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2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke: Daily Summaries Delivered
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The year 2004 brought a seismic shift in indie rock. Hosted by Bethany Cosentino (Best Coast), this show makes the case with the help of members of Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, Spoon, Modest Mouse, The Decemberists, Tegan & Sara, Metric, and industry leaders from record labels, iTunes, and TV shows like The O.C.
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- Yesterday51 min
This Is Radio Clash
The radio was still where bands broke in 2004, and this episode shows us where that happened as the '00 garage rock revival killed off dirt rock at alt radio, and indie struggled to be accepted — except when it was easy. It was also the prime era of some of the biggest festivals in the world, so hear straight from the bands what it was like to play Coachella, Sasquatch, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago38 min
THE Computer World
A short history of the music blog world starts us with the NYC bloggers of the late '90s and pushes into the uneasy relationship bands have with a music media that increasingly takes them seriously. Includes interviews with Sarah Lewitinn of Spin, Scott Lapatine of Stereogum, Ryan Schreiber of Pitchfork, and many of the bands they wrote about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago41 min
THE Computer World
A short history of the music blog world starts us with the NYC bloggers of the late '90s and pushes into the uneasy relationship bands have with a music media that increasingly takes them seriously. Includes interviews with Sarah Lewitinn of Spin, Scott Lapatine of Stereogum, Ryan Schreiber of Pitchfork, and many of the bands they wrote about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago47 min
C.R.E.A.M.
What does it even mean to sell out? An episode about licensing songs to commercials and signing to major labels that focuses on the question, "When were you able to quit your job and become a musician full time?" And then tells the stories of Modest Mouse signing to Epic and having a massive hit in 2004 through the eyes of its A&R man and a band member, and the wild story of how Feist accidentally ended up on the biggest label in North America without even trying or having to recoup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago50 min
C.R.E.A.M.
What does it even mean to sell out? An episode about licensing songs to commercials and signing to major labels that focuses on the question, "When were you able to quit your job and become a musician full time?" And then tells the stories of Modest Mouse signing to Epic and having a massive hit in 2004 through the eyes of its A&R man and a band member, and the wild story of how Feist accidentally ended up on the biggest label in North America without even trying or having to recoup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago39 min
California Here We Come
Indie invades the TV screens and theaters of America, as shows including The O.C. and Gilmore Girls, and films like Garden State, make indie a huge part of their personality. Includes interviews with showrunners, bands, and licensing pros. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 3 weeks ago42 min
California Here We Come
Indie invades the TV screens and theaters of America, as shows including The O.C. and Gilmore Girls, and films like Garden State, make indie a huge part of their personality. Includes interviews with showrunners, bands, and licensing pros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 weeks ago37 min
Succexy
Revisiting the origins of late Gen X indie rock in the '90s and '00s, focused on what was happening at the turn of the century in Seattle with Sub Pop and Barsuk, Canada with a whole slew of bands who'd end up on lots of different labels, Omaha with Saddle Creek, and the bands on Merge out of Durham, North Carolina through interviews with the bands and labels doing it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The year 2004 brought a seismic shift in indie rock. Hosted by Bethany Cosentino (Best Coast), this show makes the case with the help of members of Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, Spoon, Modest Mouse, The Decemberists, Tegan & Sara, Metric, and industry leaders from record labels, iTunes, and TV shows like The O.C.
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