The Late 20th Century Counterculture Subculture Movement - Where it was, Where it's Gone. Where Will It Go??

Avant-Garde Culture

The Avant-Garde Independent Arts has traditionally been known as the place True Artists of the Modern Era have been Drawn, Inspired By, and Attracted To Throughout the Twentieth Century Primarily during the 80s and 90s, which is considered it's Decade Renaissance in Mainstream American Culture, a time when a lot of mainstream acts were in fact emerging straight out of the underground and independents, that offered an outlet, an escape and Safe Haven from the compromise of the Mainstream Conservative “This is Business, Not Art, Stupid!” Money Bottom Line” Status Quo. The Indies, or “Independent Publishing and Publishers”: where artists were free to be themselves, hangout with one another, share their creative works, for a tiny little tight knit like-minded, young community of sub-cultured individuals from various and assorted backgrounds, drawn together on college campuses, dormitories, classrooms, cafes, pubs and clubs, bookstores, bedrooms, garages, and living rooms in America and other countries like Britain, Canada, Paris, and even Japan from time to time back then, and most importantly, experiment, either with art, (sometimes) sex, and/or (also sometimes) drugs and alcohol. But also at the same time be relevant, self-aware of themselves and society to a degree, yet still be dark, rebellious, edgy, cutting-edge and cool in some way. Some produced work that was incredibly simple and metaphorical or symbolic. Others produced work that was more complex and deep or poignant, and everything in-between. These early innovations in self-expression, publishing, art, literature, music, and media defined many of the genres and categories of media and arts and entertainment industries and publishing or production companies that followed them, and generally received the lion's share of the attention. This counterculture movement was often reflected in such notable figures and groups or movement starters as J.D. Salinger, Jack Kerouac, Punk Rock in British Clubs, Kurt Cobain, Robert Crumb, William S. Burroughs, Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorecock, Primus, Tool, Matt Groening, John Kricfalusi, Jamie Hewlett, Hunter S. Thompson, Moebius, Katsuhiro Otomo, Tim Burton, Green Day, Rob Schrab, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Mike Judge, Hip-Hop Music, Run-DMC, Metal Music, Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Shirley Manson, Eminem, Jhonen Vasquez, Marilyn Manson, Pantera, Trent Reznor, Limp Bizkit, Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Eastman, Dave Sim, Dave Eggers, Chuck Palahniuk, Mike Lazzo, Dave Willis, and Kevin Smith. Those are many of the most innovative acts of the modern era. Some more well known, or “rich and famous” than others. Not that that last part matters.

Which leads up to chapter 2/or/3: The Internet. How does the Internet Factor into the counterculture in This Country and Worldwide.