In the 1980's, I propagated Alien Sex Fiend's battle cry of Fuck the Sixties, Let's Bring Back the Eighties! In the 1990's, I adopted the credo of my beloved Cop Shoot Cop, that being Smash Retro! But here in the ought-tens (or whatever), you're invariably not likely to find a bigger, less apologetic nostalgist than myself, in terms of music and pop culture, at least. Personally speaking, though, I genuinely feel the music of my generation to have been light years ahead of the bullshit that's championed these days. I mean, honestly, how is one supposed to respect that taste of a youth weened on insipid piffle like Justin Bieber, Ke$ha and LMFAO?
In any case, estimable rock critic/author Simon Reynolds was on The Sound of Young America this evening discussing all thing retrophilia, and I was totally rapt. Do give it a listen.
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