Thornton's examination of the underground rave scene in London is a striking look into a completely unique culture of clubbers. The peek into the truly different group of people shows the complex lifestyle that these people live. Thornton explains how this "underground" culture protects its identity by doing everything they can to keep the media out, so much to the point that even with an invitation to a rave at a church, Thornton has difficulty finding the location due to an extremely vague address given to him. Thornton's piece also attempts to dive into the relationship between the mainstream and the underground. It seems as though Thornton see's the mainstream as the enemy of the subcultures which are considered the underground, and these subcultures make an enemy of the general population to try to differentiate themselves as much as possible.
Discussion Question: With the term mainstream being thrown around so often in conversation about music cultures, is the "mainstream" its own culture or just a melting pot of the most popular media from all of the so called subcultures?
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