Art Punk’s Rebellion: From NYC Collage to Berlin Noise

This episode traces the emergence of art punk from New York collage scenes with Television and Magazine, through London’s No‑Wave trailblazers like Contortions and Lydia Lunch, to Berlin’s avant‑garde noise acts. It examines how these artists used visual performance, experimental recording, and DIY infrastructure to defy musical rules and shape later generations. The discussion covers the scene’s cultural contexts, label practices, fanzines, and lasting influence on punk’s boundary‑pushing ethos.

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