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  • "indie means you wear vans and a snapback!" says the little teeny bopper

  • Very useful to explain in three minutes the concept of "Indie" music, because it includes people talking using different accents.

  • "Indie" is as simple as deciding yourself what you want to make.

    No one will tell you "this is no good, do something else" or "change this, and that".

    Bastion was distributed by Warner games, but it's still an Indie game because they made the game they wanted, how they wanted.

    That's relatively easy with digitally-distributed media. But for physical stuff like CDs, printed media, etc, being Indie is quite harder. There's always someone telling: "Change this so it will sell more".

  • Looks cool.

  • this is incredible. I hate halo 3 and gears of war is terrible. Hudson still makes the best games but if they go out of business im rejecting my posing label and doing my routine UNSIGNED!!!!!

  • @wippudaeu im still having trouble with yunna, thats why i stayed here this weekend, any help?

  • @JDilla2812 yes i can help. Dont try to call me or facebook me cause thats way too mainstream. I have a telegraph or you can send me a letter but getting toned is really easy. You drink a little water, eat no carbs and do way too many sit ups with less than bodyweight

  • @wippudaeu No thats not the problem, my contest is in 2 days and im over carbed already, im looking for a guy by the name of wango syntherano, to buy some cargo from for ya know my contest?

  • I hate indie suckers. they try not to conform that much that they actually do conform. you dont wanna conform then keep yourself isolated from the world and be yourself entirely. its a win win cos then the rest of us dont have to look at you.

  • I disagree with alot of this! being indy is the same as a major label, you have to use the same networks and promotional tools! at the end of the day its about who has more money but indy can give the Major's a run for the money! Lil Jon already proved that! Also the majors are using roadblocks on the indys with sites like TUNECORE that blocks the artist from reaching the true network resources that the majors use and when an indy label finds there way through they get a major disrto deal.

  • indie is independant and an indie person cannot say they are indie because that wouldn't make them indie.

  • Brilliant doc!!!!

  • last song? someone?

  • @Zkrudriverz The last song is Send It Away by The Vendettas, it's Paul Cargnello's (the guy at 0:40) old band. All the music in this clip is by them.

  • INDIE is......crap!

  • indie is alot... all of u iz assholes.... its diff genres of muzik... like bls ent iz a "INDIE" label for "HIP-HOP/RAP" Independent meanz u promote urself! u pay for ur tourz! you pay 4 ur studio time! you pay for ur graphic designz! you pay 4 ur duplication of mixtapes/c.d'z ect... ect....

  • Short for independent rock, independent of major labels/mainstream stuff. at first indie sounded like alternative it was but it grew more experimental and weird. maybe like emo's second cousin but with more talent, skill, etc...

  • @shred305 yo son son... indie aint only rock

  • indie music isnt indie anymore....all these apple commercials are using them and i thought arcade fire was indie....they are ALL over youtube

  • 154 people missed the dislike button.

  • you're all dumb I suggest a great article by paste the death of indie.

  • indie as a genre is british punk/alternative...as a state of mind is "responsible for everything you do"....basicaly its a LIFESTYLE that can be portrayed by anyone dosent matter if u r a musician or not...people who think its like EMO are just dumb....indie is not gay

  • I see indie as a genre of music, so wether or not the band is on a major label doesnt matter. thats my two indie cents.

  • YOUR IN TOTAL CONTROL!

  • So its practicaly Punk? Being an individual and not becoming a sellout, wearing what u want and being yourself?!

  • @mrjbirr

    the only reason any body gos into the music buisness is to become a sell out

  • @alpacino50kg sex pistols didnt or the clash!

  • @mrjbirr i wouldnt say its being a sellout. i like this style but i like the music. im in a band so i mean.. your clothes shouldnt matter i wear hollister, polo you know all that sperry shoes whatever. but i love indie music

  • so independent that all the songs are exactly the same...

  • Independence.

  • INDIE: being yourself. documentary over!

