Notes on the noughties
Simon Reynolds explores a series of oblique angles on the past musical decade
The 1980s revival that lasted an entire decade
Simon Reynolds: From post-punk to synth-pop, the noughties saw a never-ending 1980s revival that left no trend unturned. Has it finally run its course?
Simon Reynolds' Notes on the noughties: Grime and dubstep – a noise you could believe in
Simon Reynolds: Over the decade, dubstep and grime both emerged from UK garage; indissolubly bonded yet markedly different in sound. For me, though, grime always had the edge
Simon Reynolds's Notes on the noughties: Clearing up the indie landfill
Simon Reynolds: At the start of the noughties, indie was seen as the rubbish dump of contemporary music. But by the end of the decade, it had produced some of the most impressive sounds
Simon Reynolds's Notes on the noughties: The changing sound of the underground
Simon Reynolds: In this decade of webbed connectivity and media supersaturation, the divide between underground and overground has steadily dissolved
Notes on the noughties: Is MIA artist of the decade?
Simon Reynolds: The demand for a Clash/Public Enemy-style hero started dying out this decade. Yet MIA managed to fulfill this role without diminishing her status as a 21st-century pop star
Simon Reynolds's Notes on the noughties: The musically fragmented decade
Simon Reynolds: There was such a wide range of quality music made in the noughties that it is hard for critics to agree on which albums had the most impact
Simon Reynolds's Notes on the noughties: When will hip-hop hurry up and die?
Simon Reynolds: Our series of oblique angles on the muscial decade continues, with a look at how hip-hop's vigour and invention at the start of the noughties made the last five years of rap seem stale
Simon Reynolds's Notes on the noughties: Beard here now
A series of oblique angles on the past musical decade, beginning with how an entire generation of hipsters wore their musical preferences on their faces
