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Punk:
Green Day is an example of a very well-known punk band. They fit into this category because of their themes of rebellion and dissatisfaction with society. A theme of the song American Idiot in particular is that it is critical of technology and the way it is used to control people.

90's:
Pearl Jam is one of the most famous 90's bands. In this music video you can see how technology was applied in the video editing process to create varying effects like overlaying videos, adjusting colors, and a strobe light effect.

electroclash:
Justice is a French electronic music band classified as electro house/electroclash. The various influences and synthesized sounds can be heard in their music. Technology-wise, they use a variety of equipment to produce their music and perform it live, using Ableton, input devices, synthesizers, and more. 

Girl Power:

Marina Diamandis incorporates female empowerment into her lyrics and videos (as well as comments on technology) as stated in her comment on her first album: 

“The Family Jewels is a body of work largely inspired by the seduction of commercialism, modern social values, family and female sexuality. Each song was intricately produced and written by myself, and my only hope is for it to be enjoyed and consumed as a story and theory that encourages people to question themselves.” - MARINA

Virtual:


Kizuna AI started out as a "Virtual Youtuber" (A Youtube channel that creates videos as a digitally created character). She has performed "live" in concert using projection technology. Motion capture technology is used to give her realistic movements. 

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