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3 unusual facts about independent music


Cruel to Be Young

Cruel to Be Young is indie band Jonezetta's second full-length album, which was released on September 16, 2008 through Tooth & Nail Records.

Horsecore: An Unrelated Story That's Time Consuming

Horsecore: An Unrelated Story That's Time Consuming is the independently released debut album by the Houston, Texas based death/thrash metal band Dead Horse.

Not Sokute

Not Sokute is an EP containing five songs and the debut release by French indie singer-songwriter SoKo.


BETA Records TV

The series showcases at least three acoustic artist videos from the world of Indie rock, Independent music, Alternative rock and College rock.

Blankey Jet City

Their final live performance was at the Fuji Rock Festival on July 28, 2000, with the announcement that they wish to pursue indie careers.

Bosque Brown

Bosque Brown is an American indie band from the music town of Denton, Texas.

Claus Zundel

He has created several worldwide successful musical projects, most notable Sacred Spirit and B-Tribe (sold 20 million. copies combined), as well as more Indie projects such as "Moroccan Spirit", "Classical Spirit", "Divine Works", Ancient Spirit and his latest project "Tango Jointz".

Enerate

They are based in the Inner West region of Sydney, Australia. The Band is currently not signed to a commercial label, and have been releasing material under the independent group "Big Big Records".

It Was This or Football

It Was This or Football was the intended debut album by British ska and indie band Kid British.

Jeff Muendel

He currently works as an SEO and Online Marketing consultant, and currently holds the position of Director of Marketing at Broadjam.com, a social media website focused on independent music.

Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over

"Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over" was a 1995 single by the English indie band The Charlatans, released from their self-titled fourth album.

Kamar Gelap

Kamar Gelap (Dark Room) is the second album by Indonesian independent music band Efek Rumah Kaca.

Our House Is Dadless

Our House Is Dadless is the fourth single by British Ska and Indie band Kid British.

Pure 107.8FM

Pure radio has mainstream programming during the day and community-focused shows in the evening cover topics such as sexuality, aging and health, as well as specialist music shows including classic 60s, indie, funk, punk, soul and blues.

Side-Line

Side-line was started in 1989 by two university students David Noiret and Seba Dolimont, who noticed that there was a distinctive lack of media interest in the independent music scene, and especially a lack of coverage in the darkwave, dark electro, endzeit, gothic, gothic metal and electro industrial genres.

Stretch That Skull Cover and Smile

Stretch That Skull Cover and Smile is the third album by indie artist Cub Country.

Tarte

Tarte is the debut studio album from the American indie and dark cabaret artist, Majandra Delfino, who releases records under the name Majandra.

The Old Bar

The venue continues to host many independent local, Australian and international acts, including Blag Dahlia (The Dwarves), Charlie Parr, Okkerville River, Graveyard Train, C.W. Stoneking, Six Ft Hick, The Nation Blue, The Meanies, Children Collide, Delaney Davidson, Mikelangelo & The Tin Star, Spod, Little John, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Kim Salmon, and Dave Graney.

The Sicks

The Sicks is the first music release by American Independent and dark cabaret singer Majandra Delfino, who releases records under the name 'Majandra'.

The Virginia Belles

Completely student-run, the Belles continue to perform an eclectic range of vocal music from oldies and classic rock to indie and R&B.

Things the Grandchildren Should Know

Things the Grandchildren Should Know is an autobiographic book by Mark Oliver Everett who is the front man of the independent rock band Eels.

United Musicians

United Musicians is an independent music collective founded by Aimee Mann, Michael Penn and Michael Hausman.


see also

23 Envelope

During this time, they created a distinct visual identity for the British independent music label 4AD through their record sleeve designs for bands such as Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and This Mortal Coil.

Beachcomber's Windowsill

Early versions of the album sold at some Independent Music stores in the UK also included a 7" vinyl single containing two live versions of tracks from the album recorded at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford on the 30th of October 2009.

Carnival Recording Company

Carnival Recording Company is an American independent record label founded in 2005 as an extension of Carnival Music, an independent music publishing company in Nashville, TN.

Fresh Garbage

Fresh Garbage, known to some as simply "Fresh" or "The garbage shop" and named after the lead track on the first album by US 1960s group Spirit; is an independent music merchandise store based in 24 Rosemary Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Fuuse

Fuuse is an independent music, arts and film production company founded by Norwegian artist, (film and music maker) Deeyah.

Giant Electric Pea

Giant Electric Pea was formed in 1992 by Michael Holmes, Thomas Waber (also founder of European independent music labels, Inside Out Music and Superball Music), Laurence Dyer and Martin Orford.

Gravity Euphonic

In late 2008, the band announced that they had signed to the independent music label, Radio-Active-Music.

Gringo Records

Gringo Record's lengthy regional importance and influence was recognised with its nomination in 2013 for Best Small Label at the national AIM Independent Music Awards.

Harmonia Mundi

Harmonia Mundi is an independent music record label founded in Paris, France in 1958 by Bernard Coutaz.

Independent Music Group

Between 2004 and 2011, the Independent Music Group represented the publishing catalog of the American songwriter Alexander Perls.

Indie Rock Chess Federation

Launched in early 2008 by members of independent music powerhouse West Indian Girl, in conjunction with Lusso Labs,LLC, the IRCF is currently run by West Indian Girl bass player, Francis Ten.

Jeff Oster

In December 2007, one of the songs from True, the composition "Saturn Calling", written and arranged by Oster, and mixed by engineers Bruce Swedien and Corin Nelsen, won the Best New Age Song award at the 2008 Independent Music Awards.

K. J. Singh

His latest venture is ‘Asli Music’, an independent music label launched with the production of a spiritual album ‘ik On’kãr’ featuring Harshdeep Kaur.

Kendal Calling

Kendal Calling is an independent music festival held annually at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District, Cumbria.

Megatone Records

Megatone Records was an independent music label created in San Francisco in 1981 by Patrick Cowley and Marty Blecman.

Mile End, Montreal

In 2005, Mile End was described in several music magazines, notably Spin and Pitchfork Media, as the heart of the independent music scene in Montreal.

Mountain Landis

Mountain Landis record label, American independent music enterprise, based in California (Oakland) and New York (Brooklyn), which gained notoriety in 2006 with release of The Shot Heard 'Round the World's CD, Ten Songs for Town and Country CD

SPY Records

SPY Records was a New York based independent music label created in 1977 by John Cale and Jane Friedman.

Stranded: The Secret History of Australian Independent Music 1977–1991

Stranded: The Secret History of Australian Independent Music 1977–1991 is a book about the Australian independent music scene from 1979 until 1991, as written by author and music journalist Clinton Walker.

The Letters Organize

Their sound earned them recognition in the independent music scene, playing with bands such as Vaux and the SXSW festival.

The Paper Scissors

The album was featured as Album of The Week on Sydney's influential FBi Radio as well as receiving regular airplay on Californian StationKCRW which is considered "one of the most influential independent music radio stations around the globe"KCRW Wiki.

The Union Trade

An early and leading member of the Bay Area post-rock scene, The Union Trade is also the founding band of San Francisco independent music label, Tricycle Records.

Thotakura Venkata Raju

His debut film as independent music director was Tingu Ranga (1952) directed by B. A. Subba Rao.