“Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater” dropped on Sept. 29, 1999, becoming an instant hit that not only introduced skateboarding to an audience of millions, but also exposed a new generation to punk music ...

But the Tony Hawk series was the first to use punk music in this way, and for many kids from the suburbs and the country, it was the first time they interacted with punk.

'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' sold millions of copies and introduced a new generation to punk bands like Goldfinger, the Suicide Machines and the Vandals.

Hawk: I'd like to think that it introduced punk as a genre to a new generation, but also keeping the reverence and the roots of it. Punk is a big tent. That's what the musician John Doe once told ...

Alien Ant Farm Says That It's A Bummer They're Not On The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Soundtrack Speaking with BBC , the band said that it is indeed a bummer that they weren't invited or included ...