Pop-punk is variously described as a punk subgenre, a variation of punk, a form of pop music, and a genre antithetical to punk in a similar … See more

Origins (1970s–1980s)
The term pop punk was first used by John Rockwell in a New York Times in March 1977 article to describe Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers See more

The punk rock music community often perceived pop-punk to be, according to Iain Ellis of PopMatters, "too soft, too fake, too derivative, and … See more

Magazines
• Eliezer, Christie (September 28, 1996). "Trying to Take Over the World". Billboard. ISSN See more

Emo pop
Emo pop became popular in the mid-2000s, with record labels such as Fueled by Ramen releasing platinum albums from bands including My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus See more

• List of pop-punk albums
• List of pop-punk bands
• Skate punk
• Scene (subculture)
• Post-hardcore See more

• Punk pop – article about pop punk music
• The Buzzcocks, Founders of Pop Punk – article about the Buzzcock's role in developing the pop punk genre See more