By the beginning of the 1980s, more faster, more aggressive styles such as hardcore (e.g. Dead Kennedys) and street punk (e.g. The Exploited) had become the predominant mode of punk rock. Musicians identifying with or inspired by punk also pursued a broad range of other variations, giving rise to post-punk and the alternative rock movement. At the end of the 20th century, punk rock had been adopted by the mainstream, as pop punk and punk rock bands such as Green Day, the Offspring and Blink-182 brought the genre widespread popularity.
(the wikipedia summary for punk rock ends there)
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it's not just about the end of a tradition - it's more personal than that. these bands are my childhood friends - and i realise it's the most cliche and nauseating thing in the world to listen to a kid complaining about how a band has changed or 'sold out' and lament how they miss the 'old fall out boy' or 'old paramore'. but change can be both good or bad (or neither), and if it's bad, then isn't the grieving justified? change is ultimately about gaining and losing, what you leave behind vs what you hope to achieve - when you meet again, did they gain a new dimension, and at what cost? or have they lost something essential? have they only demolished their monuments and hawker stalls to make room for condominiums and five star shopping malls
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