Mainstream it is a concept that expresses a main and dominant trend or fashion. The literal translation of mainstream é "main stream" or "main stream".
In English, main means main while stream means a stream or stream. For this reason, in the English language, mainstream it can correspond to the main flow of water of a river with effluents.
In Portuguese, mainstream designates a group, style or movement with dominant characteristics. This concept is related to the art world, especially music and literature. a musical group mainstream pleases the majority of the population and presents content that is usual, familiar and available to the majority and which is marketed with some or very success.
the opposite of mainstream é underground, an English term that can be translated as underground, underground and clandestine. As the name implies, the concept of underground it implies something that is not available to a large number of people, and does not have much general recognition. For example, a musical group that is underground and achieves fame, can be considered mainstream.
A content mainstream it is considered commercial and gets a great deal of media coverage.
Mainstream Hipster
One hipster is someone who is connected to the concept of underground, who doesn't listen to music and doesn't adopt a common style appreciated by many other people. However, a mainstream hipster is an individual who has an appearance hipster but that maintains links with the mainstream. For example, listen to pop and hip-hop music mainstream. is a follower of mainstream camouflaged of hipster.
Mainstream and Frédéric Martel
The culture mainstream has been studied by several authors, such as Frédéric Martel and his book Mainstream - the Global War of Media and Cultures, which addresses phenomena related to this culture. The means of communication are increasingly directed towards this current and the internet has boosted this culture in an amazing way.