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theremin Jul 10, 2007

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...

brotherman Jul 10, 2007

Never heard of any of these groups...

iwz Jul 10, 2007

You should listen to some new music.

brotherman Jul 10, 2007

I listen to more mainstream stuff. If this is punk rock, then.... barf....

forrestina Jul 10, 2007

curious. name a current mainstream artist you like-someone who's released new music within the past five to seven years.

brotherman Jul 10, 2007

I just bought that CD Chris Daughtry made.

forrestina Jul 10, 2007

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.

brotherman Jul 10, 2007

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...

theremin Jul 11, 2007

By the way, U2 started out as a punk cover band. They started out only knowing 3 chords and only played songs by The Clash. They orignally got signed onto a label by faking a song by The Clash as...

brotherman Jul 11, 2007

I could care less what U2 used to play. They don't play that now, nor are they known for playing punk in their almost 30 years of making the music we know. If you like PJ Harvey that's your taste...

theremin Jul 11, 2007

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 Y...

brotherman Jul 11, 2007

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...

theremin Jul 11, 2007

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 obsc...

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brothermanOG 2004

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.

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