  • @rudepenis69 nice shoot down

  • There's doing indie traditionally/textbook and doing it right. This is the former...

  • sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­et

  • indie is just what you whatever. whatever you wanna think indie is, that's indie. gees. why scream about what the indie is.

  • xD the onlyreason i watched this was because of Mega64 "If your not indie F**K you" lol now I totally get the joke. haha

  • indie= individual

    what more is there to understand?

  • Shut the fuck up JAR JAR MCQUEER!

  • jar jar mcqueer?

  • Yep. Jar Jar mcqueer,

  • JAJAJAJA... well i guess that´s one way to put it... but I think it actually stands for independent... good thinking tho...

  • lol close but not quite... it's actually.." independent"..

  • indie = independent xD

  • but it isnt, because EVERYONE'S a fudging indie and there's no sense of individuality at all.

  • wtf so is indie a genre or wtf is it??????

    I listen to punk but why do indie kids not consider punk indie? punk is more indie than indie could ever be wtf????

  • the indie stereotype is so stupid

    whiny people in skinny jeans listening to music that probably would be good without the pretentious attitude. it shouldn't even be associated with true indie.

    People who are truly indie don't dress any certain way they don't make any ONE genre, its basically doing whatever you want to do without the support of any majour establishment. I make indie recordings, and i try (and fail) at making indie films. I have limited budget/equipment, but i can do whatever.

  • jesus, could this be any more asinine

  • indie: the new punk.

    super cool at first.

    then super cliche.

    i <3 america.

  • You don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

  • I think he does...

  • indie = independent and mix 2 genre music in your song....

  • im more indie than all of you

  • whats the music at the end

  • i hate it were i live i was always an "Indie"

    now all the chavs are turning "indie" : (

  • thats good then chav free world?

  • would be, but they still act like chavs and are giving indies a bad name :(

  • wat a bunch of prats. u shud hit them in the head with a mallet

  • "i see indie as being more of a.... STATE OF MIND"

  • @xxmushroomcloud Indie doesn't mean being yourself. The definition is more all-encompassing than that, otherwise people wouldn't use it in all the different ways they do.

  • Where can I get this film?

  • i am so indie

  • It's great n.n

  • IT IS EASY . INDIE is producing your own CD's and selling them as best you can to whomever wants it. indie did not change. indie is an unkown putting their bucks where their moth is. IF they are signd by a major record company that is not their own, they are no longer and INDIE! geeze corporate America sticks its toes in everything. what should true INDIES call themselves now? oh! " TRUE INDIE" my own music, lyrics, money, marketing, all me, that's it ALL ME MUSIC

  • lol, ok so being indie is being independent of major record companies and having control of your music, or what ever it is that you do. So wouldn't that mean that the best way to be indie is to be an entrepreneur and have your own record company? Which in turn could become a major record company in and of iteself? So that would mean Sony, Capitol Records, etc are all indie anyway, or at least were at one time?

  • So wouldn't that mean that the best way to be indie is to be an entrepreneur and have your own record company? Which in turn could become a major record company in and of iteself? So that would mean Sony, Capitol Records, etc are all indie anyway, or at least were at one time?

    My reaction: I think that as soon as big labels stop implementing their own products, they stop being indie. Indie in my opinion refers to products that are not censored, changed by any thing/one else.

  • so much anger. please start a band.

  • I STILL DONT GET IT!

  • indie is cool but to take off and get payed well for what you love and make others happy and spread your music are benefits with being signed! like the legend the beatles queen cmon they weren't indie BUT you hopefully dont bash em 4 that! i think indie is truly not caring what the popular music is currently and doing what you want in music or how you want to affect people.

