"To begin with, the key principle of American……" — Michael Azerrad
"To begin with, the key principle of American indie rock wasn't a circumscribed musical style; it was the punk ethos of DIY, or do-it-yourself. The equation was simple: If punk was rebellious and DIY was rebellious, then doing it yourself was punk. 'Punk was about more than just starting a band,' former Minutemen bassist Mike Watt once said, 'it was about starting a label, it was about touring, it was about taking control. It was like songwriting; you just do it. You want a record, you pay the pressing plant. That's what it was all about.'"
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18 Quotes by Michael Azerrad
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Just as not all popular albums are wonderful, not all wonderful albums are popular.
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In eras past, mainstream culture was blandly, blindly complacent, so underground music was angry and dissatisfied. But now, mainstream culture…
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The online musical universe has become Balkanized, with many sites focusing on minute niches. That works well for reaching very…
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As a journalist, I'm not supposed to be the subject, but as an author, I'm fair game - another ingredient…
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I have this theory, bands with enigmatic lyrics attract crazies.
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I really believe in the power of music - and I mean literally the power of musical tones - to…
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Nine Inch Nails' sound is dominated by clanging synths and sardonic, shrieking vocals.
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There's a whole apparatus for indie bands now, but back in the eighties it was just getting built. The early…
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There's no glamour in Nirvana, no glamour at all, in fact.
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A lot of music fans are still interested in insightful perspectives on music - maybe even more interested than ever,…
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Back in the day, in '91 or so, I tried to interview Fugazi for Rolling Stone, which the band felt…
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Bon Jovi's trick is to use heavy-metal chords and still sound absolutely safe. Rock & roll used to be rebellion…
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