Just FUCK OFF, Innocent Smoothieshttps://twitter.com/innocent/status/717781396392116224
― kinder, Wednesday, 6 April 2016 22:17 (eight years ago) link
#indieamnesty was enjoyable for about three seconds
― lazy rascals, spending their substance, and more, in riotous living (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 6 April 2016 22:18 (eight years ago) link
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/coventry-band-enemy-announce-split-11145718
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 6 April 2016 22:32 (eight years ago) link
"10 years, 4 albums, well over 1,000,000 record sales and uncountable sell out tours is not too shabby for an alternative indie band, but these numbers aren't what makes me proud personally, the fans are.
"They drove this band, they provided the fire for this decade long journey. I have always loved them and I always will.
"They've kept me going at times when I thought nothing else might.
"To all Enemy fans, I adore you."
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 April 2016 22:34 (eight years ago) link
That thread about kasabianian swagger seems to indicate that this stuff is alive and well
― lute bro (brimstead), Thursday, 7 April 2016 00:21 (eight years ago) link
i was wondering where to post that johnny borrell interview - surely the only likeable thing he's ever done
still had to lol at the bitter sideswipe he took at rzaorlight's drummer, who wrote the band's biggest hit
― a lad of balls (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 7 April 2016 09:26 (eight years ago) link
congratulations to the wombats for giving their band a name that will forever make me think that they're the wombles whenever i hear it (and i'm not even british)
― diana krallice (rushomancy), Thursday, 7 April 2016 10:12 (eight years ago) link
And will forever ensure I will not listen to even one second of their music.
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 April 2016 10:23 (eight years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/03/the-cribs-the-view-time-to-give-landfill-indie-its-dues
http://i.imgur.com/u8mwmeQ.png
― Odysseus, Friday, 3 March 2017 16:44 (seven years ago) link
http://www.radiox.co.uk/x-lists/ricky-wilsons-indie-landfill/
"Ricky Wilson's Indie Landfill" sounds like a Viz strip
― soref, Friday, 3 March 2017 17:01 (seven years ago) link
some of the listener testimonials get pretty melancholy
THE AUTOMATIC“Monster is a total barnstormer and has a proper call and response vocal you can do in the car with your mates when out enjoying the freedom of a new driving license,” says Nick from Northampton. “Such happy and good memories of this song during college. God I miss the mid 00s and the carefree days.”
THE ORDINARY BOYSSam from Manchester has this tale of woe: I’m moving house with the family soon and had to get rid of a chunk of my music collection as we don’t really have room for it. The final box I threw out split slightly and I could see the barest glimpse of The Ordinary Boys second album Brassbound peeking out. I will admit to having a tear in my eye.”
― soref, Friday, 3 March 2017 17:07 (seven years ago) link
radio x must be a depressing listen
― Odysseus, Friday, 3 March 2017 17:26 (seven years ago) link
The ViewRobyn from Carlisle says: “Pretty sure underneath the discarded banana peels and old school non flat screen TV’s there much be some of possibly the most Scottish band of all time, The View. I loved how they always had big singalong choruses, and having seen them a few times they preferred their crowds rowdy!”Read more at http://radiox.co.uk/x-lists/ricky-wilsons-indie-landfill
Robyn from Carlisle says: “Pretty sure underneath the discarded banana peels and old school non flat screen TV’s there much be some of possibly the most Scottish band of all time, The View. I loved how they always had big singalong choruses, and having seen them a few times they preferred their crowds rowdy!”
Read more at http://radiox.co.uk/x-lists/ricky-wilsons-indie-landfill
― Odysseus, Friday, 3 March 2017 17:27 (seven years ago) link
The Pigeon DetectivesStephen claims: “Because of their ludicrous name people brush them off nowadays, but those boys had some absolute tunes! Plus, I think their debut record sold over MILLION copies, which is huge compared to today!
Stephen claims: “Because of their ludicrous name people brush them off nowadays, but those boys had some absolute tunes! Plus, I think their debut record sold over MILLION copies, which is huge compared to today!
I bet Adele is well jealous.
― Odysseus, Friday, 3 March 2017 17:29 (seven years ago) link
i see that chasing cars is the most played song of c21st british radio
― ogmor, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 10:05 (four years ago) link
destroy everything imo
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 10:14 (four years ago) link
Had to hear 'She's So Lovely' a bunch of times last year thanks to the combo of stupid lazy office culture and streaming services official playlists based on 'feels' and algorithmic reliance on keywords in titles or whatever. This rewards all kinds of trash pop from the last 40 years with renewed and prolonged exposure than is deserved even on an objective level - particularly a problem at Xmas though. Worst first world problems.
