Comments on: Why Emily made me hate indie music again

By: Indie Freak

Indie Freak — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:35:24 +0000

Well there is a lot of great indie music out there. Indie by definition just means not part of a major label.

Any time you go to a local club and see some great band playing – that’s indie music. Not these publicity stunts.

It’s a shame people like this give such great music a bad name. Hopefully it will blow over at some point ….

By: Chance Mandate

Chance Mandate — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:20:49 +0000

yeah, i think ‘indie’ has become the new slang for ‘pretentious.’ its sad, because its supposed to be embracing new ideas, its supposed to be innovative, but its just cynical and self-defeating.

By: Steven Brennan

Steven Brennan — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:21:17 +0000

You guys are my heroes.

I agree 100%

‘Indie’ can go die.

I wrote a little rant on here if you would like to read it

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Indiot+(+Indie+Idiot+)

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:29:11 +0000

well she just seemed like any other indie girl. damm it their annoying, stupid indy rock. Every type of music is turned into a fashion now: indie, punk (!), metal (emo, goths etc) RnB (remember when that meant hooks that weren’t ripped and actual talent)

Blondes are fine just not ones that like indie

If indie is so rebelious and amazing why does hard rock and heavy metal form 70s/80s sound so much better?

By: skytone

skytone — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:40:15 +0000

Indie music is a double edged sword. But it is true with recording being soooo cheap, an indie band doesn’t sound so indie anymore.

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By: True rocker

True rocker — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:39:12 +0000

Agree totally with your comments and detest Britpop/Indie of all description

By: doctorvee

doctorvee — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:52:33 +0000

Of course. If the music of indie existed in a vacuum, separate from the culture and the fashions and the posing and all the rest of it, I probably wouldn’t find it particularly offensive.

By: Sam Quill

Sam Quill — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:13:19 +0000

Most of your complaints are chiefly with indie music fans, or indie music culture, rather than the music itself.

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