[siquick]

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.

[bane]

Here'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/

[willismichael]

It's good to see somebody else that visits The Mod Archive. Virtually nobody that I know is aware that it exists.

[bane]

And there's some really great music there as well. Lots of crap of course, but the ratings are usually pretty reliable.

[wturner]

"underground" is as subjective as "That's a great song!". It's all a matter of individual opinion.

[HellDunkel]

No. „underground“ is the antithesis to „mainstream“. Both are words and part of english language. It is not all down to individual opinion.

[wturner]

Okay - let's play. How many people need to hear a song or artist for them to be designated "mainstream"?

[edpichler]

Mainstream is when it’s broadcasted on non interactive media channels nationwide.

[wturner]

According to your definition if some kid happens to get their music played across the country soley on college radio stations then they are mainstream.

[nine_k]

Would you rather color it underground? Do you expect that piano piece to be obscure and stylistically uncommon?

[edpichler]

Yes! Why it wouldn't be? I am here to learn, please, how do you define mainstream?

[fenomas]

Just because there's a Sorites paradox doesn't mean the word is meaningless. This line of objections isn't constructive.

[wturner]

I never said it was meaningless, I said it was subjective.

[HellDunkel]

Damm right!

[fold_left]

Right on!