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Josh Moss's avatar

open mic suggestion: people talking about how "how did you meet up with friends or listen to music when you were 16?" I think the varied answers from different ages, even small differences, would be fascinating to see.

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Trevor Stricker's avatar

Also contrast with kids in 2023. As someone who remembers when MTV was new and kinda controversial that bands now had to be actors, it's been a wild ride to watch. Now big artists all make tracks with each other, the video is more important than the music, and streaming turns everything into a pepsi challenge.

Also interesting: getting kids into older music. Having taken kids on a journey from "nope lame" to "wow Zeppelin is amazing" (and vice versa going from "teenybopper crapola" to "Miley is an incredible artist) I'm curious how different musical perspectives can learn from each other.

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Josh Moss's avatar

I have vague memories of TRL mattering but by the time I watched MTV it was all game shows тАЬnextтАЭ; тАЬdate my momтАЭ; тАЬroom raidersтАЭ etcтАжbut I also was the last generation that could go to a virgin records and listen to whatever I wanted with their head phone stations. ThatтАЩs why particular moments in time matter.

Also which songs proliferated more because of Kazaa and morepheus (those who know will

Know)

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