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CANNES, France (AP) — It’s indie movies versus Indy’s movie at the Cannes Film Festival. As the blitz of films, parties and industry schmoozing started Wednesday, the question was whether the independent movies beloved by Cannes critics could hold their own against “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” which plays this weekend. Cannes’ dual [...

No, indie music is very much alive. I’m just in between ISP’s right now and I don’t have an internet connection at home. I’ll be on fiber optic lines soon, so beware- posts will be coming your way at the speed of light! Here are some killer tunes to tide you over: Bon Iver - [...]

Henchman21 brings us the 4th installment of our NYCC indie comic round-up, in which he takes a close look at Fantasy Prone's United Free Worlds as well as a meaty preview issue of Platinum Studios' upcoming Gunplay trade paperback.

Aly Carr is the creative writer and co-host of The Merry Andrews Show in Tampa, Fla. She is an amateur small cat trainer and she is very fluent in knock-knock jokes. The Merry Andrews Show can be heard online at the show’s official site. The Merry Andrews Show At MySpace Trevor Hall is a singer/ songwriter from [...]

The people at Time Warner already laid off 450 employees when they got their hands on New Line Cinema earlier this year. And now they are shutting down two independent studios to cut even more costs. CEO Jeff Bewkes is shutting down Picturehouse and Warner Independent Pictures to stop duplicate costs for production, marketing and distribution. [...]

FaCshion is a complex marketplace and media outreach is one piece of a successful fashion PR campaign. In order to get picked up by boutiques and department stores, most fashion designers will try their luck at one of the the big trade shows like POOL, MAGIC, or PROJECT. However, trade shows are costly and for [...]

The video above features Wolf Parade performing "This Heart's on Fire"There's always too many indie rock articles and items of news and never enough time to write about them. So, as an antidote, IRC has come up with the 'linkstorm' concept to deliver to you the best in what's happening in the indie music world. Enjoy.Akron, Ohio's The Black Keys cover 70's icon Captain Beefheart in the song "I'm Glad" (via Stereogum). Get the MP3 while you can because it could expire at any time.Vampire Weekend: Fresh blood on campus - UK Telegraph - See more Vampire Weekend on IRC including special performance from San Francisco's Easter Sunday show.Adaline transcends singer-songwriter label - The Vancouver SunRyan Tedder of OneRepublic with fresh taste of success - Melbourne Herald SunBands to Watch For

Part 3 of our NYCC indie comic round-up is brought to you by the tandem assault of veteran contributor Movies at Midnight and young buck Jackbauerstein83, and contains plenty of vampire, demons, and monsters. We promise.

Dear friends, I’m very proud to announce that my romantic suspense ‘Relocating Mia’ has been recognized with its second award. Besides being named a Finalist at the 2007 USA Book News Best Book Awards “Relocating Mia” was also named a Finalist at the Indie Excellence Books Awards for 2008. To find out more about my novel, or to [...]

The Tradition continues here in 2008....art by Surgeon GeneralThe RSL Music Blog presents.... An Indie Rock Music Showcase.This is one hell of a hot music lineup scheduled for May 16th at TT the Bears - Four Hot Bands, CD Giveaways and a ton of fun! Get ready because the RSL Music Showcases are back! This is the first of several live shows planned for 2008, following up on the tradition I started last year. I bring you highly talented musicians from Boston and beyond.This one is being sponsored by the great folks over at Stranded in Stereo, who vow to give you lots of free goodies if you arrive early - and ask nicely. SIS is a company that takes the best new music in the world and puts it in an easy to digest package - which they give to you for free. The only way to guarantee that you ge

Predictably, the readership around here has taken a dip since the Blog-achella project ended and I'm no longer posting the same music as every other blog in the blog-o-sphere (did I say "blog" enough in that sentence?)... but you know what? Good! I don't need fans of flavor-of-the-day blog bands around here... I need you folks who appreciate the good stuff... like so...Assuming that you don't recognize that album cover on sight, I'll tell you it's Skintone Collection, a compilation of Japanese producer Susumu Yokota's best work on his own label (Skintone, that is). This guy isn't super-well-known in the states, but that hasn't stopped him from being ridiculously prolific... he's put out something like 32 albums - you know those crazy Japanese with their "work ethic" and "efficiency"...

Geeks of Doom met with a lot of great, hardworking independent comic creators during this year's New York Comic Con. Here is the second installment of our series of reviews for the nearly 20 lbs. of books we came away with after all the smoke cleared.

Geeks of Doom met with a lot of great, hardworking independent comic creators during this year's New York Comic Con. Here is the first installment of our series of reviews for the nearly 20 lbs. of books we came away with after all the smoke cleared.

Everyone always follows WGSN and Style.com to see what new trends will rule the runways next season. However, there’s something unabashedly fresh and cool about digging through racks and racks of thrift store goods and finding something that truly speaks to you and your own sense of fashion, regardless of trend. Similarly, there is the [...]

