Art punk or Avant Punk refers to post-punk music of an experimental bent, or with connections to art school, the art

world, or the avant-garde.

 Earliest bands were from New York in mid-1970s such as the New York Dolls, Television, and Patti Smith. Bands whom who have incorporated jazz, noise and ethnic music into their punk rock sound, took elements from the avant-garde and were described as "avant-punk".

Art Punk Bands

 Group of varied social and political beliefs associated with the punk subculture Punk subculture was primarily concerned with concepts such as rebellion, anti-authoritarianism, individualism, free thought and discontent Expressed through punk rock music, punk literature, spoken word recordings, punk fashion, punk visual art, direct action, such as protests, boycotts, squatting, vandalism, or property destruction.

Punk Ideologies

 Expression of nonconformity, as well as opposition to both mainstream culture and the hippie-counterculture Displays aggression, rebellion, and individualism Clothing or have tattoos that express socio-political messages Second hand clothing - anti-consumerist statement.

Punk Fashion

 Abandoning of one's values and/or a change in musical style toward pop or more radio-friendly rock in exchange for wealth, status, or power Adopting a more mainstream lifestyle and ideology. Poseur is applied to who associate with punk and adopt its stylistic attributes.

Sell Out

 Anti-establishment and anticapitalist attitudes are such an important part of the punk subculture Independent record labels, venues and distributors have developed Common DIY in the Punk scene.

Attitude.

 Anarchism and leftlibertarianism Apolitical Christianity Conservatism and rightlibertarianism

Krishna Islan Liberalism Neo-Nazism Nihilism Socialism Straight edge

Specific ideologies and philosophies

 Claim to be non-political Expression of anti-war in song lyrics. Credited with starting the punk movement were decidedly apolitical, including The Dictators, and Ramones.

Apolitical

 Bands that were part of the original anarcho-punk movement in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Applied to any with anarchist lyrical content, including crust punk, d-beat, folk punk, hardcore punk, garage punk or ska punk. Generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be immoral, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations. Punks committed to libertarian socialism/anarchism as a serious political ideology. Sex Pistols and The Exploited sang about general anarchy.

Anarcho-Punk and Anarchism

 Atheist or Agnostic Many promoted religions such as Christianity, Islam, Rasta or Krishna.

Religious Issues

 Nazi Punks far right white nationalist ideology Skrewdriver credited with popularizing white power rock and hatecore. Nazi punks are different from early punks such as Sid Vicious who incorporated Nazi imagery.

Nazi

 The Clash Oi! Bands expressed a rough form of socialist working class populism. Unemployment, economic inequality, police harassment. 1980s, several notable British socialist punk musicians involved with Red Wedge.

Socialism

 Originated in the American hardcore punk scene Involves abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, and recreational drug use. Some who claim the title also abstain from caffeine, casual sex and meat. Rejection of the perceived self destructive qualities.

Straight Edge

 The Clash occasionally accused other contemporary punk acts of selling out. Punk is dead attacked corporate co-option of the punk subculture. Punks have become hippies and mohawks

Criticism