The History of Indie Rock: Part 3

Ongoing History of New Music

Curiouscast

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

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🗓️ 20 June 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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There was a time when indie music was ignored by most people…the thinking was that if the music was any good, then it would have been picked up and released by a major label… And there was some merit to that argument…there was a time when the major labels—back when there were six or seven of them—scooped up all the best stuff…they could afford to take those kinds of chances back then…the indie labels were, for the most part, left with the dregs… I know, I know…that sounds shortsighted, elitist and unfair…but there really was that imbalance in quality—generally speaking, anyway… Indie and alternative music was looked upon as the domain of weirdos and outliers—stuff that just wasn’t good enough for everyone to enjoy… For the musicians who made that kind of music, the labels that distributed it and the fans that enjoyed it, that was fine…they were penned off in their own little parallel universe, free to do things as they pleased… So this music lived in its little petri dish and grew…and grew…and grew…and by the time we got to the early 90s, no one was in a position to ignore anything… This is part three of the history of indie music… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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