- Avant-punk
Avant-punk is a corruption of "
avant-garde ," a term generally used in popular reference to mean "in the forefront of innovation," though with more specific meanings in the arts.Bands
Sonic Youth may be thought of as the trailblazers of avant-punk, [ [http://www.nme.com/reviews/sonic-youth/2561 NME Review of Sonic Youth's London Shepherd's Bush Empire gig] ] having pioneered the integration of jazz and punk in the 1980s. However, this idea completely ignores the previous innovations of theNo Wave movement that inspired Sonic Youth in the first place.Other bands described by commentators (though not by themselves) as avant-punk include Fugazi, [ [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/29/11/29_11uniondocs.html "Pinnacle of Punk" article from The Brooklyn Paper] ] The Ex [ [http://www.thebostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/documents/01673553.htm "Holland's Avant-punk Heroes"] ] , and
Dog Faced Hermans .Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1]References
External links
* [http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/music/avantpunk-77.php "Avant-Punk: A Cult Explodes . . . and a Movement Is Born" by Robert Christgau]
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