Mezzotint said:Hahaha...:bsmilie: Sharing my "history"?! Well I do miss those good old days a whole alot. So much music revolutions back then and I dun see any much happening right in this era, the 21st Century. And I gotta give credits to Sonic Youth on their double release albums, 'Goodbye 20th Century!' which they released it in Y2K. It somehow summarizes literally "everything" towards the end of the 20th century. Do check it out if you're able to get hold of a copy.
If I remember correctly, John Peel's show had been terminated for a few years. Correct me if I'm wrong. I could remember what happened to his radio show though John's radio show is superb back in those years, breaking away from the mainstream and promoting underground stuff and new bands new music to a wider audience. For his great contributions, I salute to him. :thumbsup: with a good thumb-up.
you remembered correctly..John Peel passed away on oct 25, 2004.
he gave airplay to a couple of our very own local bands right? i forgot the names... The Padres? that's how diverse and open minded his airplay policies were :thumbsup: really a pioneer in radio broadcasting. i remembered sitting by the radio listening to monoaural broadcasts of obscure german techno (uhm-zhi-uhm-zhi :bsmilie: ) that i assumed wouldn't have made it to any mainstream clubs here.
for me, contemporary 'popular music revolution' started ard the 60s,70s era. whatever comes after that is really just a reaction towards whatever happened during that period.
and nowadays, it's really really hard to come across artistes who have a refreshing approach/attitude towards pop music. everything seems to be a reaction of a reaction of something else. post-post-post-punk :bsmilie: avril lavigne anyone?