January 4, 201…”…

Songs for Second Decade. Reascendency of Beauty.

January 4, 2010 at 12:57 am

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her…

It’s never easy to map out an entire decade in music. So, in constructing the “Decade in Music” interactive timeline, we sought to shape it with some of the bigger tent-pole trends, news (Elton John performing with Eminem) and groundbreaking changes in the industry, business and technology (Napster, the iPod). We also wanted to highlight albums (Britney Spears, Danger Mouse, Radiohead) that took a snapshot of the era, as well as deaths (Ray Charles, Johnny Cash) that affected everyone. And, of course, we wanted to include the occasional “wardrobe malfunction” controversy or bizarre curiosity (“Trapped in the Closet”) that simply served as a funny bit to remember.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monitormix/2009/11/the_decade_in_music_timeline_w.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120180908

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p4k/Guest List: 2000s Edition

Some of our favorite artists share their choices for outstanding albums, songs, concerts, and random other list-able items from the past 10 years.

http://pitchfork.com/p2k/

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s_in_music

The 2000s saw the revival and influence of New Wave music, post-punk, and synthpop music, as there is an increase in interest in both technology and 1980s music. This revival is sometimes known as new urban pop. Popularised in the UK in the early to mid 2000s, artists include Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, The Bravery, Bloc Party,with bands such as Metro Station, The Veronicas, Lights, The Postal Service, Hellogoodbye, Owl City, and MGMT becoming popular toward the end of the decade as nu metal and similar modern rock loses popularity. Along with Post-Punk revival, Garage rock also sees a revival. Australian Indie Rock band Jet and British Indie Rock bands like The Libertines, Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, The Hives, The Vines, Radiohead, Muse as well as similar American groups The Strokes, Kings of Leon, The White Stripes and Interpol see success. Indie music itself becomes popular due to the increased commercialization of alternative.