Independent music
 

From Joy Division to Pulp,from The Killers to The Arctic Monkeys,are you a Pixie fan or are you mad for it like Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses.

Although most bands nowadays are on major labels,but its the music that counts.

Independent music (often shortened to indie music or indie) is music produced independently from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term indie is sometimes also used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop); as a genre term, "indie" may include music that is not independently produced, and most independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre, and usually create music that can be categorized into other genres.

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
 

Pulp - Common People
 

The Hives Walk Idiot Walk
 

Biffy Clyro - Who's Got A Match?
 

Blur - Parklife
 

Happy Mondays - Step on
 

The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
 

The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbOx8TyvUmI

It's hard to put your finger on what Indie is these days, because as you say most labels are owned by the majors now anyway. I was never into Madchester and all the casual/baggies and I couldn't have cared less about Blur Vs Oasis but I was into 7" Singles and tapes and going to gigs of bands I'd barely heard of before and watch them develop into something much bigger.

I had a big thing for the 4AD record label as well :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsduHmjQlgI

Something fairly modern that I enjoy which is 'Indie'