Posted on October 31, 2009 by B.G. Smith
We the Indie Music fans of the world have a duty. The world we’re leaving for our children is in terrible peril! While the media has pumped us full of Save he Whales, Save the O-Zone, and Save the world from the likes of John and Kate, there is a much more threatening evil on [...]
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Posted on July 17, 2008 by B.G. Smith
I’ve been thinking about this one for quite some time…music, especially Indie music, is about more than just the music. It’s about the words. It’s about the singer. The genius of Indie is that each band has a distinct personality, that evades the normal “Write about the same thing” nonsense you hear on mainstream radio. [...]
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Posted on July 9, 2008 by B.G. Smith
You know, the longer I listen to Indie music, the more I realize that listening to an Indie album is about the complete experience. You don’t buy an album for one song…you want to put the album in and listen to the whole thing.
But then again, the more I listen to Indie, the more I [...]
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