Those Fake "Indie" Bands

As you may know, Indie is being hijacked by non-indie forces. As the popular music lovers start listening to "Indie Music" thinking they are the ones on the musical high ground, life as we know it may fall apart. Here I present to you, the first additions to the "Indie Wanted List". It's like the FBI's wanted list, but naturally far superior.

1. The Ting Tings


http://www.flickr.com/photos/bunmun/

The worst offender in modern music. I went looking for a photo of them and found that lovely one above. Here's what the photographer had to say about them...

"This "two piece" really have nothing in common with Mates of State, the White Stripes or Lightning Bolt. Whereas, those bands can use their minimal elements to great effect live, The Ting Ting could benefit with more members because they are kinda static live and the girl seems like shes having a hard time playing guitar. And if you need the bass and keyboards on a backing track there really isn't much justification for being a two piece.

And to finish, they played "That's Not My Name" for no less than a whole 10 minutes! They must've repeated that chorus at least 8 times! "

What more can be said...

2. The Script

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamreading/

Three Dubliners struck it rich and formed an Irish boy band for the 21st century. It seems the swaying masses are no longer impressed with 4 dancing pretty boys, but now require them to play their own instruments and sing with fake, store bought emotion.

A human shade of beige.

Living the Indie Dream

Listening to indie music and watching indie films are the corner stone of what makes me better than the average rabble. Arguably it could be said that the only thing that could make me even more Indie would be if I had some part in creating either the indie movies or music which keeps safe and sound in my pretentious bubble. But it's crazy to think that someone could have enough Indie juices flowing around them to be able to produce consistent indie gold through two different mediums, unless of course your name is Jason Schwartzman, and you look like this:



This guy has shown up in some of the most loved indie movies in the last 10 years. like Rushmore (1998), I Heart Huckabees (2004) and The Darjeeling Limited (2007). He also showed up in an episode of Freaks and Geeks, A show that was tragically cancelled after it's first season (WHY, why do the best shows die so young).
If this quality indie material wasn't enough to make him an Indie God then his indie rock band Coconut Records is probably enough to push him into Deity territory. The band (which is more or less him with the odd celebrity friend thrown in) released their first album Nighttiming last year and it's really good example of what a good indie rock album should sound like, give it a listen on it's last.fm page.
What a guy...