Support MxG & REC:\nOFFICIAL MxG & REC MERCH\nMxG on Patreon\nMxG on YouTube\nREC on Bandcamp\nREC on YouTube\nNick DeMatteo Official\nSeason 5 Episode 18\nFEATURED SONG:\nREC \u2013 \u201cAqua Teen Hunger Force\u201d (from It Wasn\u2019t Me !)\nThis week I talk about the greatest rock explosion in music history. NOT the 1960s. NOT the 1970s. NOT the 1990s. It\u2019s the 2000s. It was also the last time rock music was a truly dominant force in music and the culture at large. Why? And will it be back again?\nThis episode will cover what rock genres & movements were prominent in the 2000s (hint: almost all of them), what new or recent bands were significantly active during that period, and where music was headed after rock was getting all played out.\nAre you a fan of 2000s rock music? Do you think some other era had an even bigger explosion? Why do you think rock blew up so much, and then seemed to fade away just as quickly? Discuss dammit!\n~~~~\n2000s MIX 1 - INDIE COLLEGE-Y ROCK ON SPOTIFY\n2000s MIX 1 - INDIE COLLEGE-Y ROCK ON YOUTUBE\xa0\n2000s MIX 2 - JANGLY INDIE POP ON SPOTIFY\n2000s MIX 2 - JANGLY INDIE POP ON YOUTUBE\xa0\n2000s MIX 3 - EMO SCREAMO POWER POP ON SPOTIFY\n2000s MIX 3 - EMO SCREAMO POWER POP ON YOUTUBE\xa0\xa0\n2000s MIX 4 - MELLOW ROCK & ELECTRO ON SPOTIFY\n2000s MIX 4 - MELLOW ROCK & ELECTRO ON YOUTUBE\xa0\xa0\n2000s MIX 5 - DANCE & WEIRD ROBOTIC SHIT ON SPOTIFY\n2000s MIX 5 - DANCE & WEIRD ROBOTIC SHIT ON YOUTUBE\xa0\n2000s MIX 6 - NEW NEW WAVE ON SPOTIFY\n2000s MIX 6 - NEW NEW WAVE ON YOUTUBE\xa0\n2000s MIX 7 - PUNK & GARAGE ROCK ON SPOTIFY\n2000s MIX 7 - PUNK & GARAGE ROCK ON YOUTUBE\xa0\n~~~~\n*intro music credit: REC - "Wake Up High"\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices