Comments on: History of Indie Music

By: BB

BB — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:55:15 +0000

i was wondering what the difference between indie music and normal music like pop and R&B

By: InBlaze

InBlaze — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:06:27 +0000

Hi Tessa, You can just reference this web site. Thanks!

By: Tessa

Tessa — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:36:46 +0000

Hi, I’m doing a speech on indie music vs mainstream and I was wondering if I could get the name of the author of this article for my citations page. Thanks!

By: bullysheful

bullysheful — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:03:10 +0000

Hello everyone.I would like to thank you for this great blog i hope people will get to understand the term of indie music and be able to make the difference.Indie music had a huge impact over people all over the world.When i first heard about this term was back in 1990’s when i first heard an Oasis song and started to look it up and read more about it.I am an Oasis fan and they had a huge impact over my life.About the band and the begining of forming a band , being independent.The band started to achieve commercial success which was a new thing for the independent music , they came to represent Brit-pop music.The music press called the band various names such as : Major-label indie , Britpop band.Indie rock was later to be associated with the commercial guitar-pop music.
The major success the band had , made them be better and better for the fans they earned through the ears and they still rock the stadium when they turn up on the stange from behind the scenes.
Indie music , indie rock music has a lot of history and my advice is to try it out , look it up , maybe you’ll like it.

By: saubryn

saubryn — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:11:16 +0000

I hadn’t realised that the indie scene went back to the 60s. I was familiar with Velvet Underground, but thought they were a little more recent than that.

I remember the scene in the 90s, I had a lot of friends who were very into the whole indie ’sound’, during the time when indie meant something a little different.

I hope we see a full return to roots soon.

By: Fardreamer

Fardreamer — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:15:44 +0000

I don’t see “indie” music as being a sound or style. To me, it’s not like its as different from “non-indie” big label rock or pop as classical music is from rock or pop, but rather the fact that bands who are independent from pressures by the big-wigs at Sony and Warner Records. “Indie” is now such a flexible term, though, but that’s my take on this.

By: jgrant

jgrant — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:02:24 +0000

Indie bands are always the best. Even I, a total religous metalhead who jams out to Dead Poetic and Underoath, love these guys.

Thanks for sharing the history, mate!~

By: killian

killian — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:37:29 +0000

I am a huge fan of sixties, rhythm and blues and the real rock and roll, it is nice to see that indie music developed from that, but I have two agree with the comments above, the old indie music, such as Velvet Underground (love that song fall to pieces), is a lot different from what we have nowdays

By: RED

RED — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:09:19 +0000

Tyler: check out “stephanie says,” “sweet jane,” and anything they’ve done with Nico. Just some of my personal favorites.

But yes, agreed that what is considered “indie” nowadays is could hardly have been considered such in years past. Although, there still is a large truly independent world out there with some amazing artists. Just as amazing as in years past!

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:45:19 +0000

I agree with mambios, Indie Music has changed a lot from the early days. I have heard about “Velvet Underground” band. Does anyone have any songs or music files of this band. I would like hear them once.