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Art/Political Punk?

I have a few lists for you here PrettyDemented

Here is a list of Political Bands which you might want to skin over and see if you like any

http://www.punklist.com/Bands_and_Gr...nk/index.shtml

Basically a stub of an article describing art punk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_punk

Thanks!

What's the difference between art-punk and post-punk?

Well at punk was really like a little brother of post punk. They could be classified as the same if you will. If you wish to do some more research there is a book written about post punk

http://www.fastnbulbous.com/reynolds_rip.htm

Any time I've heard "art-punk" mentioned, it's been interchangeable with post-punk, usually in regards to bands like Wire. So, I was just curious if there were any definitive characteristics that set the two apart.

I can't really say there is. I have a list of bands (from each sub-genre) which you could download and have a listen to, and report back to us whether you heard any differences.

Art Punk

The c o c k (<--without spaces)ney Rejects
Sham 69
The Blood

Post Punk

Gang of Four
Joy Division/New Order
Crass
The Fall

Fusion of both

Wire

I think you misread the wikipedia article, which stated that bands such as the C0ckney Rejects, Sham 69, and the Blood (all oi bands, I believe) went in the opposite musical direction from art-punk, believing that punk should be easy and simple to play and be made up of one minute three chord songs, whereas art-punk bands were... artsy... and used complex song structures and all that.

ha, so I did. Sorry about that.