― nashwan, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 11:29 (four years ago) link
I’m so confused by this clickbait article from the Yorkshire Evening Post in which every heading is just ‘Kaiser Chiefs’. Probably the most Leeds editing fuck up imaginable pic.twitter.com/VdqnisuZAs— georgina🌹 (@georginaallen99) July 29, 2019
― wot's the tea mum? (not beef again) (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
i miss nakh
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:30 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRD-it5_uIA
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 13:44 (four years ago) link
thank fuck; I was wondering how Northern Uproar were getting on
That was one of the worst things I've ever ever seen btw
― kinder, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 14:30 (four years ago) link
brb going outside to contract Covid
― clap for content-providers (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 14:34 (four years ago) link
The Northern Uproar couldn't even be bothered to stand up from his couch.
Morbidly watchable.
― kraudive, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 14:50 (four years ago) link
...guy
― kraudive, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 14:51 (four years ago) link
Who knew "Imagine" was going to be the high water mark?
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 14:52 (four years ago) link
Fucking hell
Good that z-list proto-landfill has its own Live Aid moment
― Master of Treacle, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 14:57 (four years ago) link
Nice to see an appearance from Pete Doherty at 4.27
― all things must pasteurize (Matt #2), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 15:04 (four years ago) link
Paul Chuckle, why have you demeaned yourself in this way
― Neil S, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 15:11 (four years ago) link
Billy Bibby's not in Catfish & the Bottlemen anymore? ;_;
― The Corbynite Maneuver (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 15:12 (four years ago) link
Didn't have the sound up tbh because I'm trying to listen to Webern at the moment. Who the fuck are All The Young? I assume they must have written the song?
― The Corbynite Maneuver (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 15:13 (four years ago) link
I think it's by Shed Seven? I only watched a minute of it before it was too much to bear. I do remember liking a song by Paris Angels
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 15:18 (four years ago) link
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9e/ShedSevenChasingRainbows.jpg
― all things must pasteurize (Matt #2), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 15:20 (four years ago) link
“Radio legend”, 😐
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 15:25 (four years ago) link
I've got this shit fucking song stuck in my head now, thank you Rick Witter I DON'T THINK
Needed Gary Crowley btw
― all things must pasteurize (Matt #2), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 15:57 (four years ago) link
Sweet Jesus, that was soul-suckingly bad. That Witter cunt with his sunglasses on.
Is it being generous to assume some level of self-awareness here?
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 15:59 (four years ago) link
I'm sure Leon Northern Uproar would have done his bit from the bog had he not been talked out of it
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:03 (four years ago) link
Being an American not into indie rock (and also being old) I've heard almost none of these, but looking at this list and thinking The Enemy? no, not the Seattle punk band ca. 1979. The Wombats? No, not the 80s garage rock band. I figure if they can't even come up with an original name, the music must be really crap.
― Album Moods: Rambunctious; Snide (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:06 (four years ago) link
It is.
― The Corbynite Maneuver (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:15 (four years ago) link
It's intensely crap - and yes, it's very generous to assume any self awareness. The people that listen to this kind of indie actually believe all other music is inferior, often to a stupid degree. Imagine the ego on the people that make it.
― kraudive, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:17 (four years ago) link
― Album Moods: Rambunctious; Snide (Dan Peterson)
nirvana?
― Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:34 (four years ago) link
no they were good
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:44 (four years ago) link
no names are original tbrr
― clap for content-providers (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:45 (four years ago) link
Father time is cruel
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:46 (four years ago) link
xp never heard of them but they sound crap as well
― kinder, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:46 (four years ago) link
this era cured my rockism long before I discovered ILM & co. just horrible
― fuck it (Left), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:47 (four years ago) link
it kind of comes out the other end with swill like this, of course it's all horrible but then you remember there are always new 16 year-olds and hey let them have their own shitty skiffle bands instead of constantly being referred back to the lionised skiffle bands of yore
― clap for content-providers (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:48 (four years ago) link
the lionised skiffle bands of yore
that is. . . a really convincing name for one of these groups.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 18:05 (four years ago) link
this was a tonic for me. a good laugh
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 18:05 (four years ago) link
Yes, I'm glad they made it, it's hilarious.
― The Corbynite Maneuver (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 18:08 (four years ago) link