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indie bands
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Video: Off The Record: Beaches In New York
Australian psych band Beaches takes BuzzFeed's Off The Record cam for a peek at their 2011 spring gigs in New York. Featuring cute doggies, air boxing, annoying bongos and, of course, some heavy live performances.
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Twitter Trend: #fatindiebands
Culture Buzz Currently trending on Twitter: taking “indie” band names and replacing them with articles of food and food-related things. Here's a smorgasbord of some of the finger-lickin' best ones.
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Link: Stereotyping You Based On Your Fave Indie Bands
http://flavorwire.com/98635/stereotyping-people-by-their-...
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Rebel against the misguided notion that stereotyping isn’t an awesome idea and help us judge some hipsters.
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Image: Indie Band Flow Chart
Who cares about their musical talent? There are a lot of other factors to consider.
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Blind Pilot
Music Buzz Here is another enchanting Portland-based indie band for your consideration, with a twist: they tour on bikes! Or they used to. Now they're SXSW hotshots and about to tour with the Decemberists, so they use vans, but still: the stories from their bike tours are completely charming. There's also a documentary in the works, if you're interested, and the whole music thing too.
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Link: The Memefication of Your Band
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/03/the-memefication-of-...
Carles from Hipster Runoff illustrates the roadmap to becoming a successful band using the internet. I enjoy this blog for its alt vs main analysis and use of the word “dudebro,” but this breakdown of how indie bands achieve success is kind of sad but true. But then again, what do I know?
