The Next Big Thing - is there an underground movement getting ready to explode?
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It seems like mainstream rock is still riding the wave of the type of music that emerged at the beginning of the 90s. It appears like we're in a transitional period right now, though, and the music industry is undergoing a paradigm shift. What will emerge from it? Will there be a new sound, and will a few groups explode in popularity and become the next big thing?
It's been almost two decades since Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden came out of Seattle and helped spur the last great rock music revolution. It seems like were over due for something different.
It's been almost two decades since Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden came out of Seattle and helped spur the last great rock music revolution. It seems like were over due for something different.
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i think record companies are pretty much intent on never letting it happen though.
They want to control who is popular and what we listen to, so we may never see a new music revolution ever again.You can't spell "dumb" without DMB0 -
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the movement has happened and is continuing to happen. I waited 10 plus years for another PJ, Nirvana, Kurt, Eddie etc...
Indie rock is the new movement.
My mistake was thinking the next musical movement, would be one filled with bands singing about teen angst and rage etc...'
I think you have an excitement in the indie rock scene that is similar to what it was like to be someone coming up during the heydey of grunge. You get to see your favorite bands promoted and talked about big time in the media and via websites.
Arcade Fire are the best band in music right now. Both in terms of studio albums, and their live shows. Best band and best live band. period.
The movements here buddy! It just aint longhaired flannel wearing teenage angst singing bands anymore. Times have changed.0 -
radiohead33 wrote:the movement has happened and is continuing to happen. I waited 10 plus years for another PJ, Nirvana, Kurt, Eddie etc...
Indie rock is the new movement.
My mistake was thinking the next musical movement, would be one filled with bands singing about teen angst and rage etc...'
I think you have an excitement in the indie rock scene that is similar to what it was like to be someone coming up during the heydey of grunge. You get to see your favorite bands promoted and talked about big time in the media and via websites.
Arcade Fire are the best band in music right now. Both in terms of studio albums, and their live shows. Best band and best live band. period.
The movements here buddy! It just aint longhaired flannel wearing teenage angst singing bands anymore. Times have changed.
I'm not sure about the movement since the whole business has changed and bands don't even reap profits by selling albums anymore. So you have much more live shows and less bands getting signed to album deals. not sure where this is going actually.
But Arcade Fire is definitely a mature band, I dont see a mainstream movement forming though.Well, do you need a lot of what you've got to survive?0 -
MGMT is the next big thing. They blow Arcade Fire and all the other Indie bands away. This will be the band that breaks through big time and I guarantee it. Their album has about 5 singles on it.
This song is starting to get pretty popular
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRzEjpUmE
This song will be a huge hit in the summer time.
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Matty Boy wrote:MGMT is the next big thing. They blow Arcade Fire and all the other Indie bands away. This will be the band that breaks through big time and I guarantee it. Their album has about 5 singles on it.
This song is starting to get pretty popular
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRzEjpUmE
This song will be a huge hit in the summer time.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SQF8ep-OJLs&feature=related
Sounds like the fuckin Beegee's. This is not the revolution we need. We need some new fuckin guitar Gods!!! We need some real ROCK!!! Where's the fuckin riffs that bring chills from my ass crack to the back of my neck?!?!
How about someone with a decent and inspiring voice? I don't know maybe some of this shit's good to have on when you're starring at a fucking video game screen or scrubbing your balls in the shower but not for rockin' out to.My blog for your boots:
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I'm keeping my eyes on the Post-Islamic Battle Jazz scene."I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"0
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In my opinion, the internet has destroyed any chance of a 'scene'. Scenes are when bands of a similar style stir up in the same area and then burst into the limelight. With the internet, bands are exposed a lot earlier, so now anyone can listen to a new band from any area. There isn't any mysticism about some enigmatic rock bands all coming from a city far far away anymore. I could listen to unsigned bands from all over the world right now, when 10 years ago it'd be pretty much impossible to listen to any unsigned band more than 20 miles away. Without that hype building up in the original area first a scene never really exists. Scenes don't work in the current musical environment. Instead of a build up of hype leading to a big explosion it's merely dissipating the hype steadily over time with no explosion in sight.Paul
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"Indie" is an irrelevent term these days, it doesn't mean what it used to with the advent of mp3's, the internet and satellite radio. Pretty much any band is Indie that isn't signed to one of the conglomerates. "Indie" is not a movement, it's a label now that's every bit as offensive as "Grunge, EMO, Hardcore"...etc. Why does everything have to be fucking labeled, music is music and the good stuff will always be found by somebody.one foot in the door
the other foot in the gutter
sweet smell that they adore
I think I'd rather smother
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Indeed. The difference between Sebadoh's "Gimme Indie Rock" and The Killer's "Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll" pretty much explains the difference between what indie used to mean and what it means now.boxwine_in_hell wrote:"Indie" is an irrelevent term these days, it doesn't mean what it used to with the advent of mp3's, the internet and satellite radio. Pretty much any band is Indie that isn't signed to one of the conglomerates. "Indie" is not a movement, it's a label now that's every bit as offensive as "Grunge, EMO, Hardcore"...etc. Why does everything have to be fucking labeled, music is music and the good stuff will always be found by somebody.Paul
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'07 - Katowice, Wembley, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
'09 - London, Manchester, London
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magikev wrote:Well, I think record companies are on their way out.