The Weakerthans, a Canadian indie band from Winnipeg, put themselves on the music map back in the late 1990's, and have been impressing critics and fans with subsequent, yet limited, releases ever since.The band's latest album, Reunion Tour, released last fall, has received wide praise by the music press, bloggers and fans, making many top album lists for 2007.Comprising an exciting mix of punk revival and melodic indie rock, Paste magazine hailed Reunion Tour as a collection of "songs of brutal beauty, little rock n roll vignettes that perfectly capture the malaise of the peculiar, disorienting times in which we live."Here is the hit single music video "Civil Twilight" from The Weakerthans' Reunion Tour CD:Propagandhi member John K. Samson left his former band and joined Red Fisher drumm

Tracks on heavy rotation @ OMGLOL parties from DJ Nero: Kate Nash - Foundations (Metronomy Remix) Dirt Off Your Shoulders - Jay-Z (MF Black Album Bootleg) Pnau - Baby (Breakbot Remix) Bauhaus - Andy Warhol Debbie Deb - Look Out Weekend Kanye West - Get Em High (A-Trak Remix) Cut Chemist - What’s The Altitude Steve Aoki - Shake and Pop (Feat. Kid [...]

Dip your mood into this mellow but upbeat, chicken soup for the soul music offering. This is the kinda of music that grabs you and says “everything is gonna be alright.” See if you agree by pressing play now. Click Button To Play | Right-Click To Download Here are the songs heard on this podcast and links to [...]

Aly Carr is the creative writer and co-host of The Merry Andrews Show in Tampa, Fla. She is an amateur small cat trainer and she is very fluent in knock-knock jokes. The Merry Andrews Show can be heard online at the show’s official site. The Merry Andrews Show At MySpace In my opinion, SXSW made a Gigantosaurus [...]

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No queda claro, creo a nadie, cuales son los límites del llamado indie pop, qjuien califica? quien no? si hay límites del presupuesto?, podriamos discutir si se trara solo de una reelaboración de la primitiva filosofía punk de hacerlo uno mismo, si se y trata de ser excluidso o de preferir excluirse, de hacer la música que a uno le nace y no la que te impone un productor; quines escuchan estas voces? quienes van a sus conciertos? que hay en ellas que despierta curiosidad, no lo sé, un poco las melodías, un poco el atrevimento, la manera de enfrentar el hecho de hacer canciones, algunas las más bellas que haya escuchado en este último tiempo, creo que es lo que las une y las divide, la etiqueta de artisya indie ¿que nadie pregunte cuantos discos vendieron?

Aly Carr is the creative writer and co-host of The Merry Andrews Show in Tampa, Fla. She is an amateur small cat trainer and she is very fluent in knock-knock jokes. The Merry Andrews Show can be heard online at the show’s official site. The Merry Andrews Show At MySpace If you’re having a difficult time spotting [...]

The other day I received a mail with the contents “thought I'd recommend something, instead of J.A.”, so it certainly seems like out Spanish friend has build himself quite a reputation! Deservedly so, I should add.In the mail were links for a few songs by Swedish indie pop artist/singer-/songwriter Staphan O’Bell, which turned out to be really likeable ones, sounding pretty much like Bob Dylan on a musical exchange trip to Gothenburg. Does this description make any sense? If not – imagine a singer-/songwriter playing those catchy indie pop tunes that always seem to find their way out of the Swedish indie pop capital? Was that a better one? No! Then check them out and describe the songs yourself! They are lovely and definitely worth a listen!+ Just Like Me+ Fashion Street+ I'm OK

If you're in the Phoenix area, try to check out the Phoenix Indie Craftorama this Saturday, April 26th from 10am-4pm It sounds like alot of fun and I wish I could be there! Since I can't be there, I've done the next best thing and have shipped some freebies that will be handed out by the Crafty Chica herself! More info on the event can be found here and here.

I'm not really sure if flOw is a video game, but it certainly is an experience. As a game, flOw lacks gameplay, complexity, and challenge, but it's slogan is "...life could be simple." That slogan really embodies what flOw is. flOw is an incredibly fresh and relaxing voyage into the depths of a simple oceanic world. The gameplay is simple, but the presentation, graphics and sound work incredibly well. As a game, the only real incentive to keep playing is to evolve your creature and unlock new creatures, but flOw is enjoyable beyond that. Just as a good album is great to pop in and relax to, flOw is a great thing to start up just to veg out on the couch and experience the "lights and sounds" if you will. For less than the price of a movie ticket ($8.99), you can experience flOw and

Aly Carr is the creative writer and co-host of The Merry Andrews Show in Tampa, Fla. She is an amateur small cat trainer and she is very fluent in knock-knock jokes. The Merry Andrews Show can be heard online at the show’s official site. What I enjoy most about Zack Weber has zip, zero, zilch, to [...]

Demi Moore has signed on for 2 indie movies. The first one, Happy Tears, will see her play a woman who often indulges in self-aggrandizement. When she returns to her home in Wisconsin, she is forced to deal with her bitter and not-so-nice sister and her father who suffers from a mental disorder. Joining Demi [...]

