Pop culture is a reflection of the influence of entertainment, sports and art on the society at large. What we wear and what we speak (or tweet) is majorly simulated by the trends prevalent in popular fields such as movies, music, theatre, sports etc. Popular arts have evolved, from what were classified as folk art and niche’ art earlier. The former was for the masses while the latter for those with a higher taste in complicated forms of the arts. Off late, however, the majority of art is based on the mass preference which is mostly simple and unsophisticated (also referred to as Kitsch) .
The Music of today, in particular, has moved away from earlier, more sophisticated trends of symphonies, blues, classical/progressive rock, jazz and even the recent hip hop. The youth of today, who have the biggest say in the reception of arts, prefer dance music, techno sounds, sample mixing and more specifically, the DJ. The club culture which primarily is based on the latest hit tracks booming out of the stereo for the people at the club to dance to has gone on to influence the way leading artists make their music .
In the concerts of today, we see less of live basic instruments and more of sampling. The music doesn’t come out of one’s hand of lip movements as much as it comes out of spinning/rotating discs. There is also a great stress on psychedelic lighting, a lot of dance and laser effects to improvise the music. There is also an element of nostalgia and reminiscence that this generation prefers and it comes out in the form of the sampled or remixed old hits. In conclusion, this is the generation of dance and the DJ and the music of today, aptly defines this fad .
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Bennett, Andy. "CULTURES OF POPULAR MUSIC." 2001. ww.openupusa.com. 16 April 2013
Music and Popular Culture in America. 16 April 2013
Schwartz, Danni. Music Throughout Today's Pop Culture. 02 June 2008. 2013 April 2013
