Indie (culture)
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"Indie," is commonly referred to regarding film, music and even business. It is an abbreviation for independent. The word has been used in this regard for quite some time, but only since the later 1990's to present day has the term not only developed into a genre, but into an able yet underground subculture.
Overview
The avant-garde way of life and common enjoyment in wit and culture that isn't "mainstream" but more importantly indie culture offers originality, but the idea of indie is independent so when you have followers of sort it somewhat kills the name.
Those associated with the Indie subculture are often involved with the local art and music scenes, and recently the growing international movie scene. They are often reviewed by peers or adults interested in the culture, but the whole point of being indie (originating from independent) is to have original, independent ideas and way of living.
Music and film
Concerned lovers of the independent label's offbeat exports of music and films is what gives the name to this culture. Since the late 1990s, indie rock and downtempo electronica, are closely related to their styles of music (sometimes associated with the "indie 'scene'" of japan), and those who follow the associated ultramodern fashions and tastes.
The Seattle scene became popular in the early 1990s, when bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, and the Screaming Trees had immense success with their music. This was unique since it signaled the first time in a long time that punk-influenced rock had become once again in vogue with the masses. Bands such as Pixies and Sonic Youth, who were not given much mainstream credibility up to this point, found themselves adored by new fans.
New York City (notably the neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn) has also been cited as a major scene for recent indie rock music with such bands as The Walkmen, TV on the Radio, Interpol, and The Strokes. Los Angeles' indie scene rides the wave of gentrification through Eastside neighborhoods like Koreatown, Silverlake, and Echo Park, which have given rise to such bands as Moving Units, Autolux, and Giant Drag.
As with any distinctive subculture, the believed typecaste is a fairly vague group that appreciates irony and self-deprecation.
List of some significant independent films
This headline was taken directly from Independent films.
- Sex, Lies and Videotape (Steven Soderbergh, 1989)
- Slacker (Richard Linklater, 1991)
- Naked (film) (Mike Leigh, 1993)
- Clerks (Kevin Smith, 1994)
- Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
- Bottle Rocket (Wes Anderson, 1996)
- Cube (Vincenzo Natali, 1997)
Common misunderstandings or arguments
Some may believe those in the "Indie Group" would be somewhat associated with emo, or "indie emo" which is more melodic and less chaotic in nature than its predecessor. The so-called "indie emo" scene survived until the end of the 1990s, as many of the bands either disbanded or shifted their style to the mainstream.