OK, what's Indie?

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  • 08-23-2005, 04:42 PM
    Mr Peabody
    OK, what's Indie?
    It took years for it to dawn on me that "prog" was short for progressive rock, so this time I will just ask, what is Indie? Am I classificationally challenged?
  • 08-24-2005, 04:21 AM
    Stone
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mr Peabody
    It took years for it to dawn on me that "prog" was short for progressive rock, so this time I will just ask, what is Indie? Am I classificationally challenged?
    "Indie" is short for independent, which really was originally descriptive of artists on "independent" labels, that is labels that were/are not major labels. The term "indie" has really taken on a life of its own and is used differently by different people. There's an explanation from AMG here.