Scene (subculture)

The scene subculture is a subculture that was common during the late 2000s and early–mid 2010s. Members of this subculture are called scene kids, scene people, or scenesters. Scene people are known for their fashion consisting of skinny jeans, bright colored clothing, and straight, flat hair with long bangs covering the forehead, sometimes with the hair being dyed colors like blond, pink, red, green, or bright blue. Scene people are known for listening to multiple types of music artists, specifically artists like crunkcore and electropop artists such as Brokencyde and Blood on the Dance Floor and deathcore, electronicore and metalcore bands such as Bring Me the Horizon, Suicide Silence and Asking Alexandria.

The scene subculture began in the mid 2000s and became common during the late 2000s and early–mid 2010s. During the late 2000s and early–mid 2010s, scene fashion became common and music that scene people listen to achieved underground, moderate or mainstream success. Music artists like Bring Me the Horizon, Asking Alexandria, and Blood on the Dance Floor achieved moderate success while music artists like 3OH!3, Metro Station, Cobra Starship, and Owl City became extremely mainstream. In the late 2010s, the scene subculture declined. The scene subculture has been confused a lot with the emo subculture.

Subculture

Scene people in a picture from the late 2000s

Fashion

Scene fashion consists of skinny jeans, bright colored clothing, ear gauges, sunglasses, piercings, shirts with neon colors, and straight, flat hair with long bangs covering the forehead and sometimes one of both eyes, with the hair sometimes being dyed colors like blond, pink, red, green, or bright blue.[1][2][3] According to The Guardian, a scene girl named Eve O'Brien described scene people as "happy emos".[3] Scene kids' hairstyles have caused scene fashion to be confused with emo fashion.[2]

Music

Scene people are known for listening to multiple kinds of music artists, specifically artists like Falling in Reverse, Brokencyde, Blood on the Dance Floor, Owl City, Mayday Parade, Jeffree Star, All Time Low, Bring Me the Horizon, Hit the Lights, Suicide Silence, Black Veil Brides, Job for a Cowboy, I See Stars, Hollywood Undead, I Set My Friends on Fire, Enter Shikari, Family Force 5, Breathe Carolina, Restart, Attack Attack!, Abandon All Ships, The Devil Wears Prada, 3OH!3, Paramore, Asking Alexandria, Hellogoodbye, Cute Is What We Aim For, Millionaires, Boys Like Girls, Motion City Soundtrack, Head Automatica, Metro Station, Cobra Starship, and Design the Skyline.[1][4][5][6][7][8][9][3][10][11]

History

Lee Malia of Bring Me the Horizon in 2007

Origins (mid 2000s)

The scene subculture began in the mid-2000s after the emo subculture became mainstream. During the mid-2000s, scene people were in the early deathcore music scene. In a 2005 article by Phoenix New Times, writer Chelsea Mueller described the appearance of the band Job for a Cowboy (a band that was deathcore at the time) by writing that the band "may look like scenesters with shaggy emo haircuts and tight pants, and may mock metal greats, but this death-metal band is for real."[5] Mueller described Job for a Cowboy as "five guys in girls' jeans and tight band tee shirts".[5] Another deathcore band, Bring Me the Horizon, was also involved in the early deathcore scene. Bring Me the Horizon is known for being listened to by scene people.[6] According to an article by The Sydney Morning Herald from March 30, 2008, emo people have criticized the scene subculture with emo people accusing scene people of "ripping off their style".[2]

Mainstream peak (late 2000s and early–mid 2010s)

Brokencyde performing in 2008
Metro Station in November 2007

During the late 2000s and early–mid 2010s, the scene subculture became a big subculture, with many music artists listened to by scene people achieving underground, moderate or mainstream success. When the scene subculture became a very known subculture, the subculture was extremely hated by metalheads, who would refer to scene people's favorite music artists as "shitcore", "emocore", or "mallcore". These metalheads were known for hating genres of heavy metal music that had names ending with "core".[12] Brokencyde achieved some success in the late 2000s and early 2010s with the group's album I'm Not a Fan, But the Kids Like It! peaking at number 86 on the Billboard 200 in 2009.[13] Brokencyde's music has been consistently panned, with Noisecreep describing the criticism Brokencyde received as "rather brutal".[14] Bring Me the Horizon's 2008 album Suicide Season peaked at number 107 on the Billboard 200 in 2008 and the band's 2010 album There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 on October 23, 2010. The band's 2013 album Sempiternal peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 on April 20, 2013. Bring Me the Horizon's 2015 album That's the Spirit peaked at number on the Billboard 200 in 2015.[15] Bring Me the Horizon's album That's the Spirit was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 6, 2018.[16] Millionaires became popular on Myspace in the late 2000s.[17] Metro Station's song "Shake It" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 28, 2008.[18] "Shake It" by Metro Station was certified gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2008, was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 29, 2008, and was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA on January 23, 2009.[19] Cobra Starship's song "Good Girls Go Bad" peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 22, 2009 and Cobra Starship's song "You Make Me Feel..." peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2011.[20] "Good Girls Go Bad" was certified platinum by the RIAA in September 2009[21] "You Make Me Feel..." was certified platinum by the RIAA in October 2011 and was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA in January 2012.[22] Owl City's song "Fireflies" peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009. Owl City's song "Good Time" peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 2012.[23] "Fireflies" was certified 7x platinum by the RIAA.[24] "Good Time" was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA on December 5, 2012.[25] Owl City's 2009 album Ocean Eyes was certified platinum by the RIAA on April 1, 2010.[26]

