The Indie Thread

[philN]

Test drive them for yourself!
Hello? Is this thing on?! - Courtesy od Epitonic
Me and Giuliani down by the school yard - Courtesy of the BBC

Hmm. Not too bad. Certainly danceable. Based on those two songs I could see myself getting into them.

I'm queueing some more of their stuff up to download.

 

[twosteppin]

*steps in without reading the first seven pages*

Anybody listen to the butthole surfers? what a name.

 

[CJ.23]

*steps in without reading the first seven pages*

Anybody listen to the butthole surfers? what a name.

Er, yes. But I am an old man!

cj x

 

[twosteppin]

Er, yes. But I am an old man!

cj x

hey friend 35 years old....its only a matter of time before your hip starts giving out.....

 

[JaelWasWickedCool]

i've never actually listened to the butthole surfers (at least, i haven't heard anything by them that i know of..haha), but their albums tend to catch my eyes in record stores and make me curious about them.

 

[theFijian]

Hmm. Not too bad. Certainly danceable. Based on those two songs I could see myself getting into them.

I'm queueing some more of their stuff up to download.

I got into them cos they had a concerted poster campaign round Glasgow, then I noticed that they were on Warp records.

And I'm a fan of Bloc Party too, I just keep hearing people telling me that they don't sound like anyone else.

 

[Arnold_Philips]

It's Illinois day, errone. Did you get your copy with the illegal Superman on it? (if you act now, you can get it from Borders, who apparently didn't get the memo).

 

[philN]

It's Illinois day, errone. Did you get your copy with the illegal Superman on it? (if you act now, you can get it from Borders, who apparently didn't get the memo).

They must have totally missed the memo, because from what I heard the album release date was pushed back because of the artwork and alot of the copies have been taken out of circulation. So technically, Borders is not only selling the illegal copies, but they are releasing them to the general public before the actual release date.

That said, I am happy that my copy is now probably going to be some sort of collectors item. Pitchfork gave the record a 9.2 and gave a pretty accurate assessment of things. I just feel bad for Asthmatic Kitty Records. They aren't that big of a label and now all of these extra "illegal" copies and a potential lawsuit are not going to help the label's financial situation. I hope it all gets sorted out.

 

[JaelWasWickedCool]

yeah, i'm glad i've got a superman copy. and have had it for 3 weeks-ish. i hope asthmatic kitty doesn't end up with a lawsuit on their hands..i mean, they were compliant about changing it..!

 

[philN]

Asthmatic Kitty has given a go-ahead to all the store that have copies of the album with the original artwork to sell them, but the new artwork will not be pressed until August, so if you don't get one of the copies that are already in stores, you're going to have to wait until next month.

I just saw a commercial for M&Ms that had Iron & Wine's cover of Such Great Heights.

 

[Arnold_Philips]

^Yeah, and the song was badly edited.

 

[philN]

^Yeah, and the song was badly edited.

I didn't really notice. I was in the other room when it started playing and it took me a second to put my finger on where I had heard it. And when I realized what it was, it was over.

Do you mean the music timing didn't match the visuals?

 

[Arnold_Philips]

^The commercial begins abruptly in the chorus IIRC, and then it cuts to some other part. It might make sense to someone who has never ehard the song, but it was jarring to my ears.

 

[WitchBaby]

I hate how indie is now a genre...it no longer means independant...:-/

Anyways. Now I will list some bands I'm not sure are what they consider 'indie' nowadays, because I'm terrible at putting music into genres and I'm sure some have already been mentioned, but I don't feel like reading through 32 pages.

-22-20s
-Adam Green
-Belle & Sebastian
-Big City Rock
-Death From Above 1979
-Eisley
-The Features
-The Format
-Helicopter Helicopter
-Hot Hot Heat
-Ingram Hill
-The Kills
-Kings Of Leon
-Mystery Jets
-Nine Black Alps
-Phantom Planet
-Razorlight
-The Redwalls
-The Secret Machines
-Shout Out Louds

 

[Arnold_Philips]

I think indie definitely means independent, even though there are many indie artists on major labels. It's not really a sound, although lo-fi and garage come closest... it's more of an aesthetic.

 

[rebel_conservative]

I think indie definitely means independent, even though there are many indie artists on major labels. It's not really a sound, although lo-fi and garage come closest... it's more of an aesthetic.

I don't like the idea of indie just being an indie label. cos Britney and Justin are on Jive! lol I think that it is a sound, lo-fi - as you say, under-produced, just defiantly different. hard to describe what it is, but you know it when you hear it, lol.

and btw, do I owe you a reply to a question from a few days ago?

 

[rebel_conservative]

-22-20s (saw them live, they are good)

-Belle & Sebastian (3rd best band ever after the Smiths and Morrissey solo)

-Hot Hot Heat (didn't like anything except for Bandages)

-Kings Of Leon (class act)

-Razorlight (good first album, but I won't be buying anything by them in the future re: Live8)

 

[Arnold_Philips]

I don't like the idea of indie just being an indie label. cos Britney and Justin are on Jive! lol I think that it is a sound, lo-fi - as you say, under-produced, just defiantly different. hard to describe what it is, but you know it when you hear it, lol.

and btw, do I owe you a reply to a question from a few days ago?

I guess... I don't remember it. I could look back for it, but you know how it goes.

 

[Arnold_Philips]

JT's last album was hot though. Don't get it twisted.

 

[rebel_conservative]

I agree that it was a good album, don't get me wrong. but it was not indie music