Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Americas, The
6. modern American
7. modern North American

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods
4. styles, periods, and cultures by region
5. international post-1945 styles and movements
6. punk

Anotations

Scope note:

North American avant-garde movement in music and cinema. The term is rarely extended to painting and sculpture. The movement was peculiar to New York City, specifically the Lower East Side ca. 1978-1981. The music is characterized by harsh dissonance, unstudied musicianship, and the aggressive attitudes of its performers. Musicians and visual artists often appeared as actors in films, usually fictional narratives shot with Super 8 sound film.