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'

And this was what I was doing back in 1996... I was obsessed by this band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T80NHOb0Wi0

I saw Bis support Garbage at Manchester Apollo.

I would have really enjoyed that! Was that when Garbage were still playing theatre sized venues because I think Bis would have been totally lost on an arena stage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uopu3TzLB08

I had a thing for these girls as well!

Yeah the Apollo is 3500 capacity.

To be honest. Bis sucked!

magazine - shot by both sides
 

Kasabian - Vlad the Impaler
 

Swervedriver - Rave Down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-540w4baJQ

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

From one of the best indie albums to ever come out (imo)

Adam & The Ants - Zerøx
 

This was no1 in the official uk indie charts for 3 weeks way back in 1981.

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

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
 

This was No 1 Official UK Indie charts for 10 weeks from 5 July.1980

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuuObGsB0No

Love the WB logo on the Joy Division video.

How Indie can you get? :pound:

I do remember your opening statement on the thread Inspector, still it amuses me though. :nod:

Renée & Renato - Save Your Love
 

Renée & Renato - Save Your Love spent 3 weeks from December 25 1982 in
UK Official Indie Chart.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7EnYrW0oQM

Bauhaus - She's In Parties
 

Bauhaus - She's In Parties

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxqq5vahHKk

Ahem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXG3S-mZGJM

He also wrote this "indie" classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vgcYBwyw28


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7nwIj9V5Og

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isi4FYDFfps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fPjpv8TVb4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Kt8rzs_Ws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6wo3PI0ZdE

and not least at all, one of the first independent singles, in this context anyhow....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFJ71w_ez6Y

Enjoy!!

Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers Motorhead
 

Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers spent 1 week at no1 on 6 December 1980.

Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers is an EP by the band Motörhead, released 27 November 1980, on Big Beat Records, who are a extension of Chiswick Records.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Qzb-tuwbY

A quick Q for the Inspector.

Do you know of any Indie compilations that you can recommend featuring the best - singles - of the late 80's / 90's bands - Soup Dragons, Primal Scream, James, Saint Etienne - that sort of thing?

There is certainly plenty of 80's Indie comp,best being by Ministry Of Sound,plus some of the cheaper Tesco ones,but very little that includes the early 90's as far as I can see,but ill keep an EYE open for one.

Thanks. I was looking at the MOS one just now on Amazon. I think i'll get that.

Just come in from the summer house where i was drinking JD on the rocks and American beer by candlelight whilst listening to Primal Scream's utterly brilliant Screamadelica.

One of my most cherished albums of all time.

Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven
 

Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven 8 April 1989 4 weeks no1 official uk indie charts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHC9HE7vazI

We were witchy witchy white women - Electric Six
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY2HXXeuS2I

:rockon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu6m1ylEruA

I had the biggest crush on Louise Wener and Justine Frischmann

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ie4x8hWYYE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wkYocRVnYc

I was just thinking 'I don't remember this video being so shit' but then Toby Jones pops up as the lead protagonist :lol:

Oasis - Fade Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMy-pTscB78