No they aren't, they are just ditching bands that demand to have creative control over their art in favor of pop sensations they can sell off by the hit.
Rap and Pop music are going to be the future of the mainstream for a long time to come.
and major labels are going to continue to be behind it. They are selling product. and people are still buying product.
When people want art, that is when things will change. But the way society is now, i really don't expect any musical revolutions coming anytime soon.You can't spell "dumb" without DMB0 -
Indie was always an irrelevant term and it was never a movement. If you can find me a link between a band like Big Black who have been labelled indie and a band like Slowdive who have also been labelled indie that can show ANY sort of evidence of there being a larger movement known as "indie" then I would be very surprised. Indie refers to an artist on an independant label. It has nothing to do with genres or movements.boxwine_in_hell wrote:"Indie" is an irrelevent term these days, it doesn't mean what it used to with the advent of mp3's, the internet and satellite radio. Pretty much any band is Indie that isn't signed to one of the conglomerates. "Indie" is not a movement, it's a label now that's every bit as offensive as "Grunge, EMO, Hardcore"...etc. Why does everything have to be fucking labeled, music is music and the good stuff will always be found by somebody."I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"0 -
Things aren't going badly for the major labels. They still control the market and in the end any shortcomings in finances is going to be ditched onto the bands they sign anyway (the change in contracts means that any new band signing up hardly gets any money from even merch and touring). Indie labels are going to be the ones to really suffer in this musical climate. They have much less control on the market and will find it hard to deal with any financial burdens. So really, if the record labels die out the indie labels will die a lot faster than the majors... which is good news for no one.Paul
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Matty Boy wrote:MGMT is the next big thing. They blow Arcade Fire and all the other Indie bands away. This will be the band that breaks through big time and I guarantee it. Their album has about 5 singles on it.
This song is starting to get pretty popular
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRzEjpUmE
This song will be a huge hit in the summer time.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SQF8ep-OJLs&feature=related
I actually liked those videos. They seem like they are tripping balls on Acid. However I disagree that they blow Arcade Fire out of the water. MGMT is practically emotionless compared to Arcade Fire.10/31/2000 (****)
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Jeremy1012 wrote:Indie was always an irrelevant term and it was never a movement. If you can find me a link between a band like Big Black who have been labelled indie and a band like Slowdive who have also been labelled indie that can show ANY sort of evidence of there being a larger movement known as "indie" then I would be very surprised. Indie refers to an artist on an independant label. It has nothing to do with genres or movements.
In the early to mid 1980's Indie was a movement. It was the Do It Yourself mentality because these bands thought they had no hope or desire of signing a record deal so they made their own record companies and they cross promoted with fellow "Indie" labels. Then the majors started buying up the Indies in a feeding frenzy and pretty much killed any semblance of a movement.one foot in the door
the other foot in the gutter
sweet smell that they adore
I think I'd rather smother
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That's like saying that every band that allows their music to be priced by the consumer is also part of a movement. Bands do things off their own bat as well you know. Indie was never a specific thing. I'm pretty sure that most of the 80s 'indie' bands just considered themselves bands doing their own thing and couldn't give a shit about what they were labelled.boxwine_in_hell wrote:In the early to mid 1980's Indie was a movement. It was the Do It Yourself mentality because these bands thought they had no hope or desire of signing a record deal so they made their own record companies and they cross promoted with fellow "Indie" labels. Then the majors started buying up the Indies in a feeding frenzy and pretty much killed any semblance of a movement."I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"0 -
God I hope the future isn't Arcade Fire cause they stink."I don't believe in PJ fans but I believe there is something, not too sure what." - Thoughts_Arrive0
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GO listen to Godsmack then!Danimal wrote:God I hope the future isn't Arcade Fire cause they stink.
haha jk bro, what do you listen too?0 -
Matty Boy wrote:MGMT is the next big thing. They blow Arcade Fire and all the other Indie bands away. This will be the band that breaks through big time and I guarantee it. Their album has about 5 singles on it.
This song is starting to get pretty popular
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRzEjpUmE
This song will be a huge hit in the summer time.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SQF8ep-OJLs&feature=related
I agree actually.. I'm just glad I was there to see their start0 -
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