&gt;&gt; &quot;For every one of those decades I could name several rock bands who were commercially successful and whose music also represented a major, youth-oriented cultural movement which challenged the status quo.&quot;<p>Take a look at some of the big EDM acts. It may not be your thing (and it&#x27;s not really mine) but it&#x27;s undeniable that acts like Swedish House Mafia and Avicii changed youth culture. If you take a listen to popular music from the 2000&#x27;s it was all indie rock and then there was this dramatic shift late in the decade.