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mainstream underground and subculture in modern music
what becomes the criterion for distinguishing between "mainstream" and "underground" - is it the level of popularity? In part, yes, but this is an obscenely crude gradation. A musician may not be known by anyone, but he or she can be quite mainstream in his or her outlook and level of music. It is just a matter of "hangout", that is, a certain layer of culture in which the person "hangs out" and works for, how mainstream cultural values are recognized and interpreted in this hangout, what is the attitude of this hangout to "mass culture". In this regard, the concept of subculture comes to mind. What is it? According to one definition, it is a part of culture that differs from the dominant culture. A number of researchers also insist that subculture does not oppose, but only separates itself from the official culture, being a part of it at the same time.