Metric Wonders What 'Indie' Means on Eve of Indie Awards

Canadian Music Week's premiere event is its annual Indie Awards ceremony, honouring the creme of the country's independent musician crop. But what does indie even mean anymore? Does it mean stumbling out of bed at noon and moseying around one's hipster hood in search of coffee and sex? Does it imply drawn-out debates about blogging, roommates and ProTools? Are plaid shirts, cupcakes and Converse involved? Is it sponsored by American Apparel? Let us ask Jimmy Shaw of Metric, who, after three a...

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