Scream Real Loud, Live

7Seconds validity and relevance is already unquestionable. Since Kevin and his brother Steve Youth formed the group in 1979 in the unlikely hardcore hub of Reno, Nevada (before eventually relocating to Sacramento and becoming an integral part of the original Cali-punk explosion they've seen countless musical trends come and go, and they've easily outlasted them all. (They even got swept up in the 1990s alt-rock boom and ensuing major-label feeding frenzy, but eventually emerged from their short-lived Epic Records deal unscathed.) So it goes without saying that 7Seconds are well aware that pop-punk is just another passing fad bearing little resemblance to the meaningful music they'll still be cranking out long after the fickle TRL crowd has moved on to the next big thing.