Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Alternative vs Mainstream

What is mainstream ? What is alternative? At what point does alternative become mainstream?

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  1. Have you heard of Noam Chomsky? You might like him...

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  2. I've been giving this a lot of thought, far too much to document at this late hour! But, my new word for this is:

    "Altstream"

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  3. Nirvana were alternative until Nevermind came out. They then went mainstream. They charted, were on terrestrial TV etc...

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  4. So exposure can create the shift from Alternative to Mainstream. I think also that Duration & popularity can have an effect.

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