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Topic subjectRE: "Indie" in 2012 = ?
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2741683, RE: "Indie" in 2012 = ?
Posted by howisya, Tue Sep-18-12 03:15 PM
>What does it actually mean these days?
>
>It started as "independent", a term to describe groups that
>were unsigned.

disagreed... artists on indie labels, labels not considered one of the "majors"... and then people further excluded "indie" labels and artists distributed by majors


>The "indie"
>scene grew into an exclusive club of hipsters that appreciated
>all things ironic.

so like the dadaists?


>The term means everything and nothing.

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