Jul 11, 2007 Spoon - Rockefeller Park, New York, NY Jul 16, 2007 The Decemberists, Grizzly Bear - Central Park Summerstage, New York, NY Jul 17, 2007 (WPRB ticket giveaway avaiable) Slin...
curious. name a current mainstream artist you like-someone who's released new music within the past five to seven years.
So do you only like "rock" that is played on the radio? If you don't want to think outside of the mainstream box, you're missing out on good music.
I've listened to what some here deem "good music". It explains why it's NOT played on the radio. So I am turned off by it. I don't like the way it's played, how the lyrics are delivered, etc. I...
As it's been explained one Indie band does not equal another Indie band. Indie does not have a specific style to it. It just means really that they have cult following and are more "DIY" (Do it Yourself) than larger scaled bands. In my mind, all bands at least start out as Indie... that's only logical. Then some of them go on to get larger than life, some stay as Indie. I mean, there's indie bands that play classic style progressive rock. And, this isn't an argument about U2 or PJ Harvey (but while we're on the subject PJ Harvey is on Island records owned by Universal Music Group - a major label. PJ Harvey does have that "Indie attitude" however) or indie music... isn't an argument about anything. And bands in bars unfortunately usually tend to be cover bands... so look there to stretch your image of music. hehe.
Yeah I can read Wikipedia too. Most of those bands though play a different style from mainstream, which is why major record labels don't sign them. The general public wouldn't like them. So just call me John Q. Public...
I was selecting relevant excerpts from the Wiki to make it easier and a quick read for ya. But, Mainstream doesn't have a style either bruv so I don't know what you mean. Nirvana was once an obscure noise punk band that no one outside Seattle knew of, and thought they hit it big at 200/300,000 record sales which is unarguably crazy big to an indie band. Then word spread, word spread, word spread, word spread, and boom, million of fans, and commercial radio play. I wouldn't doubt they had just as many fans as The Beatles. Many times it's not that a major label won't sign them... some bands actually turn down a label that they don't care to be on. Or, maybe surprisingly enough will sign to an "indie type" label which happens to be a subsidiary of a larger major label. Like the Warner Brothers label has a sub label called Slash, and many other major labels own smaller labels as well. Non major music tends to be more raw, less post production, and you gotta respect a musician for his or her raw talent. If a band isn't widely and commercially known, it doesn't automatically mean they're talentless. I don't need to further defend any proof tho.. I've already watered down this subject too much, and I'm not even offended anyway, so I think I'm done speaking in this thread other than continue to post upcoming concerts. heh
Mainstream means it is popular. If someone has that kind of popular sound, they're going to land a major label. Maybe some bands need to make a couple of albums before they get to that point. My point is, the ones that never get to that, never have that catchy sound or beat that the general populace likes, which is why they would stay independent. The ones that choose to stay Indie are silly, because the big bucks are with the major labels.