'Indie'

I don't know a lot about this 'Indie' that's managed to barge it's way into existence. But whatever the fuck it is, it sounds like an unnecessary level up from 'alternative'. Unnecessary level up is putting it politely. It's fucking horrific to be honest. It manages to take material from other, I guess, 'dynamics' or 'categories' that have already been established, such as the military, and compress them all together to create 'Indie'.

A few years ago I associated Indie with music. Bands such as Deathcab, Muse, Dashboard, Beck and so on, were diagnosed as Indie bands. I always referred to it as Alternative Rock. It was cool. Not as cool as Hard Rock, but a bit different and still appreciated. So this, I guess is where it all started. The two, Alternative and Indie, were separated into two different genres of music, but they were pretty much, if completely, identical. However, nowadays, everyone seems to refer to alternative rock bands as indie bands. I never even hear a glimpse of the word alternative anymore. Even just hearing 'altern' would be music to my hears, but sadly this cannot be.

So it started as Music. And as with previous music genres, the genre progressively influences fan fashion, lifestyle in general. I'd look at certain crowds and think ahh yeah, bit alternative, not too bad. That was fine. However as of late, the alternative clothing, the fusing together of things that aren't supposed to go together, has erupted and now we have unlimited indie zombies roaming the streets. These black boots, that are obviously military. And another thing, if you're going to wear big black boots, fucking tie the laces up.

Rambling much Joel. There's more to say, but it is likely that the people reading this are probably indie, or morons, have your pick, and itching to go cut their hair to make it uneven, cause it's a bit too "normal" to have it even. Facebook groups are multiplying as anti-Indieism finds new methods to rip the absolute shit out of it. Hopefully it will eventually rip the fucking Indieness out of them and make them pure.

The whole thing is topsy turvy, it doesn't make sense. Are we all going to start writing with the opposite hand next maybe?