In 1994 The Offspring were amongst the leaders of a pack of young musicians – including Green Day and Rancid – who were determined to bring back punk. Their hit album, “Smash,” was groundbreaking, but ...

More than 15 years into its history, The Offspring has reduced its sound to two simple approaches: There's its rote speedball punk, complete with the wordy stridency of Bad Religion, and there's its ...

“Now I take a lot more time with the lyrics. I always try, even in the darkest song, to get a sense of hope in the words.”-Dexter Holland THE Offspring, one of Southern California’s most influential ...

Two decades before Fox glorified it in "The O.C.," the Orange County punk movement rose up to rebut its home turf's reputation as the bastion of comfortable California conformity. Such '80s bands as ...

The Offspring, the most successful punk band of the last 20 years, arrives in South Africa at the end of this month to play two gigs as part of their Splinter Tour. 5FM and Edgars have taken the ...

Punk godfather Iggy Pop has proven there’s punk life after 50 with still-explosive performances at 56, yet the question of how long a punk rocker can stay angry remains relevant to many of his musical ...

How long can one tell a stale joke? On its seventh album, California pop-metal punksters the Offspring resorts to recycling its previous riffs and catchy hooks, the very same way the group originally ...