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  • Lavigne, 26, pouts her way through two genuinely terrible, can't-be-tamed punk-pop songs, "Smile" and "What the Hell," both of which bear the heavy hand of super-producer Max Martin, but her heart isn't in it.

    Album review: Avril Lavigne, "Goodbye Lullaby" 2011

  • The latest promise of a revolutionary app comes from an unexpected source: Adam Perry, drummer for British punk-pop group A and, more recently, the Bloodhound Gang – those grubby American rap-rockers responsible for such eloquent contributions to the pop canon as I Wish I Was Queer, So I Could Get Chicks.

    New iPhone apps are changing how music is marketed and made Trevor Baker 2010

  • Led by young Nathan Williams, Wavves plays punk-pop influenced by San Diego's surf culture and Phil Spector productions.

    A Festival With a Garden Party Jim Fusilli 2010

  • Lavigne, 26, pouts her way through two genuinely terrible, can't-be-tamed punk-pop songs, "Smile" and "What the Hell," both of which bear the heavy hand of super-producer Max Martin, but her heart isn't in it.

    Album review: Avril Lavigne's 'Goodbye Lullaby' 2011

  • With the arrival of Green Day and its punk-pop opera, Broadway takes another step toward the cultural relevance it lost half a century ago — another step back from the wilderness.

    The ‘Idiot’ That’s Boosting Broadway 2010

  • Based on Green Day's 2004 album-length rock opera of the same name, the punk-pop show tells the story of three disaffected young men trying — with the help of sex, drugs, and battered guitars — not to lose their minds in George W. Bush's America.

    The ‘Idiot’ That’s Boosting Broadway 2010

  • In 2004, Green Day, the punk-pop band fronted by my guest, Billie Joe Armstrong, released a Grammy-winning album called "American Idiot."

    Billie Joe Armstrong, From Green Day To Broadway 2010

  • It's an even faux-harder collection of punk-pop tracks overloaded with sound-alike songs and heavy with undisguised filler, many written with the assistance of Top 40 vets like Linda Perry and No Doubt's Tony Kanal.

    Allison Stewart reviews 'Hurley,' the new album from Weezer 2010

  • Green Day proved they still can provide some power chord punk-pop, with two singles off their upcoming new release, "Know Your Enemy" and "21 Guns."

    The SNL FAQ: Season Finale (Will Ferrell) 2010

  • Green Day proved they still can provide some power chord punk-pop, with two singles off their upcoming new release, "Know Your Enemy" and "21 Guns."

    Sean L. McCarthy: The SNL FAQ: Season Finale (Will Ferrell) 2010

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