2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke

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C.R.E.A.M.

#26 trending · Music History

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

Oct 14
50 min

California Here We Come

#32 trending · Music History

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 personal

Oct 7
42 min

Succexy

#25 trending · Music History

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

Sep 30
40 min

Champagne From a Paper Cup

#21 trending · Music History

Being an indie rock fan in 2004 meant hearing your favorite indie band on a McDonald’s ad, not being able to get into shows, and seeing your DIY fave on MTV. How did we g

Sep 23
40 min

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Sep 4
2 min

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Caught a preliminary ad for this show on Spoon’s insta page. I sadly have only recently gotten into them (to an extreme degree), however I contemporaneously enjoyed so many of the artists who participated in this project. I am SEATED… er HEADPHONED for the next episode. Particularly enjoyed the exploration of the Canadian indie scene, which has been a source of inspiration to me for 20+ years. Just caught Stars, BSS, and Metric at their tour stop at The Greek. Kevin Drew is one genuine dude and his spot in the pod left me smiling, as I do whenever I hear him speak. Love the work you all are doing here. Thank you!

Christian T. from Hollywood · Sep 2026

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