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And Then There Was Indie

2007-09-18 04:28:51 by jamie in Music Blog - WikiMusicGuide, the Music Wiki
 
...indie. Independent music, or simply indie, is used to express styles and genres typified by their independence from major commercial labels. A more pure definition, some suggests, is having true indie labels usually run by a few people, often out of their home, compared to big indie labels present. Indie artists usually have self-directed,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Listening to Iceberg Radio's "Indie Pop", Hunting for MP3s

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2007-10-27 20:35:00 by trill42 in Kofi's hat
...Indie, but it just wasn't my cup of Tim Hortons. I switched to Indie Pop. Why I opted for two "Indie" stations when I loathe the term "Indie"... I'm not sure. I consider all of the music I listened to on these stations either alternative or alt-pop. There were no interruptions when I listened for a fairly long time the other day, but just now...
 
 
 
 
 
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City Showcase Brings On The Indie Cool

2008-05-19 09:56:25 by zestpr in Guest Music Bloggers
 
...indie driven nights, bringing us the future stars of tomorrow, today. Renowned for discovering the best in new music, City Showcase has in the past introduced us to the likes of Hot Chip, Scouting For Girls, Razorlight, Keane, and Newton Faulkner. Back by popular demand for a sixth consecutive year, 2008 sees them once again serving up a hair...
 
 
 
 
 
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The finest in female-fronted indie? Finest Dearest celebrates a new disc

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2008-04-04 18:44:32 by Kimberly Chun in SFBG: Noise
...indie rock? The rocking influence of PJ Harvey and Sleater-Kinney seems to have all but vanished in the hands of indie-pop darlings like Au Revoir Simone or Camera Obscura. These and many other successful female-fronted indie bands in recent years follow the same formula of cute, poppy songs. A Belle and Sebastian influence permeates, while...
 
 
 
 
 
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Alternative/Indie: La Casa Azul, El Guincho, Los Punsetes, Sr. Chinarro

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2008-04-26 21:13:39 by ChapĂ­n in La Onda Tropical - Latin Music Mp3 Blog
...indie rock scene, many artists quickly gain an underground audience by performing a lot and networking through MySpace. There's much talent to be discovered: check out only four examples below La Casa Azul is one of the more mainstream indie bands. Specialized in catchy discopop, the Barceloneans even tried their luck in the pan-European...
 
 
 
 
 
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Gimme Indie Rock, or gimme something else

2008-05-02 19:49:02 by zara in Bon Ton
 
...indie, or should I say, indie, and whether its now viewed as an ideology, or an aesthetic. By which I mean, does indie still mean independent, stays off the major labels, doesnt sell out, has a certain set of musical rules or does it mean, a label slapped onto a genre of music by radio stations and corporations who want to evoke a certain...
 
 
 
 
 
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Digital Music Creates Royalty Crisis For Major Recording Artists, But Blessing For Indie Artists

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2008-09-01 21:34:48 by jamilleluney in Jamille Luney Music Analyst & Producer
...Indie Artists This is a blessing for indie artists trying to sell their own music, but a curse for major recording artists and major record labels. Record labels live off of royalty payments especially in an age when illegal downloading is so prevalent. Their record sales are in the tank, it is the licensing fees that generate revenue for the...
 
 
 
 
 
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NOW THATS WHAT I CALL GREAT INDIE ROCK!

2008-02-13 10:00:53 by Infonistacrat in The Music Blog of the Infonistacrat!
 
...Indie Anthems of all times. Not a bad list, certainly a rockin list. As I said yesterday, a list I would be glad to play at anytime. But honestly, take a look at the band on that listare they honestly what we think of when we say indie bands? Oasis? Radiohead? The Stone Roses? The Libertines? Great alternative bands, yes. Small label indie...
 
 
 
 
 
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Cut Out The Middleman Indie Artists

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2008-06-10 15:43:40 by jamilleluney in Jamille Luney Music Analyst & Producer
...Indie artists can sell their music at Wal-Mart by signing up with CDBaby and opting for their digital distribution package . CDBaby partners with Liquid Digital Media to sell their customers (indie artists) music through Wal-Mart. Liquid Digital Media powers Wal-Marts online music store. This is an extremely powerful combo for indie artists....