Indie was originally shortened from the word 'independent' genre originated from the United Kingdom and the USA in the 60's. It is extremley diverse containing many different sub genres, for example; indie pop, indie rock, alternative. Key bands included 'R.E.M' and 'The Smiths.'
The Indie genre is extremly diverse and hard to define as over the years it has seeped in to nearly every genre avaliable. During the 70's the indie genre became increasingly and developed into a more rebellious genre, with the 'Sex Pistols', 'The Clash', 'The Ramones', bought indie music out of the back streets and the indie genre became more mainstream.
In 1980 the first UK Indie chart was compiled and indie bands began to feature of Top of the Pops. From that point on the rise of the genre became seemingly unstoppable, with the Reading festival with a line-up entirely devoted to indie music. Throughout the 1990's and 2000, Indie music became more and more mainstream with 'The Manic Street Preachers' 'Arctic Monkeys' and 'The Strokes' for example beating pop and rock acts to the top of the charts.
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| R.E.M |
The Indie genre is extremly diverse and hard to define as over the years it has seeped in to nearly every genre avaliable. During the 70's the indie genre became increasingly and developed into a more rebellious genre, with the 'Sex Pistols', 'The Clash', 'The Ramones', bought indie music out of the back streets and the indie genre became more mainstream.
In 1980 the first UK Indie chart was compiled and indie bands began to feature of Top of the Pops. From that point on the rise of the genre became seemingly unstoppable, with the Reading festival with a line-up entirely devoted to indie music. Throughout the 1990's and 2000, Indie music became more and more mainstream with 'The Manic Street Preachers' 'Arctic Monkeys' and 'The Strokes' for example beating pop and rock acts to the top of the charts.
The Arctic Monkeys
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