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2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke

Nevermind Media

7 episodes · in order

The year 2004 brought a seismic shift in indie rock. Hosted by Bethany Cosentino (Best Coast), this show makes the case with the help of members of Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, Spoon, Modest Mouse, The Decemberists, Tegan & Sara, Metric, and industry leaders from record labels, iTunes, and TV shows like The O.C. The podcast is presented by Dropbox and produced by Nevermind Media.

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Episodes

  1. Coming Soon: 2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke

    · 2:18 · Trailer

    Coming September 23, 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Champagne From a Paper Cup

    · 37 min · Episode 1

    Being an indie rock fan in 2004 meant hearing your favorite indie band on a McDonald’s ad, not being able to get into shows, and seeing your DIY fave on MTV. How did we get here? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…

  3. Succexy

    · 38 min · Episode 2

    Revisiting the origins of late Gen X indie rock in the '90s and '00s, focused on what was happening at the turn of the century in Seattle with Sub Pop and Barsuk, Canada with a whole slew of bands who'd end up on lots…

  4. California Here We Come

    · 39 min · Episode 3

    Indie invades the TV screens and theaters of America, as shows including The O.C. and Gilmore Girls, and films like Garden State, make indie a huge part of their personality. Includes interviews with showrunners,…

  5. C.R.E.A.M.

    · 47 min · Episode 4

    What does it even mean to sell out? An episode about licensing songs to commercials and signing to major labels that focuses on the question, "When were you able to quit your job and become a musician full time?" And…

  6. THE Computer World

    · 38 min · Episode 5

    A short history of the music blog world starts us with the NYC bloggers of the late '90s and pushes into the uneasy relationship bands have with a music media that increasingly takes them seriously. Includes interviews…

  7. This Is Radio Clash

    · 52 min · Episode 6

    The radio was still where bands broke in 2004, and this episode shows us where that happened as the '00 garage rock revival killed off dirt rock at alt radio, and indie struggled to be accepted — except when it was…

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