The Meaning Of 'Indie'?

[Cooby]

^ Agree

And indie is also used by those people who "hate mainstream" to label their favorite bands -_-

[Nel]

Originally Posted by finewine

The word "indie" has lost its meaning in the last couple of years.

yes it has. too many bands wrongly throw that word around

Originally Posted by Cooby

Franz Ferdinand and Interpol are considered Indie and they have a lot of distribution and a fine contract

yeah because people who consider them indie are morons

[Cooby]

^ Yeah, they're not exactly indie... x)

It sounds weird but... is it possible thay they're developing something called "commercial indie"?

[finewine]

Indie bands should stay indie. When they go mainstream the labels end up changing their sound, image, EVERYTHING.
In the other hand, some big "indie" bands are still on independent labels yet they have a distribution deal with major labels. Like Death Cab For Cutie, The All American Rejects, etc.

[Vin]

Listen, in the end, all 'performers' want to be recognized, whether they admit it or not. If a major record company discovers you and says, "Sign this multi-million dollar contract and your music will be received worldwide." What is your answer? Would one have to change their entire style? Maybe, maybe not. Celebrities are made, not born.

...Vin

[finewine]

Of course they do, I guess that's their goal. And some of them just don't wanna be "celebrities"

[Nel]

Originally Posted by finewine

Indie bands should stay indie. When they go mainstream the labels end up changing their sound, image, EVERYTHING.
In the other hand, some big "indie" bands are still on independent labels yet they have a distribution deal with major labels. Like Death Cab For Cutie, The All American Rejects, etc.

yeah, I think the more money a label has invested in you, the less artistic decisions you have.

Originally Posted by Cooby

is it possible thay they're developing something called "commercial indie"?

I certainly hope not

Originally Posted by Cooby

Most indie movies participate in festivals because they're more artistic, less mainstream and less selling-oriented, that's it

I've been to a couple of film festivals in NYC a few times, and I have never seen so much shameless promoting from indie filmmakers to get people and film critics to see their movies. Those festivals are always crazy. By the looks of it, they all want their movies to go mainstream and get a big distributor to back them.

In Cannes, I hear it's much worse. People go through crazy lengths to be heard. And a lot of independent filmmakers where fuming when Sony premiered the DaVinci Code there because it took the attention away from a lot of the indie films people were struggling to promote.

I dunno, I don't think any aspiring filmmaker wants to be obscure. They all want the popularity and good reviews to earn a reputation, gain a bigger budget, and get better actors so that they are able to make movies they really see in their heads.

So I agree with Vin in his last post :-)

Just my opinion though All my favorite movies are mainstream, lol

[ONE TRICK DI]

Really Some Groups Want Be "indie" Like (in Principles) The Strokes Was A "indie" Group But The Fame Returned "more" Comercials!!!

[billerr]

Great thread, always wondered what indie means.... now it's all clear...

Originally Posted by Vin

Listen, in the end, all 'performers' want to be recognised, whether they admit it or not. If a major record company discovers you and says, "Sign this multi-million dollar contract and your music will be received worldwide." What is your answer? Would one have to change their entire style? Maybe, maybe not. Celebrities are made, not born.

Couldn't 've put it any better...

[Cooby]

^ I'm agree too, but some artists lose their coolness and their style comes so... common

Though, I enjoy a lot of mainstream music that has always being mainstream like Lindsay Lohan or Ashlee Simpson