ON TOUR RIGHT NOW:The Forms (Brooklyn, NY) were one of the most memorable projects of 2007. They are still definitely worthy of your attention. The Forms' self-titled release turned a few heads and my prediction is that this will be one of the bands to watch this year on tour. I can only imagine how good the material sounds now that they have had several months to perform the news songs live!THE FORMSThe Forms - TransmissionThe Forms - Red GunTouring with The Forms is experimental indie rock seven piece known as Cloud Cult (Minneapolis, MN). The band is definitely spreading its wings in 2008 - having released a brand new album "Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-partying Through Tornadoes)"last week. The tradition here is much larger than the band taking the listener to a completely different place. Fa

In an attempt to revive her flailing movie career, Lindsay Lohan planning to appear naked in a low-budget film, it has been alleged.The troubled star wishes to show off her firecrotch for just $80,000 in indie film Florence, as a nymphomaniac waitress, to prove to the world she is a “mature actress”.A source told the [...]

Aly Carr is the creative writer and co-host of The Merry Andrews Show in Tampa, Fla. She is an amateur small cat trainer and she is very fluent in knock-knock jokes. The Merry Andrews Show can be heard online at the show’s official site. Brendan McCreary, who actually spells Brendan with a capital “e” and a [...]

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A Free Man is still wandering the wilds of southwestern Sweden, but before I left Blighty I lined up a chat with East London road warriors Blah Blah Blah. Their new EP “Death To The Indie Dancefloor”, which the Guardian called “Arctic Monkeys performed by Madness circa “Baggy Trousers, is out today. I’ve been impressed [...]

Aly Carr is the creative writer and co-host of The Merry Andrews Show in Tampa, Fla. She is an amateur small cat trainer and she is very fluent in knock-knock jokes. The Merry Andrews Show can be heard online at the show’s official site. My understanding is that Guillemots are pretty well known in the UK. [...]

The Spring issue of Austrian fashion magazine INDIE is out now. Special about it this time - at least for me - are two bits on Danish Desinger Diana Brinks and Romanian fashion label Rozalb de Mura written by - tata - moi. Interessted to read (sorry German only!)? Click the images below INDIE MAGAZINE

Sony Computer Entertainment España se complace en anunciar que su lado más alternativo representado por The PlayStation® b-side, participará en el festival indie Suite Stolichnaya 28004. The PlayStation® b-side quiere mostrar la “cara B” de Suite Stolichnaya 28004, un festival creado por y para la proyección de bandas jóvenes alternativas dando a conocer a estos “grupos maqueteros”, apoyados por nombres ya consolidados de la escena indie. El mejor modo de exhibir ese “otro lado” del festival será a través de 15 cortos con diferentes protagonistas implicados en la realización de distintas partes de este evento.Julio Ruiz, mítico presentador de Radio 3, o el grupo catalán Hidrogenesse, entre otros, serán algunos de los protagonistas a los que se pueda conocer gracias

El pasado sábado 29 de Marzo se llevó a cabo la cuarta edición del llamado 'festival más importante de la escena independiente de la Ciudad de México', osea, el Indie-O Fest. No sé si esta etiqueta sea la más adecuada para el evento (patrocinios de Liverpool y DKNY no encajan mucho con ese tipo de ideología), sin embargo, no es de relevancia para el desarrollo del mismo. El evento fue de mucha calidad, tanto en organización, como en calidad musical, la gente estaba en el lugar correcto y las bandas tocaron la para gente indicada. The National fue la noche, no más.Llegué desde las 8 p.m. al Vive Cuervo Salón con la firme intensión de estar en el festival de principio a fin y así fue, solo que al entrar comenzaron los incovenientes, el primero: ya no se permite fumar dentro del

Entertainment Weekly’s editors feature the 'Indie Rock 25', profiling albums from 1984 (apparently the ‘beginning of indie’) to present, including classics from The Hold Steady, The Replacements, Yo La Tengo, The Pixies, Spoon, Pavement, Built to Spill, and The White Stripes to name a few.Some of the choices are questionable, not for being selected, but for their position in the ranking. For example, why is Radiohead's In Rainbows given the No.1 spot on the list? (Modest Mouse's stunning Lonesome Crowded West release is buried in the list at No. 12, just to name one aberration).Afterall, Radiohead's In Rainbows has been out less than six months, the band pissed off a lot of fans back in October for what was considered a dubious 'first release' and there are many other albums on this

Aly Carr is the creative writer and co-host of The Merry Andrews Show in Tampa, Fla. She is an amateur small cat trainer and she is very fluent in knock-knock jokes. The Merry Andrews Show can be heard online at the show’s official site. This is only my second week at this underground music column and [...]

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CHICAGO – Film is often at its best when it offers a “window to the world” about other cultures dealing with issues that life in the U.S. never imagines. “The Year My Parents Went on Vacation” is a meticulous, fascinating and tender story of Brazil in 1970 when revolution was in the air and the World Cup was the hope of bringing a country back together. Michel Joelsas is Mauro – the 13-year-old son of Daniel and Bia Stein – who are communist revolutionaries plotting against the military government of Brazil. On the run and forced from their home, they tell their son he’s going to stay with his grandfather in São Paulo because they are “going on vacation”. What they don’t know as they drop the boy at his grandfather’s apartment is that the old man has just died. The

Aly Carr is the creative writer and co-host of The Merry Andrews Show in Tampa, Fla. She is an amateur small cat trainer and she is very fluent in knock-knock jokes. The Merry Andrews Show can be heard online at the show’s official site. Greetings, virtual champions and welcome to the first week of my attempt [...]

