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   8/19/09

   AquilusDomini

   independant label...that's what makes it Indie or if the band started out independant but then later went with a well known publisher/recording company.

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   8/19/09

   neo1962

   Are you really Trent Lane?

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      8/19/09

      TrentLane

      Are you really neo?
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      8/19/09

      neo1962

      Is this really blogcatalog?
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   8/19/09

   footiam

   I thought it's music from India!

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      8/19/09

      varun67

      I think its 'indi pop OR indi music' ,refering to indian music.not 'indie music'
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      8/19/09

      iratedog

      LOL!! Oh I laughed...
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   8/19/09

   Maladjusted

   I'm tempted to say: lack of money, and radio play but that sounds too cynical. I think I'll duck the question in favour of an anecdote.
   
   I was once in a record store that had a section called 'pop' that included virtually every band/album you could think of. There was then a section labelled 'alternative/indie' that had ONE CD in it.
   For some reason it was by "God Speed you Black Emperor."

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   8/19/09

   Rainhat

   Depends. Indie can be a kind of genre of music, like indie rock or indie pop, or it can simply mean that the band is independent, i.e. not signed or backed by a big record label.
   The big labels tend to want to sell as much as possible and therefore get involved in the production of the music to make it more sellable, keep the copyrights for the music, etc. (though there are exceptions, of course), whereas smaller indie labels care less about money and more about the music, giving the band more freedom to do their thing, usually letting the band keep all the rights.

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   8/19/09

   lotusb

   Indie is typically an artist or artists that are either unsigned or signed to an indie label. An indie label is a record company that in self funded mostly local and not widely marketed or funded through larger corporations.
   
   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_record_label

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   8/19/09

   JamCan

   Its independent artists....I used to manage an Indie band, until they got signed. YAAY!

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   8/19/09

   sergeyrusak

   Music which is not for everyone ear. Bands who want to keep status quo and keep popularity withing sertain community without going pop. Examples: Velvet Undeground, The Pixies, Sonic Youth... You can even add some big names here like: R.E.M. or Death Cab for Cutie since this bands stick to their style and don't follow modern trends.

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   8/19/09

   cuttingedgedjs

   Indie is a funny term. Always thought of it as alternative or underground, just the most current term incarnation.

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    8/19/09

    amybyrd21

    www.facebook.com/iTunes?v=app_74561238314
    
    Free 20 song iTunes Indie Spotlight sampler
    
    I am downloading it now I have never heared any of it before so I am intrested.

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    8/19/09

    flamingpoodle

    It's when a big record company releases a new band under a different logo so kids won't know they're actually on a big label. As a genre, you can file it under bands who sound like The Cure or The Smiths.

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