| The Internet has clearly made it easier for bands to | | | | really be about launching new bands. There is an |
| promote themselves and make themselves better | | | | unsigned column but when you see that contains acts |
| known but people still have to find them. Social | | | | like The Darkness and Fatboy Slim, you start to lose |
| networking sites like MySpace or Facebook are | | | | faith in it. |
| supposed to be the answer to this problem so let's | | | | It is still possible to find new indie bands but MySpace |
| see how good at finding indie bands MySpace really is. | | | | doesn't really help until you search through the musical |
| MySpace offers top ten artists of today for a number | | | | sections and come to the indie section and here is |
| of genres and for today (August 27th 2008), the top | | | | where you can start to find some news about new |
| the indie bands were: Bloc Party, Bring Me The | | | | acts. Some of the new acts featuring on this section |
| Horizon, Adele, Oasis, The Wombats, The Streets, | | | | include: |
| Kano, Chemical Brothers, Paul Oakenfold, Biffy Clyro. | | | | Flamboyant Bella: |
| That's quite an eclectic mix and to be honest, theres a | | | | If you could imagine Kate Nash joining up with an indie |
| lot in that which would not pass for indie. It may give | | | | band you would be close to the sound of Flamboyant |
| you a good starting point and with the rush release of | | | | Bella. They carry the excitement of youth and may |
| Bloc Party's new album you can tell why they rank | | | | well be a tip for mainstream crossover although |
| highly but some of the choices are baffling to say the | | | | musical greatness is probably beyond them. |
| least. | | | | I Haunt Wizards: |
| The selection between 11 and 20 is probably more | | | | With a name like that you just know they are going to |
| stereotypical for indie featuring The Kills, Last Shadow | | | | have a slightly electro edge and yes, I Haunt Wizards |
| Puppets and The Automatic amongst others. This | | | | are influenced by the electro 80s sound that appears |
| means you can find indie bands on myspace but you | | | | to be fashionable at the moment. Another bunch of |
| may need to do a bit more digging around for them. | | | | three crazy kids who may be worth checking out |
| How does MySpace defines Indie? | | | | soon before the musical fashion changes to something |
| What makes it more frustrating is that in the column | | | | else. |
| beside the indie acts is a mainstream column and not | | | | The Filthy Youth: |
| far away from The Last Shadow Puppets are the | | | | With a few more choruses these lads could be the |
| Arctic Monkeys. Yes, Sheffield's current finest may | | | | new Fratellis as the guitar riffs and swagger are all in |
| have sold enough records to make them mainstream, | | | | place. Theres a cheeky 60s vibe running through their |
| but they remain an indie band. They are certainly more | | | | songs and of the new bands listed so far, they appear |
| indie than Paul Oakenfold or Kano who made it into | | | | to be the most equipped to become an indie favorite. |
| the top ten of the indie chart. Similarly, The Verve rank | | | | Obviously, the beauty of MySpace is that once you |
| highly in the mainstream chart but nowhere on the indie | | | | find a band there will be songs available for you to |
| column. | | | | check out right away. This is where these sites really |
| That said it's not as if it's telling you about any new or | | | | excel and help listeners get involved with new bands |
| up and coming acts is it? All of these acts, indie or not, | | | | right from the off. |
| are major commercial artists when MySpace should | | | | |