World of Goo Gameplay Trailerby 2dboyI recently preordered World of Goo and was lucky enough to sample the first chapter (which I have almost completed....blasted tower of goo level!). Let me start off by saying that I absolutely love the art style. It's hard to explain exactly what it is, but it definitely has a pop-up book type feel. All in all, it's shaping up to be a very unique and slick game. Just as dragging and dropping the black goo got tedious, I was introduced to some mind blowing other goos such as inflatable goos and green movable goos. I am really excited to see what other goos make it into the final game. Hopefully, World of Goo will get the notoriety it deserves when it is finally released...I think it could make quite a splash on the Wii. Simple gameplay permeates t

I encourage you to check out advertisement opportunities on Vintage Indie. Plan ahead for your new product launch, get the word out about your upcoming events and new openings. It's my goal to work with each and every one of you for a successful campaign on Vintage Indie. Each space is given a full editorial feature, with photos and details. Do I fit on Vintage Indie? If you answer yes to any of these then yes, you do fit! Are you an independent business? Do you make items by hand? Do you sell vintage? Do you sell items made with vintage components? Do you have an "old school" feel and style to your creations? Do you own a store? Do you support other indie businesses? As always, please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to spring on Vintage Indie with you! Gabrei

I’m going to break the Shepizzle mold just a bit an post some Indie covers that I have stumbled upon recently. Some of these songs are originally by an Indie artist, others are songs covered by Indie bands, either way they are worth a listen. Slowbear The Great - Banquet.mp3 (Bloc Party Cover) John Mayer - [...]

While tidying up my inbox this evening (yes I lead a high octane life of thrills, spills and everything else ending in ills) I found one that I received on 6th February from Vice Magazine's online TV site VBS.TV. It was one of those emails that I'd mentally filed as interesting but not urgent. More fool me. VBS.TV is a music nuts dream providing access to bands that you just don't get in the music papers. after VBS.TV MTV just seems so last century! If you head over to the site this evening you'll find, among other gems, a five minute tour of White Rabbits loft...Fucked Up live in Austin, Texas...The Rumble Strips live at The Old Blue Last in London... and tonnes of brilliant indie videos although they do seem to be quite slow to load.If you like these you'll love VBS. TV...MP3 - White Rab

New Singles 1. Portishead - Machine Gun The first single, "Machine Gun," will be released April 14, 2 weeks prior to the album's release on April 28th. Portishead - Third Review 2. Crystal Castles - Crimewave Debut album comesss, wait for March 18 2008! Steam the song from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

ContraStream.com - Indie Music CommunityWhat it doesAt Contrastream.com, indie music fans and musicians can share information about independent music, hype their favorites, and discover new artists. Any member can submit an indie album to Contrastream, which currently focuses on three genres: indie rock, underground hip-hop, and indie electronic. The community – not the music media - filters out the best albums, since the most-hyped ones appear on the front page of the site. You can also browse through Fresh Albums (those climbing the ranks and seeing a lot of activity from members), Upcoming, and New Releases. Members can 'hype' or 'drop' and album, make comments, share with friends, or follow links to the artist's MySpace or webpage (which is where you can actually listen to sampl

Shocker Toys revealed their line of independent comic book based heroes at the New York Toy Fair and since there’s no other hot toy news out there right now let’s talk about it, shall we? (Also, their showing has created both positive and negative buzz so as long as people are talking about it…) And [...]

Myxer, a free, ad-supported mobile content, today announced its Mobile Music Toolkit for Indie bands and labels. The Toolkit allows any band to share and promote their content to Myxer's audience of over 6 million college students and teenagers, as well as with the band's current fan base. Bands can share their songs, photos and videos with their fan's mobile phones as ringtones, wallpapers and mobile videos. They can also provide fans with access to their content directly from their mobile phone, their MySpace music page or website, or from Myxer's catalog, at 's users are now actively downloading over 15 million pieces of mobile content each month. There are currently over 300,000 ringtones, wallpapers, videos and games available for free on the ad-supported Myxer web

Vintage Indie is teaming up with Eco-Chic Weddings to declare March, Indie Weddings Month. Our goal is to create a resource for brides to turn to when looking to minimize waste and create their wedding with the idea of using indie designers, a do it yourself attitude and those famous three R's: reuse, recycle and reduce. The guide launched March 1st at indieweddingguide.com

Video Store ClerksMovie DVD We’ve all had at least one of “those” jobs. They involve a series of mundane tasks, and almost always feature interaction with the general public and their associated dregs. The pay is low and the desire to move on is high. This common scenario is ripe material that everyone can relate to. Drop Box is an attempt to capitalize on one very familiar setting (a video store) by mixing in someone not so mudane or typical: a national celebrity. The result is a mixed bag low budget effort that kinda works, but is undone by story contrivances, a confined location, and an abrupt ending.Incognito pop star “Mindy” (Rachel Sehl) accidentally returns homemade sex tape to a local video rental store. Once cynical clerk Tom (David Cormican) finds out, the game is on, a

