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What's Eating Pop? Notes From The Underground

L: Well it's so short-lived. It's lacking the depth, the sense of the whole thing.

THC: So what's wrong with pop music?

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L: I wouldn't say what's gone wrong, it's just that everything sped up, to be an instant success, and then you can see many, many groups dissappear; they only have one song.

Ali, 15, is into all sorts of music from jazz to hip-hop, encapsulating hardcore, rock 'n roll, classical, oldies and folk. James Brown is her reason for dancing. The names flow like water when she starts listing who she likes, but her ultimate favorites are Led Zeppelin and the Beatles because when she listens to their music, she falls in love. If she were to make everyone in the world listen to one person, it would be Bob Marley, because Bob Marley brings the world together... everyone can get it.

THC: Who's the biggest tool in the music industry?

A: Umm, the Backstreet Boys. And 'N Sync too, because they're totally ripping off the New Kids on the Block.

THC: Did you like the New Kids on the Block?

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