Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. The 2000s marked a transformative period for music, but not ...

We all know and love Joan Jett and Debbie Harry, but what about the female icons who don’t get mentioned in conversations about the heyday of punk nearly as often? Let’s dive into a list of four ...

Over the years, rock music has featured strong female lead singers who gave their respective bands a distinct identity. Throughout its history, rock music has been a male-dominated space. There's ...

Punk wasn’t supposed to be pop. But no one told the Ramones, who mined girl groups like The Ronettes and The Shangri-Las for catchy hooks to sit atop the loud and fast guitar riffs. Pop is short for ...

Which bands would be in the "Big 4" of 2000s rock? The 2000s was an interesting era for rock music because for the first time in several decades, it didn't have a distinct identity the way it did in ...