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 …
I expect the last 10 years is the first decade of pop music to be remembered by Eric Harvey.
The golden age of music is sixteen.