tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120059320714810761.post2023029831276222198..comments2024-03-22T09:19:10.481+00:00Comments on THE FANTASTIC HOPE: "THE YEAR OF THE INDIE"Alex Nivenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525684766446729078noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120059320714810761.post-51501084020239185602011-07-05T18:08:41.302+01:002011-07-05T18:08:41.302+01:00Thanks for the tip. Went that pub you recommended,...Thanks for the tip. Went that pub you recommended, and saw a surprisingly jolly Mark E Smith getting pissed on the next table. His conversations were basically about getting pissed, and chinese food/curry anecdotes.David K Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756535951359716522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120059320714810761.post-84766988287118629752011-07-05T11:38:19.096+01:002011-07-05T11:38:19.096+01:00Oh and Wayne - saw this and thought of you:
http:...Oh and Wayne - saw this and thought of you:<br /><br />http://www.manchestermodernistsociety.org/map.html<br /><br />Dunno if it's your bag but something to do on a sunny day at least.Alex Nivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525684766446729078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120059320714810761.post-12481256735114104002011-07-05T11:32:34.190+01:002011-07-05T11:32:34.190+01:00Hmm. The music industry is obviously realising its...Hmm. The music industry is obviously realising its only chance of survival is, effectively, selling morality - "alternative music" as a moral choice. Reminds me more of eco-politics I guess, but I can see the Blue Labour/grassroots angle.Alex Nivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525684766446729078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120059320714810761.post-53947127120663562692011-07-05T05:42:21.212+01:002011-07-05T05:42:21.212+01:00It mirrors New/Blue Labour in a way - make it indi...It mirrors New/Blue Labour in a way - make it indistinct from what it claims to oppose.David K Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756535951359716522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120059320714810761.post-56426529944466447762011-07-04T13:18:46.018+01:002011-07-04T13:18:46.018+01:00It is indeed a funny sort of 'independent'...It is indeed a funny sort of 'independent' or 'indie' music that is pushing and valuing the dominant, entrepreneurial values of the mainstream...Tom Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12926419257352932141noreply@blogger.com