Here’s the deal: The IC is putting up 10 questions about indie rock. Some will be answered on our site and some won’t. Your job is to figure them out and email the answers to Scott at redbassist66′comast.net. Some will be easy, some will be harder. The person who answers the most correctly on...
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Archive for October, 2005
Indie Rock Trivia Quest
Piano, Atreyu, and Some Band That I Can’t Remember
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Waking Ashland / The Audition / Torn from Red / West Fairview / some other band whose name I can’t remember The Championship, Lemoyne, PA Probably the first thing you’ll notice about this review is that I couldn’t remember the name of the first opening band. This isn’t to say...
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If You Want To Learn…
If You Want To Learn… This month’s editorial is very short. This is not for lack of time, as I am writing this weeks in advance- this is purely because I found something more interesting, more informational, much more important for you to read than me (hard to fathom, I know). But seriously-...
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What about all those other bands?
What about all those other bands? It is really a pity that every band which deserves attention and press doesn’t get it. You can go out to hundreds of shows and see hundreds of great bands, but only some of those bands will get attention- just because the music scene is so saturated with...
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Brian Amsterdam-The Sore Score
Band Name: Brian Amsterdam Album Name: The Sore Score Best Element: Consistent songwriting mood. Genre: Indie Singer/Songwriter Website: http://brianamsterdam.com Label Name: Aeria Records (www.aeriarecords.com) Band E-mail: brian@brianamsterdam.com While it is clear that Brian Amsterdam has a well-versed history in music, it is also clear that his album The Sore Score is a debut album....
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Days of Contraband
Band Name: Days of Contraband Album Name: S/t Best Element: Mosh-inducing rock frenzy. Genre: Post-grunge Website: www.myspace.com/daysofcontraband Label Name: N/a Band E-mail: deathrocket@hotmail.com I’ve been following Days of Contraband for a while. If you read this site enough, you’ll know that there’s a lot of bands that I follow. I’m a music freak, okay?...
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Harris-The Light Is Seeping Through The Cracks
Band Name: Harris Album Name: The Light Is Seeping Through The Cracks Best Element: The next great modern band. Genre: Indie Rock Website: www.harriscore.com Label Name: N/a Band E-mail: contact@harriscore.com Harris is frighteningly current and dangerously isolated. Their latest album The Light Is Seeping Through The Cracks takes all the conventions of the nu-wave...
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Hiring? Why, Yes!!
Hiring? Why, Yes!! The Independent Clauses is currently looking for writers. We need a CD reviewer (reviews CDs for us), a singles reviewer (someone who can listen to music online and give songs a quick review), a columnist (someone with a knowledge of music, an interesting take on things, and lots of ideas), and...
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Edinbergh
Band Name: Edinbergh Album Name: S/T Best Element: Tight, well-coordinated songs Genre: Emo/ Indie Rock Website: www.edinbergh.com Label Name: N/a Band E-mail: info@edinbergh.com Let me first start off by saying I am not a big emo fan- it just isn’t my style. But when I first listened to Edinbergh, I really liked their sound....
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It’s Revenge-Demo
Band Name: It’s Revenge Album Name: Demo Best Element: The consistency of the instrumental parts Genre: Wide-ranging rock Website: www.itsrevenge.com Label Name: N/A Band E-mail: info@itsrevenge.com It’s Revenge has some of the most talented guys in the indie music industry, as they can and seem to be willing to play almost any type of...
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