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Mainstream vs Mallcore - What's the difference?

mainstream | mallcore |

As nouns the difference between mainstream and mallcore

is that mainstream is mainstream while mallcore is (slang|derogatory|music) popular music that is overproduced, mainstream, corporately controlled, etc, as opposed to popular music that is independent or artistic.

mainstream

English

(wikipedia mainstream)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Used or accepted broadly rather than by a tiny fraction of a population or market.
    • They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.

    Synonyms

    * (used or accepted broadly) common, usual, widespread, conventional

    Coordinate terms

    * fringe

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is common; the norm.
    • His ideas were well outside the mainstream , but he presented them intelligently, and we were impressed if not convinced.

    Derived terms

    *mainstreamism

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.
    • Mainstreaming''' has become more common in recent years, as studies have shown that many '''mainstreamed''' students with mild learning disabilities learn better than their non-'''mainstreamed counterparts.
  • To popularize, to normalize, to render .

    • mallcore

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang, derogatory, music) Popular music that is overproduced, mainstream, corporately controlled, etc., as opposed to popular music that is independent or artistic.
  • * 2004 , Ian Christe, Sound of the beast
    • a time when the hardcore scene badly needs to overthrow the mallcore bands, the naughty yet non-threatening pop punk groups who wear their tattoos like designer labels instead of inner scars.
  • (informal, derogatory, music) nu metal. Mallcore : DictionaryTommy Udo, Brave Nu World, 2002, Sanctuary Publishing, page 16, ISBN: 1-86074-415-X
  • * 2009 , Munson the Destroyer, WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE TO HATE SLIPKNOT
    • Troves of angst-ridden, mall-invading teens adopted Slipknot as their patron-saint back in 1999 (when the band’s self-titled debut came out), instantly earning the band a “mallcore” seal of disapproval by their critics

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