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Moss Levy's avatar

Thanks John. Good read as ever. There’s definitely more to dig into re you and others checking out of music as you hit your 30s. 2001 I was 22, working at The Strokes UK publisher WCM, just after they signed, seeing this whole moment in music play out. Fun to be in the middle of the London end of the scene back then at that age. It was def short lived though. The dying music press here very quickly turned against anything NYC before the middle of the decade, and by then it was over. I recall the 00s from then on as being just full of ‘indie landfill’. AFAIK few bands sold any records or made any money beyond the big names, and as the decade ended and I approached 30 my thirst for music also waned, as is the way - definitely more to tug on with that thread as it seems to be a running theme.

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Al Melchior's avatar

Your posts never disappoint, and this one was really timely for me. I recently read MMITB and am also fascinated with the 2000s, since I also checked out on music around the same time due largely to massive changes in my life circumstances. I've discovered I'm really into Interpol and have had fun exploring The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem.

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