Apa itu Indie musik? Indie musik pada dasarnya bisa diartikan sebagai musik yang tidak tergantung dengan industri musik komersial dan bisa juga diartikan musik yang berasal dari band atau artis tanpa label rekaman. Akhir-akhir ini musik indie lebih digemari oleh para pendengar musik, karena selain fresh, kualitas musik indie bisa dikatakan lebih menarik dibandingkan dengan musik label dan komersial.Jika anda tertarik dengan musik indie, maka situs-situs di bawah ini akan dapat membantu anda untuk mendownload dan mendengarkan musik indie gratis.1. iJigg adalah komunitas artis indie mempromosikan track lagunya ke pengguna iJigg untuk mendapatkan rating. Track dengan rating tinggi akan muncul di halaman utama. Pengguna situs ini dapat mudah memainkan track lagunya, sharing dengan orang lain,

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. Nooo, it’s the stress rising from your body as the soothing sounds of this podcast flood your senses. Yep, it is time once again to mellow out and get loose. Press play, and get away. Click Button To Play | Right-Click To Download Here are the songs heard on this podcast and [...]

Indie Developers Show Fanciful Music Games, Interfaces at GDC - Imagine this: you have a real-time interface that must be responsive and satisfying, simple enough to be approachable, but sophisticated enough that you’ll want to finely hone your skills over time. You’ll juggle a variety of elements to control with split-second accuracy, but even with elaborate mechanics under the hood, the whole thing, above all, [...] More: continued here Other Review: Billy's Best! (Audio CD)

Paris-based musicians, Julien Garnier and Julien Gaulier began as a punk rock band called British Hawaii but moved on to find their own sound as Hey Hey My My. They created their own musical style while taking inspiration from Neil Young and some of their favorite indie bands. They sing in English. Tonight they’re [...]

Wire Hang Redux is a remake of the excellent Wire Hang game, in which you must climb up an never ending series of platforms using a grappling hook. The game ends if you fall. Use the mouse to control your aim and to fire the hook. Wire Hang Redux was written using BlitzPlus and BlitzMax. [ Download ]

La trasfigurazione del blues. Certo il concetto di blues degli Uzeda non è quello canonico delle dodici battute. Ne esumano il corpo, lo disossano. E ricompongono l'ossatura in modo asimmetrico, doloroso, sbagliato. Modificazioni corporee radicali che non permetterebbero il corretto funzionamento motorio, se non con la forza dei nervi, urlando e zoppicando. E ci sono un andamento scaleno, una chitarra che urla e una donna che urla. Quest'ultima nel video si sente poco ma ho dovuto operare una scelta: o mi metto sotto il palco e filmo quello che succede con l'audio che esce dai monitor (quindi chitarra a palla e voce bassissima) o mi metto più indietro, sento bene ma poi non posso farvi vedere TeleFuco. Nonostante il batterista non sappia cosa siano i quattro quarti (non esce un ritmo qua

They Might Be Giants is an eclectic pop music band that I remember from my high school days as part of the New Wave/Indie movement. Don't Lets Start was a fun favorite of me and my friends. Needless to say, I was a little surprised to learn that the guys have morphed from Indie Pop to Kids Bop on their latest album Here Comes the 123s.My son Ty loves the songs, so I thought I'd share one of their podcasts here:And, then, here's how I remember them from 1986:You can view more They Might Be Giants podcasts here.

On the threshold of the weekend, the ever reliable J.A. sends an email recommending a bunch of new songs from two excellent Spanish indie pop bands. Both bands are singing in Spanish (don't be scared - ok!), but whereas Band a Part has taken the Belle & Sebastian/Camera Obscura approach writing short and sweet songs featuring brass, flute, vibraphone etc., Sundae from Sevilla has decided to walk down the path where various electronic elements are added to the genre (without abandoning it at all). But as always, I find it a lot more important (and so should you really) that the bands write stunningly beautiful songs that simply cannot be recommended enough.Sundae:+ Mil Canciones+ Hacia Atras+ El CineBand a Part:+ Menorca+ Souvenir de l'Avenir+ Sputnik Mon Amour

I am jumping on the band wagon and hoping to grab the tail of someone elses star. March is officially Indie Wedding Month. Along with VintageIndie and Eco-Chic Weddings I am throwing a small party in March, but my party involves another fun art contest. Tell your friends!Prize(s): $100 Gift Certificate from Charming Sam - .$25.00 Gift Certificate from 5th Avenue Bath Co - $25.00 Gift Certificate to the store of your choice at Marmalade Pink - How to Win: Keeping with the theme of Indie Wedding and Eco-chic your entry must be a wedding favor. An item that can be given to guests in thanks for attending the wedding of the lovely couple. Your wedding favor can be anything BUT it must be made from recycled materials. Recycled doesn't necessarily mean digging around in the trash for an old

Gamasutra has an interesting article full of tips about making succesfull indie games. It contains nine vital tips. Let’s take closer look at them. 1. Efficiency in design Gamasutra describes this as “Design around getting the most bang for your buck”. A very obvious option here is multiplayer. A multiplayer FPS doesn’t need gigantic maps, a complex [...]