  • everyone saying indie music is bad really has no clue.

    you have to think every band/artist out there is ex-indie or still indie.

    record labels don't pick up random guys off the street and say "Hey! I think you can be an awesome musician" so the person actually is.

    getting good at music (either to get a label or just fans) happens by jam (bands) or practice (DJ -basicly jamming)

    some indie bands do suck thats why they are and will stay indie but being indie is not a confirmation of sucking.=)

  • yeah some bands may have to opportunity to be signed by a huge record label

    but they will turn it down

    when bands sign with huge labels, they get basically all the work done for them (such as producing the cd, selling is, promoting, advertizing)

    and worst of all they tell you what to write

    the deeper meaning of music comes from the work you put into it to share it with the world. it doesnt have to be a struggle, but it takes work.

  • does any one know a download link ?

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  • I luv Franz Ferdinand, an Indie band

  • Corporate indie band, they are on a major label Jar jar Mcqueer.

  • dude, stfu,nobody wants you, atleast have a little bit of respect for the independent community.

    go fuck off and listen to some coldplay

    fuckwit.

  • Quaddles and horseshit. I won't respect you fucking jar jar mcqueers.

    BTW, I listen to metal.

  • i listen to metal aswell.

    so if your calling me gay

    your calling yourself gay (Y)

  • GOD DAMIT Whats that song at the end. Fuckin' awesome vibe!

  • hell ya. Indie rocks cause they're not just in it for the money.

  • you forgott: stupid fag shit.

  • indie music is kasabian arctic monkeys but the best indie band is MILBURN search them indie is VERY simillar and boring tho

  • the STROKES is the best i think..

  • Is indie any type of music or is there a certain type of indie music?

  • yeah there are sub genres. like indie pop, indie electro, indie rock etc

  • what's that song at 2:12 - end

  • BEAUTIFUL!!! X(( too beautifull for definition (clap clap)

  • I want to know some name of indie bands

    can you help me?;;)

  • try belle and sebastian

  • or try Arctic monkeys

  • band of horses are the best indie band in the history of the universe in everything all the time

  • Arent Indie artist signed to Indie labels Contradicting the title and meaning of "Indie"?

  • Not really. I think 'Indie' has become known as a genre, with it's own sound, regardless of label status.

  • I completely understand Indie artist who choose to never sign with any labels regardless of the demand for them by the labels.2 me that is the definition of an Indie artist. Someone with complete control of the Craft in which they are involved. It is a Complete Control Artist. BUT..when u are signed 2 an Indie label. that is a contridiction 2 what u claim 2 be. Even being classified as its own genre. That is a contradiction because INDIE is EVERY genre. An Indie artist can Experiment with all

  • ok so what does indie mean then

  • Arctic monkeys in theory...

  • Arctic Monkeys?

  • I love the freedoms presented in the independent artist movement. What I don't love is how this bountiful and seemingly endless sea of creation is being lumped in with the stereotypical hopelessly trendy, disgustingly pretentious, elitists who feel that everyone is inferior if they don't look or dress like them.

    I agree that indie is a state of mind.

  • YES!!!!

    you've just put to words what ive been trying to say for so long!

    indie isn't pretentious, as a matter of fact, its pretty fucking sick.

    just those people trying to define as 'indie' themselves do, and ruin it for everyone else!

    thank you Hellboyo1982, now i can go back to whatever it is i do.

  • faols,the wombats, the pigeon detectives, etc, etc not too hard to find tbh

  • well that is true seriously,once you TRY to be indie,the indie goes away:)

    buuut you can be indie without being british :X

  • is thinking outside the box ;]

  • It's about being a pretentious hipster douche bag.

  • what are some examples of indie music? :/

  • check out old school indie like Built to Spill, Pavement, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine

  • pixies are awesome!

  • Try Rasputina.

    They are definitely "independent," but they could also be labeled a number of other things as well.

  • assholes?

  • Not really.

  • Whatever

  • The american indie image is just ......boring and normal. Check out the London scene where its really at yeah?

  • that's why i LOVE england :)

    why i am american? r.r

    haha:]

  • so right

    LDN is where its at!

  • If there was an "image" of indie, then it wouldn't be indie anymore, would it?