Electronic music duo Blood on the Dance Floor
Asking Alexandria in May 2010

Suicide Silence's 2009 album No Time to Bleed peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 on July 18, 2009. The band's 2011 album The Black Crown peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200 on July 30, 2011. Suicide Silence's 2014 album You Can't Stop Me peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 in 2014.[27] On May 30, 2009, 3OH!3's song "Don't Trust Me" peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music duo 3OH!3's song "My First Kiss" peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 22, 2010. Pop music singer Ke$ha's song "Blah Blah Blah", a song that features 3OH!3, peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 23, 2010.[28] 3OH!3's song "Don't Trust Me" was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA on July 2, 2009.[29] 3OH!3's song "My First Kiss" was certified gold by the RIAA on June 28, 2010[30] and the music duo's song "Starstrukk" was certified gold by the RIAA on August 12, 2009 and was also certified platinum by the RIAA on January 27, 2010.[31] Hollywood Undead's 2008 album Swan Songs was certified gold by the RIAA on July 28, 2009. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on April 25, 2017.[32] Breathe Carolina's song "Blackout" peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2012.[33] Blood on the Dance Floor's 2010 album Epic peaked at number 5 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart on October 23, 2010.[34] Blood on the Dance Floor's 2011 album All the Rage peaked at number 13 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart in 2011.[34] Blood on the Dance Floor's 2013 album Bad Blood peaked at number 2 on the Dance/Electronic Albums Chart on September 21, 2013.[34] Blood on the Dance Floor's 2012 album Evolution peaked at both number 42 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 1 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart on July 7, 2012.[35][34] Asking Alexandria's song "Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)", released in 2009, was certified gold by the RIAA on December 3, 2013.[36] Asking Alexandria's 2011 album Reckless & Relentless peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200 on April 23, 2011.[37] The band's 2013 album From Death to Destiny peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200 on August 24, 2013.[37] Black Veil Brides grew in popularity during the early 2010s and achieved moderate popularity during the mid 2010s. Black Veil Brides' 2010 album We Stitch These Wounds peaked at number 36 on the Billboard 200 in 2010. The band's 2011 album Set the World on Fire peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 in 2011. Black Veil Brides' 2013 album Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200 on January 26, 2013. The band's 2014 self-titled album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200.[38] Black Veil Brides' song "In the End" peaked at number 12 on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2013.[39]

Decline (late 2010s)

In the late 2010s, the scene subculture declined.[1]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 Marcus, Caroline (March 30, 2008). "Inside the clash of the teen subcultures". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Rogers, Jude (February 25, 2010). "From mod to emo: why pop tribes are still making a scene". The Guardian. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ D, Sergeant (January 4, 2012). "2012 State of the Scene Address: It's Cool to Be Tr00". MetalSucks. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Mueller, Chelsea (December 1, 2005). "Molten Rock". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Rauf, Raziq (November 6, 2006). "Bring Me The Horizon: "It's just party music"". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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  8. ↑ Penn, Farrah (June 18, 2016). "34 Songs All Scene Kids Definitely Had On Their Myspace". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ Shotwell, James (August 17, 2011). "Review: Design The Skyline - Nevaeh". Under the Gun Review. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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  12. ↑ Wilson, Scott A. (2015). Music at the Extremes: Essays on Sounds Outside the Mainstream. McFarland. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9780786494507.
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  14. ↑ Sciarretto, Amy (August 5, 2009). "Brokencyde Break it Down Regarding Crunkcore and Criticisms". Noisecreep. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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  17. ↑ Daniel (June 17, 2009). "New Video: Millionaires, 'Just Got Paid, Let's Get Laid'". MTV. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Metro Station Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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  20. ↑ "Cobra Starship Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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  22. ↑ "American single certifications – Cobra Starship – You Make Me Feel..." Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  23. ↑ "Owl City Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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  25. ↑ "American single certifications – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  26. ↑ "American album certifications – Owl City – Ocean Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  27. ↑ "Suicide Silence Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  28. ↑ "3OH!3 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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  30. ↑ "American single certifications – 3OH!3 – My First Kiss". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  31. ↑ "American single certifications – 3OH!3 – Starstrukk". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  32. ↑ "American album certifications – Hollywood Undead – Swan Songs". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  33. ↑ "Breathe Carolina Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  34. 1 2 3 4 "Blood on the Dance Floor Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Blood on the Dance Floor". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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  37. 1 2 "Asking Alexandria Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  38. ↑ "Black Veil Brides Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  39. ↑ "Black Veil Brides Chart History (Mainstream Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
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