HOT NEW TOUR: SPOON & the WALKMENIt's been a tremendous 500 days for Austin indie kings Spoon . The band topped many a "Best of" list for 2007. For most, it was ironically - Spoon's indie rock anthem "The Underdog" that put them on top of the indie world. Having just see them play a show here in Boston with Cold War Kids; (Spoon was supported by the New York horns). (My thoughts: Spoon was very, very good and the Cold War Kids were fucking incredible!)Spoon has been on the road - touring extensively since 2001. Based on what I've seen and how dedicated the band is to impressing audience - All I can say is the new tour with The Walkmen is going to be hot! This April brings the first must-see tour of the year. Too bad it's so short!Brit Daniel and Spoon - Running the Road in 2008THE "Don

STARTING OFF RIGHT: ARTIST JEREMY FISHERI'm sure that Jeremy Fisher has heard many a comparison to great artists of the past. The one that springs to mind the most easily is probably Simon & Garfunkel. This being said, that pair was never this upbeat. He's also somewhat a troubadour like Dylan, but isn't that the requisite comparison? These types of comparisons and similarities come easy when there's such strong evidence of talent. Fisher released the "Goodbye Blue Monday" album last September and it's been a steady drive forward for him ever since.There's the brand new video for the single Cigarette that is just emerging now. It's not an endorsement of nicotine, but rather a tale involving romance, a kind of dependence, infatuation and surrender. This one has it all. Here's the amazi

I ordered this book a week ago and a few days ago it arrived in the mail. It had heard about it a lot and read some very positive reviews about it, and many developers mentioned it on forums. Seems like it’s a very popular book. After flipping through it a bit and reading a [...]

¡Por fin! - der zweite Teil für die Indies in Barna: Sidecar Factory Club Plaça Reial 7, Barcelona, Metro: Liceu Gibt es schon seit 25 Jahren und spricht man “ciedekar” aus! Der Sound bei den Konzerten ist nicht der beste. Berühmt sind die Montagabende durch das Anti-Karaoke. Viel Spass! Karma Plaça Reial 10, Barcelona, Metro: Liceu Ins Karma verirren sich eher [...]

Hey ATOMIC fans. Here's my first post since last December. I'm starting to get a little itch to get back and rock out with you on this blog. I recorded this jam the other day when I was getting back to some of my Indie Rock roots. What I mean is just playing experimental but melodic guitar. Kind of like with a creative edge. I don't know if you'll dig it or not. Can't put my finger on what it sounds like or what bands influenced it, so I just called it "Indie Rock Roots." Play mp3

Some of my favorite indie artists have ringtones available at Thumbplay. The selection is incredible! Explore some of my favorite picks:Thurston Moore: Famous Sonic Youth frontman with hot experiemental solo rock albumMark Ronson: The hottest producer out right now, mixes and redefines hip hop and pop beatsPortishead: One of my favorite acts of all time - their music defined the trip-hop trend and fans who have been dying for more finally get their wish with a new Portishead album coming out this yearPeter, Bjorn, and John: Their hit "Young Folks" has been heard everywhere over the past few months. Check out their playful, fun styleMGMT: This electronic duo bring the party with incredibly fun dance beats. Definitely a good choice for a ringtone.Sufjan Stevens: This emo indie music darl

Today's Independent Games Summit at GDC capped off with a panel of successful independent designers giving their take on the current industry, what defines an independent designer and how the world of gaming is changing into the future. For those who may have missed the enlightening panel, here's the Cliffsnotes version with highlights from each speaker (oh, and these people made games you've

Now the Devil has not been a big fan of the NME over the past couple of years. From the avoidable spat with Morrissey to the enduring obsession with self appointed "indie" celebrity non entities such as Amy Shitehouse and Lilly Allen; from the decline into an inkie Smash Hits to the seemingly endless promotion of sub standard childrens daytime pop acts such as Kate Nash and Jack Penate; from the dumbing down of journalistic standards (read review and interviews from the 70s and 80s and compare them to today it's like comparing a maths paper from 1950 with one from 2007!) to the frequent aborted attempts at creating scenes the NME has managed to depress more than inform or excite. Well it's redeemed itself thanks to an amazing piece of penmanship from the one writer that makes me continue t

Everyday Shooter is THE BEST downloadable game I have played on a console. It takes the popular geometry wars formula and adds a chain system and puts it all to music. Playing the game really is like playing through a music album. Each level has a unique music track, mood, feel, and a new chain system to learn. Learning how to chain is crucial to beating the levels and progressing through the game. The game is a little hard, but the incentive is always there to unlock the next level and experience a new song and shmup system. I can't recommend this title enough. Check it out in the PS3 store.

