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• Just as not all popular albums are wonderful, not all wonderful albums are popular.
• To begin with, the key principle of American indie rock wasn't a circumscribed musical style; it was the punk ethos of DIY,…
• In eras past, mainstream culture was blandly, blindly complacent, so underground music was angry and dissatisfied. But now, mainstream culture isn’t complacent,…
• The online musical universe has become Balkanized, with many sites focusing on minute niches. That works well for reaching very specific demographics,…
• As a journalist, I'm not supposed to be the subject, but as an author, I'm fair game - another ingredient in the…
• I have this theory, bands with enigmatic lyrics attract crazies.
• I really believe in the power of music - and I mean literally the power of musical tones - to rearrange the…
• Nine Inch Nails' sound is dominated by clanging synths and sardonic, shrieking vocals.
• There's a whole apparatus for indie bands now, but back in the eighties it was just getting built. The early people really…
• There's no glamour in Nirvana, no glamour at all, in fact.
• A lot of music fans are still interested in insightful perspectives on music - maybe even more interested than ever, since everyone…
• Back in the day, in '91 or so, I tried to interview Fugazi for Rolling Stone, which the band felt stood for…

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