    :)

  • Of course there is a certain image or character to an indie band. Otherwise you could call an "independant" Death metal band "indie"

  • Hahahaha. You are so funny. Homosexuals who have AIDS... Who could think of that? Oh wait, I know! An asshole who has no understanding of music!

  • Listen.

    Get Aids and come back and see me when your a skeleton.

  • Dude you're so funny. Fuck me so i get AIDS please.

  • Get AIDS and see me when you're a skeleton? Obviously, you have no understanding of either music or how the body works, see, the thing is, if I'm a skeleton, I cant see you. I'd be dead. Now, before you go dissing indie, go read a couple books. You might learn something.

  • Ever seen Jar Jar Binks?

    Thats you.

    You fucking Jar Jar McQueer.

  • HAHAHAHA. WOW. That has got to be the funniest comment I've ever read. Seriously dude. Jar Jar McQueer!? Dude, I'm pretty sure the whole point of insulting someone is to make them feel bad, not crack them up. Add "Insulting for Dummies" to your list of books to read. And don't forget those science books!

  • JAR JAR MCQUEER!

  • And no intelligent retort I see. Oh well. Can't say i expected anything more from the genius who came up with Jar Jar McQueer.

  • I'm not a genius.

    I don't know everything.

    You on the other hand are a pompous douche who seems to think that indie culture makes you superior.

    Lick my balls!

  • ... And you don't know what sarcasm is either. Look into a dictionary too. Who the hell would call you a genius? And no, i don't think indie culture makes me superior, I simply like the music. And also, I'd rather be a pompous douche than be anything like you. And, you probably think I'm a metal hater, I actually like metal. And lick my balls? ...No. Just plain no. And weren't you the one being homophobic, what with Jar Jar McQueer? Someone is in denial.

  • FUCK YOU MARVIN GAYE!

  • I bet you'd like to. Get out of the freaking closet. And no, I'm not gay. Just cause you are doesn't mean you should assume we all are. You're only 10% of the population. By the way, do us all a favor and go suck a cock and choke on it you fucking dick for brains.

  • I SAID FUCK YOU MARVIN GAY!

    Btw, I have 10 wives.

  • Dude, I'm pretty sure you only have 2 hands.

  • Listen Jar jar McQueer.

    You can either explore your options in the stock market or go da-da-da!

    You choice!

  • That last part would be youR choice or you CHOOSE. Well, at least you're not like these other retards on youtube who can't spell for shit.

  • You're Jar Jar McQueer.

  • I have a question

    Can a Indie artist work on a major label, and still be indie, or it has to change its creativity on the long run???

    if anybody can answer it will be appreciated.

    Also i think that calling yourself indie, instead of your actions and opinions, is like the preppies trying to tell everyone how cool they are!!!

  • and indie isnt emo

  • inide is being your self and not being intimidated by the mainstream

  • Indie owns all.

  • lol, fail

  • check my page out , way more indie..

  • im indie

  • Anyone who entitles themselves to a label associated with unique talent so quickly is just a moron looking for praise. You're a fucking idiot. If you were "indie", you wouldn't have to tell anyone. And an individual isn't and cannot be indie you asshole, the individual is a consumer, therefore part of the mainstream. Stupid little shit. You're no better than someone calling themselves;"emo","preppy","got­h", or fucking unique. You're a nobody, so accept it.

  • QUE COISA PODRE!!!!

    vaum faze algo mais criativo por favor

  • How I pine for the days when Indie truly meant independent, when bands like Beat Happening, Built to Spill, and Unrest were in their prime. Nowadays it's just an adjective used to describe the tightness of one's pants. Sad.

  • The makers of this should've interviewed an Indie Hip hop Artist/Act. No other music genre has such a vast difference in style, when it comes to it's Indie version, and it's mainstream version, than Hip hop. The mainstream Rappers have made the music a worldwide laughing stock, while Indie Rappers are the greatest lyricists in all of music.

