2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke

ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES

So you've pressed your records, how do you plan to sell them? It turns out that a huge shift in the distribution of physical records through new resources like ADA had a

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 s

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 increa

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 increa

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

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

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 personal

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 personal

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

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

Champagne From a Paper Cup

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

Champagne From a Paper Cup

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

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