[Hemingway's Ghost]

Oh, so they're to blame.

For bringing hard rock/punk rock back into the mainstream a bit? Hell yeah. Let's hear it for Soundgarden and Screaming Trees, too.

[weegee]

And then the lid was put on independent music again for awhile while the industry focused on pre-fab boy bands and hip hop.

And they wonder why the industry is in shambles today.

They killed it.