| It's amazing to think that another Decade has | | | | that did not get signed to a corporate label but |
| finished. Each Decade that passes leaves defining | | | | released a chart record was classed as indie, although |
| characteristics, whether in the News, or with the | | | | this does not apply now, as quite a few bands have |
| technological advances, or in the Genre of music that | | | | since signed for the big name labels but still like to be |
| has been played. Well the music world of the last | | | | known as indie bands. |
| Decade has really been dominated by one Genre, and | | | | What is for certain is that indie bands were out of |
| that Genre is the indie movement. | | | | the mainstream of music; this meant that they did |
| When you consider that New wave only lasted for | | | | not play all your traditional top 40 kind of music; they |
| the eighties, or Alternative rock only really lasted for | | | | were a little bit more creative than usual. |
| the Nineties, it is unique to find that the indie | | | | This type of creativity allows the Artists to expand |
| movement is still going strong. | | | | on the different sounds, and because of this variety |
| The younger bands of the last Decade wanted to | | | | the indie movement may be around for quite a bit |
| test out different styles of music and this fuelled the | | | | longer than anticipated. |
| indie movement, and surprisingly it is still as strong | | | | All this creativity can only be good for music fans, |
| now as when it first started. | | | | and it should be interesting to see how indie music |
| So what is meant by indie music? Basically any band | | | | evolves from here. |