For those unfamiliar with Toronto-based punk rock band PUP, the name is an acronym for “pathetic use of potential,” lead singer Stefan Babcock has said. That should give listeners an idea of the ...

The path to being a successful punk rock band has changed a lot over the years. Twenty years ago before soundcloud, bandcamp and TikTok, a few buddies from school would start a band. They’d practice, ...

The punk rock and rap of PUP and Rico Nasty. On their new albums, the punk rockers and rapper break all the rules. Rico Nasty backstage at Knitting Factory, 2018. PUP is back. The Canadian punk ...

Canadian punk rockers PUP are returning to Australia this August, armed with a brand new album. The band’s fifth studio LP Who Will Look After The Dogs? is set to wallop us in the eardrums on Friday, ...

For emo and pop punk acolytes like Stefan Babcock, existential dread and self-flagellation don’t mark a somber ending — they mark the beginning of the healing process. “The way I like to write songs ...