On Episode 2 of their new podcast DESPERATE FOR ATTENTION, co-hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon discuss the inevitable possibility that essential bands from the 2000s are tomorrow’s classic rock icons. 

Over the years, we’ve covered—and interviewed—the era’s biggest rock bands. Now we’re picking the top 11 that’ll define the generation. 

The Strokes? My Chemical Romance? Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Slipknot? The Killers? 

Some of these bands made it, some didn’t. Listen to find out if your favorites will stand the test of time.

Theme music:

"Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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