| A recent article in the Observer, a leading British | | | | become ingratiated into the mainstream music scene, |
| Sunday newspaper, detailed how music known as | | | | recent years have seen the resurgence of an |
| 'indie' has evolved in both essence and meaning. | | | | underground musical scene in the UK, where unsigned |
| Essentially, in the 1980s, to be 'indie' signified a particular | | | | bands and independent record labels reign supreme. |
| attitude - a subculture that was associated with | | | | The phenomenal success of MySpace has meant |
| obscurity and anti-commercialism. But today, indie's | | | | that up and coming bands have found it increasingly |
| biggest bands are wholly commercial: multi-platinum | | | | easy to get heard and build-up a dedicated following |
| selling bands like The Kooks, Snow Patrol and Coldplay | | | | via the web, thus creating a solid subculture that plays |
| are still known as 'indie', although there's very little that's | | | | itself out both virtually and in musical gatherings found |
| independent about them. | | | | off the beaten track. |
| But despite the independent in music now having | | | | |