… and you will blog about us
Picture a 15-year old looking for unheard-of indie rock to impress his friends. He’s surfing through iTunes, and he comes across “…And You Will Know Us By the Trail Of Dead”. Perfect. Instant download.
That was me, sitting in front of my Alienware Area 51-M gaming computer, looking for music as a background for four hour sessions of Sudden Strike. My walls were covered with posters of Franz Ferdinand, Art Brut, The Libertines. I was downloading Jimmy Eat World; I was convinced that if I downloaded any band that I’d never heard of with a cool name, it would be great....