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Art punk
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Art punk is a subgenre of punk rock influenced by art school culture in which artists go beyond the genre's rudimentary three-chord garage rock conventions, incorporating more complex song structures,
Jerry Harrison (left) and David Byrne (right) of art-punk band Talking Heads performing at Jay's Longhorn Bar in Minneapolis, 1978
Jerry Harrison (left) and David Byrne (right) of art-punk band Talking Heads performing at Jay's Longhorn Bar in Minneapolis, 1978
Talking Heads performing in 1978 with Harrison (left), Frantz (middle) and Byrne (right).
Talking Heads performing in 1978 with Harrison (left), Frantz (middle) and Byrne (right).
New York City punk pioneers Television were later labeled a pioneering art punk band
New York City punk pioneers Television were later labeled a pioneering art punk band
The Guardian described Parquet Courts as "agitated art-punk".
The Guardian described Parquet Courts as "agitated art-punk".
Post-punk
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Post-punk is a loosely defined music genre and period that emerged in the late 1970s in the wake of punk rock. The concept was originally outlined by Jon Savage in his "New Musick" editorial for Sound
Art punk
…draws more from avant-garde music, literature and abstract art than other punk subgenres, often intersecting with the more experimental branches of the post-punk scene. Subsequently, attracting opposing audiences to that of the angry, working-class ones that surrounded the original punk rock scene. On December…
Jon Savage's 1977 Sounds editorial "New Musick" outlined a new experimental direction in punk.
Jon Savage's 1977 Sounds editorial "New Musick" outlined a new experimental direction in punk.
David Bowie and Iggy Pop, while in Berlin, recorded art rock albums, which became influential to post-punk.
David Bowie and Iggy Pop, while in Berlin, recorded art rock albums, which became influential to post-punk.
Sex Pistols at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade Hall on 4 June and 20 July 1976 inspired the formation of Joy Division, the Fall, the Smiths, Simply Red
Sex Pistols at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade Hall on 4 June and 20 July 1976 inspired the formation of Joy Division, the Fall, the Smiths, Simply Red, Magazine, Buzzcocks, Factory and Creation Records.