Meet Me in the Bathroom

"It may feel too soon to look back at the New York music scene of the 2000s with a nostalgic or historical eye: For one thing, many of the most influential and popular bands of that era – The Strokes and Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and LCD Soundsystem – are still making music. But one of the more surprising realizations that emerges from Lizzy Goodman’s meticulously reported oral history is how much has changed: The decade began with a pre-mp3, pre-social-media music industry. Goodman documents a city in transition from pre-9\11 Manhattan to gentrifying Williamsburg. She interviews both the scene’s biggest names and its forgotten artists as they reflect on the creative ambitions and behind-the-scenes dramas, the self-destructive behavior and messy rivalries. She also tracks down an exhaustive cast of narrators including managers and publicists, fellow journalists and bloggers, promoters and partygoers, who collectively offer up the conflicting points of view that mark the best oral histories. A captivating deep dive for anyone who loves (or despises) this music, Meet Me In The Bathroom is also a love letter to a New York City that no longer exists."

"I recently read "Meet Me in the Bathroom," by Lizzy Goodman, which follows the Strokes, Interpol and the whole early 2000s NYC rock scene. It is so much fun to relive that incredible time in music."