  • indie artists change their style to gain fans daily and sry to say they dont get enough money. i suppose they like feeling special which is why people(the indie artists and their fans)are making a big deal about what being indie is. i like some of the music but people gotta give it a break. indie bands arent indie if theyre not affiliated with an indie label. anyone ever seen an unsigned band thats "indie"? fuck the new definition

  • evry person in this video is a queer artisic type, just like the scene kids that changed the meaning of indie from an artist signed to an indipendent label to a fucking style?! jesus christ theres no need for analyzation of the word unless u agree that the meaning has changed.

  • hmm im ganna stick to thinking indie is just a style..

    dont really feel like thinking that hard.

  • if anybody has played gta 4 indie is spray painted every where in the city by the way is this about indie rock the genre or INDIEpendent bands playing all different types of music

  • sooooo full of bullshit.

    Meh,scene kids listen to Indie,what does that tell you?!

  • It means being french new wave, wearing french 60's parisian student clothes, not wearing wet look hair gel, and doing math rock versions of death from above. Also beards help.

  • Beards. All the way.

  • WOO!

    Irish bar...=]

  • you cant say that a person who is on an indie label is indie as there style of music might be totally different

  • Definitely a movie I'd like to see. I've been trying to decide what exactly 'indie' is, as I've been part of the 'hipster', independent seattle scene for a while now. I like the guy in the middle, who says that indie is a state of mind. It doesn't always depend on the record label, it doesn't depend on the number of fans or the location. I think it's just a form of the alternative. People trying to express something through music, without looking to make it into a ringtone and be on MTV.

  • in+die=indie. in other words, inside you die when you are indie. maybe not. in the culture one is in one dies and is reborn. maybe so.

  • LOL! holycrap thats halirious

  • thanks, i was trying to be sarcastic. i couldn't get the words out right. I'm glad you thought my comment was funny. I hope your not being sarcastic too!

  • Such a wealth of information. Can't wait to see it.

  • INDIE!!!

  • Indie is not conforming

  • lol so it's basically the non-conforming conformist.

    Nice...

  • Indie artists could become mainstream if they become popular enough, right?

  • maybe but yourent guilty for being know making what you like dont you think? you dont change the way that you want to make music for be famous... and when you got paid making what you really like its cool i think...

  • I've been trying to figure out what "indie" meant for years, a decade ago I thought it was a reference to some awesome music scene comin out of indiana. I ask people what KIND of music they like and they say 'indie' and it just leaves me puzzled, and some of my favorite bands are (apparantly) indie, but I don't describe them as such - they're just good.

  • What? You can be independent with any type of music, you don't have to play the same style and sound as indie bands these days to be independent. Pluse, it says its outside mainstream, but most of the most popular bands are indie.

  • therefore bands like Arctic Monkeys are not indie...they are mainstream eg almost everyone likes them/copies them.

  • oh i think even the arctic monkeys are still indie...of course, lots of people like them (me too), but they still have this

    artistic freedom and can also do some solo projects like the last shadow puppets...just because they´ve got lots of fans doesn´t mean that they´re not indie... indie music is actually not snobbish underground shit to which only a small minority listens, but the music of young people all over europe, and that´s definitively applicable for the arctic monkeys!

  • I so agree with you on that one.

  • the current indies are 17-26 -year-old lads from the UK and Scandinavia who just have a huge passion for music and do whatever they like. they produce the sound of european youth.

    the US have hardly any good indie artists. in return, they´ve got the emos;)

  • even indies gettin commical

  • man the british press has completely shat on any meaning this word might have

  • The US look at Indie. is what the title should be. And you know there are only few good Indie acts in the US.

    Some lame people saying they don't do what the man tells them to do acting like such riots and keep repeating how different they are, come on you ought to be past that level when you past the age of 13!

    Indie started as artists that just did what they like, low budget because they had a passion for it. In that culture a certain sound became what now is an icon for Indie music/films etc.

  • holy crap his last name is "cool"? thats so awesome. when he books into hotels service rings him and calls him "mr cool"