One-hit wonders
Trends are being pronounced dead before they have a chance to take root. It used to be that a fad -- say, cowboy hats -- had a shelf life of 18 months between the moment a stylist launched the idea to the day it was picked up by Madonna and the subsequent tidal wave of copies hitting high street stores. The same was true of music. A band could simmer in the background for a year and get good airplay for another 12 months before being caught in a VH1 loop. Now that The Strokes are providing the soundtrack for electricty company ads, it has become borderline uncool to listen to their records. At least they had a couple of good years as the hipster's band of choice. Our fellow bloggers at Gawker are close to announcing the demise of Franz Ferdinand, barely months after the Scottish band registered in the public consciousness. Is the future made of only one-hit wonders? We welcome any suggestions on who you would like to see in the dustbin of pop history...
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