Comments on: Empowering the Fans! A Paradigm Shift in Indie Music Promotion!

By: Fire

Fire — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:06:24 +0000

Bottom line. Pure Volume http://www.purevolume.com/ has the best indie band info, downloads and ease of use to find new artists and explore new types of music. Check 'em out.

By: zdarkmind

zdarkmind — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:59:26 +0000

ralppi1 you are so fuckin stupid. and all other people that say that indie means unsigned bands and shit. indie is a rock genre you stupid fucks! search for indie rock and you’ll see. google is your friend douchebags

By: playahata888

playahata888 — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:44:33 +0000

Enjoy indie music : )

Then come to youtube . com / machiinate for some of the indie best mixes to come !!

By: SDC910

SDC910 — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:41:16 +0000

Indie music was originally music that was produced independently. Now, however, times have changed and it commonly refers to music that has a similar sound to those few bands that were “indie” (as the original meaning suggests). Also, Arctic Monkeys and Bloc Party are both bands that are borderline indie. And finally, what difference does it make? I like music, and a lot of it tends to be indie. But I don’t like it just cause it’s cool. I don’t ONLY like indie, and, unlike you, I like music

By: LongLiveJonasXx

LongLiveJonasXx — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:27:13 +0000

haha

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:31:02 +0000

Toronto

By: hannahf37

hannahf37 — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:13:33 +0000

travis
pantera
the strokes
machine head
arctic monkeys
lamb of god
kings of leon
devildriver
hot hot heat
deftones
the killers
sepultura
white lies
system of a down
bury your dead
megadeth
down
trivium
avenged sevenfold
eighteen visions
biffy clyro
kingdom of sorrow
hatebreed
kasabian
36 crazyfists
in flames
snowpatrol

By: MRCrabbyChickenOscar

MRCrabbyChickenOscar — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:31:58 +0000

Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) is better I think

By: Lucille

Lucille — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:02:59 +0000

What's the focus of the mag? Networking/promotion, coverage/festival listings, classifieds, subculture identity, etc? With that in mind, you may come up with a more specific name.
Think about this: Say the mag is all about promotion and meeting people and getting the unknown bands known. You got a regular column about grassroots and renegade promotion. One that profiles the best local gig joints nationwide. An article about what to look for in a replacement drummer. You've got dreams of getting an affiliation relationship with well known agencies. You've got extensive well-organized classifieds in the back pages. So what's the name? The Bricks. As in, "hit the bricks, get out of the garage and get some damn gigs." You go to your favorite newstand, "Hey! The latest Bricks come out yet?" Not the most invocative of the music scene, but if the content is quality, it'll be memorable. Think about your focus and go from there.
Of yours, I like:
Amplified – Simple. Telling.
imuse – I like it. Maybe not for an indie music mag per se, but could definitely work.
Mic-life – Direct. You know what you're getting. Lacks a bit of poetry, but it isn't too outlandish either. Even tends to stir the memory of Life magazine, which was a household name for decades, but with a decent bit of individuality as well. Even plays to the subculture identity theory of "if you don't know, I'm not telling" when people who don't know of it say instead of .Probably my favorite of these.
Chords – Too specific. Sounds more like a music theory mag.
Retropolitan – good word. not for this mag, though, unless you've got a bent I'm unaware of. Write it down and use it somewhere. Album title, if nothing else.

Other possibilities:
Gignation
Indie Pulse (Edit: Scratch this one. Already used for several properties, music and otherwise)
something with "sharp" or "flat" in it.
Extension Chord
Reverberations
Ear Candy

By: pocketocrisps

pocketocrisps — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:52:14 +0000

panda bear. woot, woot.