Dave Mandl hosts a radio show at WFMU, is music editor at the Brooklyn Rail, and has written for The Wire, The Believer, Yeti, and sundry other publications. You can follow him on Twitter at @dmandl. Tumblr page: http://dmandl.tumblr.com .
Every decade or so a new style of popular music, played by a new generation of musicians, comes along. These styles are often truly original—genuine breaks with the pop music…
I’ll admit I’m obsessive about dates in general, and music-related dates most of all. So when I started using the music-streaming service Spotify, I was pleased to see a year…