With a simple ‘This sucks’ or ‘This rules’, Mike Judge’s creation of two dunderheaded high school kids could tear down careers or give much needed cool points to underground acts that would never usually be seen on prime-time MTV. Music critics have often wielded the power to truly make or break a band.But, in the 90’s two very different voices were arguably the most influential of an entire generation. ![]() From the early days of rock and roll and Lester Bangs distinctive and hugely influential critiques in Rolling Stone, to today, where YouTube host ‘The internet's busiest music nerd’ Anthony Fantano on his The Needle Drop channel, which has just ticked over the 2 million subscribers mark. Throughout the history of popular culture there have been many voices in music media that have had influence on our scene.
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