04-08-2008, 19:32
I've had a discussion with a few people I know about what indie is -with pitifully inconsistent results. I think a label which started out referring to the method of record release rather than the type of music played is going to be a 'catch-all' phrase which is so broad as to be nearly pointless.
For what it's worth - I always think of indie as bands (mostly from Manchester) who play lots of jangly guitars - and 95% of any of the bands featured in NME (I exclude primarily their strange flirtation with My Chemical Romance some months ago). Of course this would currently include Jay-Z's 'Wonderwall' preformance at Glastonbury......mmmm.
However as I'm Irish, I guess 'indie' outside Europe could mean something entirely different.
Much easier to define 'indie' fashion than the music - skinny scarves and cardigans anyone?
For what it's worth - I always think of indie as bands (mostly from Manchester) who play lots of jangly guitars - and 95% of any of the bands featured in NME (I exclude primarily their strange flirtation with My Chemical Romance some months ago). Of course this would currently include Jay-Z's 'Wonderwall' preformance at Glastonbury......mmmm.
However as I'm Irish, I guess 'indie' outside Europe could mean something entirely different.
Much easier to define 'indie' fashion than the music - skinny scarves and cardigans anyone?