What is Indie Music?

Question

Also, can you name some bands that could be classed as Indie music??

Answer 1

The term indie is short for "independent" and refers to artistic creations outside the commercial mainstream, without the support of a major record label, major movie studio, or other source of a large budget. For example,

Independent film
Indie (music)
Indie (culture)
Indie radio
Independent record label
Independent soda
Indie gaming
Indie role-playing game
The independent circuit of professional wrestling promotions
Indie may also refer to:

The Independent, a British newspaper.
Division of Indi, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria
Indy
East Indies
West Indies
Indiana Jones

bands such as; Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, Libertines, The Killers

Answer 2

In my area, the music buffs recognise Indie as such...

Independent record labels – either strictly independent, or an independent subdivision of a larger label. In the 1980’s there was an entire genre called indie, which was an affectionate name for British alternative rock. Back then, indie labels and bands were fiercely anti-mainstream. The Indie scene was concerned about preserving their unique sound, which was unknown to most of the public and ignored largely by radio. And true to their form, many artistes rarely featured their photos on albums, preferring obscure artwork.

Factory Records – home to Joy Division and New Order.

Sub Pop – first home to Nirvana, before they went major.

Mute – home to Depeche Mode.

Note: my references are really old school, so do bear with me.

Answer 3

Not signed to a big label yet.
Green Day used to be Indie when they were with lookout records (a small label)
then they signed with Warner and were not Indie anymore they became mainstream. Some people called them sell outs. But usually when an Indie band gets an offer from a major label, they take it to further their career!

Answer 4

Indie is any band that is signed to an independant record label.

Answer 5

Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks- bands like that are Indie. (I luv indie music)

Answer 6

The killers are indie

Answer 7

Basically any band you haven't heard on mainstream radio, so that would count out the Arctic Monkeys et al....

Some indies:

Architecture in Helsinki
Sleater-Kinney
The Unicorns
Belle & Sebastian's earlier stuff

Answer 8

indie = independent

their probably not on really big commerical record lables

bands

the stokes
emanuel
the stills
boy kill boy

Answer 9

modern psycodelia rock Beck I would say moderate indie

Answer 10

i do no longer understand in case you will like them yet besides. Lie interior the sound with the aid of trespassers William ( i like that music).violet easy with the aid of raised with the aid of swans. And mazzy celeb are an fairly stable band, i do no longer think of they are indie (mazzy celeb) yet they sound equivalent to tres passers william.