The History of Indie Rock: Part 1

Ongoing History of New Music

Curiouscast

Music History, History, Music, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

4.8 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

We’re going to spend a couple of programs tracing the history of “indie rock” and why music that has come up through these ranks has become to important to not just alternative rock but today’s rock’n’roll in general… Our story is of the records and the artists—but it’s also of the labels and the people behind them…you can’t tell one part of the story and not the other… But what are we really talking about?...what, exactly, is “indie rock?”…tough one, so we’ll have to unpack this carefully… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Alan, and I just wanted to let you know that you can now listen to the ongoing
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0:09.3	Hi, this is Alan Cross.
0:11.1	Welcome to the ongoing history of new music podcast, our weekly exploration of the
0:15.6	stories and characters that made modern music what it is today.
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1:02.2	If there's one term that's misunderstood, it's indie rock or indie music.
1:07.7	You ask 10 different people, and you'll get 10 different definitions.
1:11.4	Watch.
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