tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820922827324130676.post7847318771196694221..comments2022-04-02T08:24:26.517+08:00Comments on Colonial Mental: I Know It's OverAlex Almariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302065564164893886noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820922827324130676.post-80771018512996655472014-05-15T11:28:34.068+08:002014-05-15T11:28:34.068+08:00Its not that indie music is dead. Its just that it...Its not that indie music is dead. Its just that its cool cache is no longer the domain of a few. I remember years ago taking pride (and a little bit of hubris) that I listen to unknown (to many) cool bands and artist. Our little cabal would take pride that we are cooler than thou; with your Rick Astley and Spandau Ballet or even your Tears for Fears.<br />Then came the internet, itunes, piracy, and coming soon to a computer or ipod near you (if it has arrived already) on demand MUSIC STREAMING 24/7. Your cool band and cool cache that you covet so much is just a blog away from being everyones Justin Beiber or Snow Patrol album. Time machine anyone?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913382771390252591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820922827324130676.post-464674533125215052014-04-28T09:40:55.777+08:002014-04-28T09:40:55.777+08:00Hi anon,
Your opinion is exactly why this essay e...Hi anon,<br /><br />Your opinion is exactly why this essay exists. It isn't a manifesto in any way - it's a personal essay, written in complete awareness of its subjectivity.<br /><br />The whole point of the essay is that I don't really care about industry definitions - indie is something that is personal to me. My writing is centered around the idea that music - or all art, for that matter - is a personal experience. Those "red herrings" and "hasty generalizations" you mention are my (admittedly) limited and specific point of view. This essay is not saying "hey guys, this is what all of you should think!" This essay is 100% about my experience with music and 0% about groupthink.<br /><br />I understand your sentiments. Attitudes towards music have changed and there's nothing I can do about it. My elders also complained about my music in the early 90s and the cycle just goes on and on. My objective side knows that this was all inevitable and that no one is really doing anything wrong - it's just evolution.<br /><br />But this essay was a cathartic, self-indulgent rant by my subjective side. We can't deny that something has been lost, just as we can't deny that these are exciting times for the current generation.<br /><br />But this essay has to be myopic. The most effective way I can describe that loss is by doing so from an insular place.Alex Almariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302065564164893886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820922827324130676.post-91287391241195712342014-04-28T00:07:23.589+08:002014-04-28T00:07:23.589+08:00You can't declare "indie is dead" be...You can't declare "indie is dead" being said so many times without even one attribution. Everybody knows that Kanye and Katy Perry are not indie artists. Who said they are? Indie has always referred to the means of production, marketing, etc. That Kanye is being celebrated by many indie publications does not make him indie. Being indie is not "inherently subjective". It is foremost an artist-side term, not audience-side. That it is "different" is in fact a mere byproduct of being against the market winds, which tend to favor the prevailing direction.<br /><br />In what world are Autre Ne Veut and especially Grimes "iTunes-shuffle retro"? I could forgive the retro-bashing but for the reverence for “Unliving” as "indestructible" -- which in your own words "went even deeper into 1991".<br /><br />As your many posts make clear, indie for you is a refuge for nostalgia and a semblance of cultural possession. You pine for the 90s when only uncool kids enjoyed indie. That it is being enjoyed now by a wider audience should be cause for celebration, not resentment. The reasons for their appreciation are no less valid than yours. And you seem to be mistaking the liberalization of information about indie for the loss of relevance of the term. You lay all these sentiments out by throwing red herrings, hasty generalizations, or herrings about generalizations. Who cares about your misery? Life is miserable, but not without fun and a little pretense.<br /><br />Btw, Pitchfork never "championed" Odd Future. And the quality of your writing, which smacks of resentfulness and bitterness, doesn't compare to theirs. anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438892866112223996noreply@blogger.com