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Absolutely nothing in that article is related to underground at all. From the styles of music through to the VC-funded platforms. Underground is record labels
by siquick 9y ago
Absolutely nothing in that article is related to underground at all. From the styles of music through to the VC-funded platforms.
Underground is record labels owned by a couple of friends pressing 250 records globally and distributing them by any means possible.
Underground is people putting all their spare money into putting on parties/gigs in obscure venues for the 100 other people in their city that like their particular niche of music/art.
Underground is not sitting in your room recording lip-sync videos and then sending them out over a platform used by millions.
- HellDunkel 9y agoDamm right!
- fold_left 9y agoRight on!
- wturner 9y ago"underground" is as subjective as "That's a great song!". It's all a matter of individual opinion.
- HellDunkel 9y agoNo. „underground“ is the antithesis to „mainstream“. Both are words and part of english language. It is not all down to individual opinion.
- wturner 9y agoOkay - let's play. How many people need to hear a song or artist for them to be designated "mainstream"?
- edpichler 9y agoMainstream is when it’s broadcasted on non interactive media channels nationwide.
- wturner 9y agoAccording to your definition if some kid happens to get their music played across the country soley on college radio stations then they are mainstream.
- fenomas 9y agoJust because there's a Sorites paradox doesn't mean the word is meaningless. This line of objections isn't constructive.
- wturner 9y agoI never said it was meaningless, I said it was subjective.
- bane 9y agoHere's half a million songs going back a few decades by a community of artists so underground they don't even play gigs. https://modarchive.org/ https://modarchive.org/
- willismichael 9y agoIt's good to see somebody else that visits The Mod Archive. Virtually nobody that I know is aware that it exists.
- bane 9y agoAnd there's some really great music there as well. Lots of crap of course, but the ratings are usually pretty reliable.