Subversive Subcultures

The biggest shifts in culture have always come out of subcultures or scenes that go mainstream.

It was mostly African American subcultures that produced a new genre of music in almost every decade of the 20th century. Each of these genres was birthed in the USA but went global. From blues, to jazz, to ragtime, to soul, to funk, to hip hop, to rap and every subgenre in between. 

I was a weird teen that became fascinated by record labels such as Stax…