This amazing illustration (above) is the work of a stunning Tucson artist simply named Milk. Her gallery of semi-avante garde artwork intricately blends elements of classic art styles with symbols of modernism that often reflect the darker and more disturbing side of love, loneliness and apparently substance abuse. Milk's art is simply memorizing, and it is no surprise that she is a favorite among indie bloggers, 'underground' artists and digital art enthusiasts. Milk rises above the sea of wanna-be artists and stakes her claim - even if it's with a pitchfork or a needle - as an accomplished, brilliant artist at a caliber worthy of being presented at trendy art galleries in Manhattan, Beverly Hills, Paris, Tokyo and London. Now on to the playlist of Valentine's tracks. For a number of year

Despite the fact that it is somewhat pretentious and plain nutty to say that any one song was the "best song of 2007", there are still dozens of music websites, news and entertainment organizations and blogs that are relentless in their self-righteous pursuit to announce to the world '2007's best song!'Beyond that, to assemble a top songs list in order of No.1 to No. 20, for example, is literally impossible and disingenuous, especially when anyone connected to the music world needs to listen to hundreds, if not thousands, of songs in a given year. (photo, top left: Spoon)After weeks, and many hours, searching and reviewing a few dozen list of lists for the 'best songs' of 2007, I whittled it all down to just the best, with a deliberate effort, of course, to weed out lists that focus purely

Every time I listen to these songs my mood gets better and better. If you have a pulse, they will have the same effect on you. Don’t believe me? There’s only on way to find out, press play now. Click Button To Play | Right-Click To Download Here are songs heard on this podcast and a link to the [...]

With the film festival season well under way, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched its new Indie & Art House store at www.amazon.com/indies. This specialty store is a place where filmmakers and indie aficionados can preview, review and discuss independent works as well as gain insight into what's hot now in the indie and art house movie world. Additionally, actor, director, producer and CreateSpace member Jon Favreau has signed on to be the store's first Independent Voices curator. Favreau was selected based on his work in the independent film community, and will be offering reviews and recommendations on trailblazing and undiscovered independent films."Every year hundreds of great independent films are released, but fans still struggle to find the titles they long to see," sa

Indie Arts for those of you not party to the arts and crafts movement of the last few years is equal to what "Made in America" was in the 1980's, "Support Small Business" in the 1990's and "Buy Local" is today to eco-philes.The eco movement has its "buy from local farmers", Al Gore, sustainable living, organic food and renewable energy. We in the Indie Arts/Crafts/DIY/Handmade movement have our own ideology that can easily be summed up as "Living the Indie Life(tm)".Here are a few "un-written" (up until now) guidelines on how to live the indie life.1) There is no way to avoid big box retailers in this day and age, but there are ways to minimize the dollars you spend at Wal-Mart, Target, Costco and others. Before you buy something in a big box store think about where to buy the same thing f

I found this list compilation from OMG Lists! and have to say I found it refreshing and agreed with majority of the list. Every one knows Beyonce is hot, Rihanna is hot, Gwen, Jessica Simpson, ect. But, I think it is about time to acknowledge new pretty faces of the less mainstream scene.8- Joanna NewsomWhen most people think of musical instruments, they tend to envision things like guitars, drums and pianos. But not a lot of people will think of the harp. Pay some attention to the beautiful Joanna Newsom, however, and the harp will suddenly look a whole lot more enticing. The lovely Ms. Newsom owns a fragile sounding voice that still somehow manages to convey a sense of strength; she's ridiculously easy on the eyes as well.7- Kori GardnerThe only thing that could potentially keep Kori Gar

Apple released the iPhone to much hype and fanfare. It billed the device as three devices in one. It was a revolutionary product for the cell phone industry. But the iPhone is having an effect outside of the mobile phone and computing industries. In fact, we belive that history will show the iPhone's release as one of the single biggest events in the history of independent filmmaking. What, exactly, does the iPhone--a mobile phone/internet device/widescren iPod--have to do with <a href="http://www.hungryflix.com">indie film</a>? Well, a lot. The movie download market must prepare for a great new phase as we look forward to more and more great devices capable of playing our content. For independent content to survive and thrive, it must move to new delivery devices like Apple TV, iPod and now the iPhone. Support for these new devices will lead to growth in the audience for indie content. Many "mainstream" consumers will not view indie films at screenings

ARTIST OF THE DAY - Dateline: Copenhagen:Taking a look back at 2006, an oddly-named band from Denmark released one of the most fun singles of the year. The song was, "Told Her I'm From Compton." The band: THE FLOOR IS MADE OF LAVA. The band ended up making their way into my ipod and the single was named one of RSL's best tracks of 2006... The band is back in a very serious way with a new album of material!Denmark Sons: The Floor Is Made of LavaA rocking new album: "All Juice No Fruit"The electrifying Copenhagen band have gone and released an entire album's worth of awesome-ness. The record, out now, is called "All Juice, No Fruit." With a name like the Floor is Made of Lava, I would expect nothing less from this band! Chock-full of goodness, you gotta pick this one up! Highly Recommended music - one of the most underrated and underexposed bands of 2007!The Floor is Made of Lava - (I'll) Do Your SisterThe Floor is Made of Lava - Told Her I'm From ComptonThe New AlbumTHE FLOOR IS M

The third installment of IRC's special Christmas music series of "The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs" includes some more mainstream rock artists such as My Chemical Romance, Slade and Belle and Sebastian, as well as popular indie artists like Low, Sufjan Stevens and Jens Lekman.More 'underground' indie and alternative artists, like Sciflyer and The Ten Thousand Dollar Tattoo, have also contributed to this mix. Enjoy Mix Three and support your favorite artists. 1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas - Daphne Loves Derby2. Maybe This Christmas - Ron Sexsmith3. Silent Night- Low4. All I Want For Christmas Is You - My Chemical Romance5. The Opposite of Hallelujah - Jens Lekman6. The Same Thing Goes for Christmas - Sciflyer7. My First Santa - Ten Thousand Dollar Tattoo8. Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade9. Star of Wonder - Sufjan Stevens10. Bittersweet Eve - BalasanaBonus Tracks - Belle and Sebastian live on the historic Peel Sessions, Dec. 18, 2002:- The 12 Days of Christmas (L

