Fun: This was pop culture 20 years ago this month

June 29, 2018June 28, 2018 Alan Cross 3 Comments 1998

Thepeterson is a YouTube person who wants us to remember what pop culture used to be. If you were around in 1998, this might seem familiar.

(Via Boing Boing)

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 30+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

3 thoughts on “Fun: This was pop culture 20 years ago this month”

David
June 29, 2018 at 5:40 pm
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You shut your mouth Cross, that was only a couple of summers ago.

Now get off my lawn…
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- Alan CrossPost author
  June 29, 2018 at 7:40 pm
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  Yeah, I had the same reaction. There’s NO WAY 1998 was 20 years ago. NO WAY AT–oh, wait.
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markosaar
July 3, 2018 at 11:17 am
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Yikes. That put me me back firmly in the midst of high school.
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