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9/27/2006

"Saying something like, "Is indie rock dead?" is useless because nothing is ever dead. Everything is alive to the people it matters to.

Does that mean culture is paying attention to it? That's a different question. But it's kind of an irrelevant question because if it's something that you have to pay attention to, for it to become "alive," then that's not what indie means."

-Kevin Smokeler, in an interview with CNN.com

CNN.com is currently running a series of special reports titled "Inside the Indie Scene". The series includes various spotlights on "indie" personalities (Grant McLennan, Sufjan Stevens, Garrison Keillor) and articles that question our very definition of the word (clue: it's a state of mind")... and, of course, there's always the ubiquitous "How indie are you?" quiz.
I'd imagine that the cable channel (CNN, without the ".com") has been broadcasting special reports as well.... but as you all know, if it's not on PBS I'm not watching it. Cause that's how indie I am. Suckas.

Labels: cnn, current events