2007 Record Review Recap - PRINTS:The sweet, sweeping sound of eclectic progression, the power of voice and the mixing that brings it all home - - Welcome to the world of PRINTS. This is a brand new endeavor for the indie-rock duo of Kenseth Thibideau and Zac Nelson. Prints' eight-track release just came out in October - so don't be too hard on yourself for not knowing about it. I urge you to launch yourself out there and pick it up! Kenseth Thibideau has hit gold here. He also just happens to be in one of the most criminally underrated bands going in San Diego's Sleeping People. Zac Nelson might be known to some indie rock radio aficionados from his work with Who's Your Favorite Son God.The Freshest New Music: PRINTSNelson and Thibideau - You can get lost in these tracks!The duo's majestic self-titled release will be in stores in OctoberProbably the most fitting way to describe Prints is that the music isn't at all what it seems at any given time. Layered and layered and (did

In honor of Ninjabee and it's recent release of Band of Bugs on PC, we are showcasing one of Ninjabee's best titles: Outpost Kaloki. Outpost Kaloki is a simplified Real Time strategy game that challenges you to build a space station. It's a fantasic game that is also available for Xbox 360. We gave it a 94%...so no fears BUY IT NOW for only $14.95! At the very least Play the Demo below.

Have you heard enough of the old Christmas songs that make you want to pull your hair out yet? ;-)Well, hopefully the playlist below will help alleviate the stress. Peace on earth and good will to all is not a bad mantra.In the on-going series of alternative and indie song playlists, we hope to alleviate some of that by offering you the best collection of alternative Christmas tunes available anywhere on the Internet (and we checked! - for weeks!).1. Blue Christmas - Bright Eyes2. Christmas is Going to The Dogs - The Eels3. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Death Cab For Cutie 4. We Three Kings -Fuel5. Christmas Night of Zombies - MXPX6. This Time of Year - Mighty Mighty Bosstones7. When I Get Home For Christmas - Snow Patrol8. Put the Lights On the Tree - Sufjan Stevens9. Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Sugarcult10. The Christmas Song - The RaveonettesListen to the first volume of the alternative-indie Christmas songs series or subscribe to get the entire 12 playlists as they are pu

By: Sid Kali When I first got into screenwriting I was told to read Aristotle's Poetics, Syd Field's Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434, and host of other books by brilliant people that I devoured religiously. I was a regular at screenwriting workshops, took classes, and felt very much the screenwriter despite not having wrote any part of a script. It's like a fighter that always trains, but never gets in the ring to go to war. In theory I knew what to do. In practice I was unproven. It's like you really never know if you can take a punch until you've been clipped on the chin. My mind was clogged thinking about three act structures, plot points, paradigms, story arch, and writing detailed biographies for characters. Writing a script was much more involved than just sitting at your computer typing fade in, then fade out. But I was fired up to a write a script that was high concept, smart, and followed all the advice I had taken in.I scanne

After weeks of searching and sifting through hundreds of links, followed by hours of listening to alternative and indie Christmas songs, IRC is happy (or should it be 'merry'?) to announce the first-ever alternative and indie Christmas songs playlist series on the Internet (no, seriously) - The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs special music MP3 collection (see first list below).Indie rock and pop music fans have made it clear as fresh fallen snow that they want somewhere to listen to and download alternative Christmas and holiday songs, and not the Old Spice traditional songs we all know way too well. Time for change!IRC has heard the call and met the challenge: Indie-savvy Santa Claus and his elves have arrived early this year bringing gifts of music and more for a much different Christmas experience:"The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs" collection playlist series - Mix One1 - Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World2 - Happy Christmas (War is Over) - The Polyphon

Steam Brigade is a fantastic and unique 2D action/Real Time Strategy Game. It has amazing graphics and oozes the style and individuality of the best Independent Games out there. Check out the free demo below or just BUY IT NOW, it's only $9.95.

One of the greatest live bands (and certainly one of the most fun!) in New York City is the Ks - a group I have come to know and love over the last couple years. Last year I shared their first album, "Skunk" with you - and I found myself playing it time and time again. (Consider the size of the music collection and the fact that I would opt for them over much more famous options - well it's a mighty compliment.) The Ks have just released their second album, "Can't Get It Together," - an album full of quality material that could make them one of the greatest live bands in New York. If you have the opportunity to check them out live - you gotta do it! This is one of most fun bands going!From the "Can't Get It Together" album:The Ks - Last Trip to the WellThe Ks - Eliza Lynn (bar version)The Ks are:Daniel Kilian - SingerRay Beyda - GuitarIan McLaughlin - DebasserDave "Soup" Campbell - DrumsDave Prager - TromboneMarty Sachs - Tenor SaxJon Mossberg - Alto SaxBONUS TRACKFrom the "Skunk" a