The new-school punk trio blink-182 was formed in the suburbs of San Diego, California around guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor. Originally known as simply Blink, the band debuted in 1993 with a self-released EP, Fly Swatter. After releasing the album Buddha in 1994, the trio signed to Grilled... [+] Read More

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Santa Barbara's softcore ska-punkers Mad Caddies have been rollicking as a solid seven-piece since late summer 1995, but their musical origin dates back to the mid-'80s. Chuck (vocals), Big John (bass), Boz (drums), Ed (trombone), Sascha (guitar), Carter (guitar), and Keith (trumpet) were named the Ivy League early on, but grew tired of the... [+] Read More

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Atlanta modern rock trio Marvelous 3 became a critic's darling in 1999 with their smash single "Freak of the Week" from 1998's Hey! Album. They joined the ranks of Everclear, Foo Fighters, Buckcherry, and Creed for being another energetic yet rollicking pop band. The band, which is comprised of Butch, Slug, and Jayce Fincher, also became MTV... [+] Read More

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Punk's premier cover artists, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a conglomerate of some of the most recognizable faces in new-school punk. Drawn together by a mutual love of '60s and '70s music, the Gimme Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. Their repertoire include songs from such acts as Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, and John Denver.
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Since forming in 1991, Mustard Plug has established itself as one of the hardest-working independent bands. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based group, with the help of its label, the California indie ska-punk outfit Hopeless Records, repeatedly tours the United States, Europe, Japan and South America. It has made the rounds of two Warped Tours and... [+] Read More

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A failed ska group turned alternative popsters, Save Ferris was originally formed as a ska-punk band named Los Pantelones. After the group broke up in 1995, guitarist Brian Mashburn and saxophone player Eric Zamora began writing songs, together with former bandmates Bill Uechi (bass) and José Castellaños (trumpeter). The quartet later recruited... [+] Read More

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Tuscadero was one of a legion of cutesy punk-pop bands to emerge in the mid-'90s. Taking their inspiration from '70s junk culture and sugar-coated childhoods, the Washington DC-based quartet crafted punk-pop paens to television (they took their name from Suzi Quatro's Happy Days character Leather Tuscadero), teenage crushes and problems with... [+] Read More

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Bringing out more of a moodier, darker effect to pure, mellowed out pop was thanks to the collaboration between Vess Ruhtenberg (vocals/ guitar); Mark Cutsinger (drums) and Mark Maher (bass/ vocals) who make up the United States Three. With their 1996 debut She's the World and Le Temps Du Tempo the following year, Mitch Getz (keyboards/ guitar/... [+] Read More

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