MUSC 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Indie Rock, Frank Zappa
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Unit 18: grunge, indie, prog rock & aftermath. At the end of the cold war, the united states was the world"s only superpower; the. United states was subsequently involved in several armed conflicts, including the gulf. Bill clinton became president in 1992, leading a booming economy; he was impeached after a scandal but remained in office. The economy was driven by the high-tech industry. Music was one of the most contentious segments of the internet economy as the riaa sued napster. The beating of rodney king by los angeles police in 1992 caused public outcry and rage. In 1999, a mass shooting took place at columbine high school in colorado; this and other news events such as the o. j. Simpson trial were captured by 24-hour cable news channels. Movies in the 1990s dealt with themes of technology and violence; new technology was also used in the marketing and creation of films.
