How seapunk went from meme to mainstream

An underground art movement makes a splash on SNL. Seapunk is an underground art movement that officially began in 2011 via a twitter hashtag. It’s inspired by the colors and sounds of the ocean and computer graphics of the late 1980s and 90s. Here’s how it became mainstream. Subscribe to our channel! is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what’s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: Follow Vox on Twitter: Or on Facebook: