Music Project- Indie

New Indie: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=107443193
MySpace Girl
by Bubble Boy

Middle Indie: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=1244976
Don't Cry Out
by Shiny Toy Guns

Older Indie: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=20745745
Familiar Ceiling
by Phil Spector



Indie-- also known as independent artists and record labels-- has been played and recorded for as long as popular music has been. Though some indie musicians were frowned upon by major record industries and others, these musicians weren't in the business to make tons of money but to play what they were passionate about. And really isn't that what music is all about?

The thought behind indie, or alternative music, is that the musician has the freedom to play and write music that is completely genuine unlike some Pop bands that will play anything for a bag of gold. It really wasn't until the mid-1900s that indie song writers began popping up every where. Now there are hundreds of bands classified as indie.

Indie was first sparked after punk rock in the UK during the 1970's. They were bands supported by small independent labels; this is why they were classified as indie because they were on independent labels. They gained their popularity from the independent magazines; their music was popular among a small group of music lovers. Indie rock music was inspired by punk music, '60s pop music and counterculture, and occasionally electronic music and European pop. One of the first indie bands to become successful was The Smiths; their music influenced other Brit pop bands during that time. In the US indie was classified as music that branched off from alternative that was inspired by movements from 1970's and early 1980's. Also indie music was associated with abrasive, distortion-heavy sounds. Then in the 1990's in the UK indie music was connected to mainstream music as a result they got commercial success. During this time many indie bands were signed to major record companies or major independent companies were bought by major record companies. So during that time the label "indie" was applied to commercial guitar pop. During the same time in the US, the events were quite similar to the ones happening in the UK. Then in 2000 the indie music attracted many college students so bands like Silversun Pickups, The Kooks, etc offered to play shows for free to gain recognization. It may seem ridiculous to some people that the bands aren't signing with major labels but that shows that they aren't there for the money and they are just out to have fun, do what they love, and share that with the rest of the world.

http://fluff.info/blog/arch/00000158.htm

cover song:
http://www.jamglue.com/search?category=All+of+Jamglue&query=Kooks
Seaside
by The Kooks

We chose to use The Seaside because of its simple but beautiful lyrics and music. The kooks are a great example of one of the many indie bands to make it big in the 21st century. The Kooks made it big in 2004 after playing free concerts at colleges and universities. The song, The Seaside, we believe was inspired by the the lead singers home town, the Yorkshire seaside town of Saltburn.

With all of us soon to be leaving for college I know I personally can relate to loving my home town and all the memories I have had hear.

Seaside - The Kooks
Tabbed by: Alex Branchini
Tuning:EADGBED
#m F#
Do you want to go to the seaside?
B# C#
I'm not trying to say that everybody wants to go
D#m F#
I fell in love at the seaside
B# C# G# F#
I handled my charm with time and slight of hand
D#m F#
Do you want to go to the seaside?
B# C#
I'm not trying to say that everybody wants to go
D#m F#
I fell in love at the seaside
B# C# G# F#
She handled her charm with time and slight of hand
D#m B# C#
But i'm just trying to love you any kind of way
D#m B# C# G#
But i find it hard to love you girl when your far away ... away