World Music Day: Heard of it?
[Yet another post from Elisa F.G. If I’d known about this, I would have baked a cake or something.- AC] Every year on June 21st the entire world meets on common ground for
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Indie
Have you noticed this new strange trend with vocals in songs?
One of the most maddening things about music over the quarter century (well, for me, anyway) is The Loudness Wars this insane practice of making the apparent volume of music louder by adding
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If you love NYC indie rock, then you’ll need to see this indie rock
After years of not much going on, the indie scene in New York City exploded at the end of the 90s thanks to bands like The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the
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A “streamy history” of indie rock in the aughts
It’s been a while, but we have a new graphic from Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored. What indie and alternative bands from the 00’s have done the best with streaming in Canada? Here’s
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Random music news for Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Happy 57th birthday, Axl Rose. And now for music news on February 6, 2019. A Foo Fighter got hurt and shows have been canceled. Which Foo? And what happened? No one is saying.
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Need Some Seasonal Listening? Dine Alone Records Released Their 2017 Summer Sampler
When was the last time somebody made you a mixtape? OK, a label sharing a promotional sampler may not be exactly the same thing, but it’s still something! Toronto-based indie label Dine Alone
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Sunday Service: Our 15 ReverbNation Picks of the Week
It’s Sunday and that means it’s time for our ReverbNation picks of the week! 1) The Institution “Ships of Tarnish” Formed in 2004, San Francisco’s The Institution has been playing together for over a
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 732: Indie vs. Alternative vs. Major
We need to talk. Too many people are using the terms “indie,” “alternative” and “major label” incorrectly. Not that they’re to blame, though. The definitions of these words have become…complicated, so it’s time
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Canada Is About to Get a New Indie Music Chart
For years, one of the more interesting things to watch in the UK was the country’s indie music charts. It was here where one could learn about the cool non-mainstream stuff that had
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Who’s More Open-Minded About Music: Indie Fans or Pop Fans? Who are the Bigger Snobs?
Fans of indie music are often portrayed as snobbish hipsters, people who believe that their tastes in music are more sophisticated, nuanced and refined. The idea is that the can somehow listen better
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The Most Massive 90s-Themed Alt-Rock Playlist EVER
Hats off to whoever Naxuu is, a Medium user who has carefully constructed an 800 song, 55 hour playlist featuring alt-rock/indie songs from the 90s, all in chronological order. The playlists are broken
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