It’s been seven long years since we’ve gotten a new album from Chicago pop-punk pioneers Smoking Popes, but they’re finally back with Lovely Stuff, their first album since 2018’s Into The Agony.
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