[thechat] what does "inde" mean?

[Martin]

Tamara Abbey wrote on 1/5/01 5:54 pm

>At 09:26 AM 5/1/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>>But I've heard people talk about "independent music."  Is that music NOT 
>>signed on a major label?  Or what?  I hear people talk about "inde" 
>>bands.  Are these bands that are making records with non-corporate labels?
>
>That would be my understanding -- those that haven't been signed to a major 
>label (like Sony/MCA or whatever -- I don't keep up on all the mergers).

Or more commonly, in a style associated with bands who made their name
with independent labels. Think guitar-based, angst-laden suburbia.

Cheers
Martin

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