The social history of the MP3.
August 30th, 2009 by David Gerard
Eric Harvey at Pitchfork posts a social history of the MP3. “It’s possible the past 10 years could become the first decade of pop music to be remembered by history for its musical technology rather than the actual music itself.” And I remember the early ’80s, when the cassette was going to change everything …
August 30th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
I expect the last 10 years is the first decade of pop music to be remembered by Eric Harvey.
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:28 am
The golden age of music is sixteen.