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The Beat Generation: Electronic Dance Music Emerges as the Sound of Young America

by Kerri Mason  |   December 11, 2011 10:00 EST

It happened in concert venues and arenas, where crowds of thousands sang along to beats instead of words . It happened in parks and open fields, where young people wore fuzzy animal ears and talked about peace, love, unity and respect-all without irony. And it happened in the living rooms of America, where toddlers re-created the LMFAO dance and their moms posted it on YouTube.

Full article:  http://www.billboard.com/features/the-beat-generation-electronic-dance-music-1005652552.story#/features/the-beat-generation-electronic-dance-music-1005652552.story