The Indie Thread

Laughterheals · Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 141 Location: The OC

Please share the movies, musicians, and anything else you enjoy that is 'indie'-related. Listen, watch, and discuss!

Uh, if you're into the sound of Rock n Roll, these guys are pretty decent. Give them a listen and share what you think?

I'm interested in knowing what you all recommend and enjoy.

richardtock · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 15

You don't get anymore indie then Belle And Sebastian. Listen to Belle And Sebastian. And Blur. And Pulp. And The Shins, and watch Brick and The Royal Tenenbaums. Then read some Murakami and read Catcher In The Rye, and look at comics by Tomine and Clowes. Only then can you join the Royal Indie Society.

Spanky · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 842 Location: Rockville, MD

Richardtock, your entire post confounds me beyond belief. What the hell are you talking about. And maybe define your conception of "indie" to better explain things. I always thought of it as a broad genre of independent music that is either too shitty to get onto a record label or is just simply unknown/unpopular.
But now you're throwing out Catcher in the Rye? Jesus tap-dancing christ!

thegrimspectreofreddeath · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 219

Too shitty to get a record deal?

Being someone that's actually heard major label releases, I can assure you that such a concept does not exist.

[/indie snob]

lily · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 1531 Location: worcester, ma

Laughterheals · Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 141 Location: The OC

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richardtock · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 15

In England, Indie is more a genre of music, including stuff like Britpop, rather then strictly being on an independant label. I was kinda trying to be ironic, to a degree, too. All those things are typical "indie"

andrew · Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 4495

Let's face it...indie hasn't meant "independent" for a long, long time now.

It's become nothing but an exercise in one-upsmanship and hipster snobbery.

I mean, come on, John Mayer's Inside Wants Out was pure indie before Sony picked it up, and only a fuckin' imbecile is going to accuse DCfC of no longer being indie just because they do iTunes exclusives, were on The OC Mix and released a record with Atlantic.

Indie kids are beginning to remind me of diehard Radiohead fans - and that's not a good thing.

That said, The Notwist is still my favorite "indie" group. Neon Golden was such a startlingly good album that it convinced me to go and buy all five previous ones (although finding some of them on vinyl was a serious pain).

Teh Digital Dragon · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:20 pm Post subject:

Heh, indie.

I think we all know that it's too narrow to say that "indie" applies only to independant music, a vaguely-defined culture has grown out of it, which includes cool things like the catcher in th rye and lame things like musical snobbery.
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HamletSr · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:01 pm Post subject:

Math, bu-duh-bu-duh!

Its one bad mother -

SHUT YO MOUTH

what? im just talking about math-rock

I HAVE no Idea whAt MaTH rAWK is BUT IT SOUNDS SUPER INDIE
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