The History of Punk Rock Podcast: Bands, Scenes, Hardcore, DIY Culture, Record Labels, Clubs, and Punk Music History
The Offspring and the Commercial Punk Explosion
18 min•6 september 2026
Om avsnittet
This episode traces how East Bay band The Offspring leveraged a DIY garage‑band ethic, Epitaph’s indie network, and clever production to explode onto mainstream charts in the 1990s with *Smash*, and explores the ripple effects on punk’s business models and fan culture.
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