Ask the indie professor: Why the 'best' indie is depressing, local and unpopular

Next time you hear a band singing about 'this town', simply tell you friends that this embodiment of the local is merely an expression of the puritan and romantic philosophies integral to indie music. That should shut them up ...I define an indie band as anyone who sings about "my town", "your town" or "this town". What are your thoughts?Tandino This is a more insightful definition than you might think. When I first broached the topic of defining indie, I discussed five areas of contestation (in...

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