tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post5337581885988619351..comments2024-03-29T10:17:18.826+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Indie charts prepare for 1995Simon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-79431832478832451262009-06-16T11:15:39.226+00:002009-06-16T11:15:39.226+00:00Surely they get a bonus point for either declaring...Surely they get a bonus point for either declaring in their first interview that they "don't like genres" or for suggesting in their first press releases that they "can't be pigeonholed"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-71721972385409104182009-06-16T06:59:58.182+00:002009-06-16T06:59:58.182+00:00Three points for just doing what they do, and if a...Three points for just doing what they do, and if anyone else likes it, it's a bonus.<br /><br />Minus five for discovery that the bassist's dad is deputy head of A&R at a major.Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-60919778550466042662009-06-15T16:11:12.954+00:002009-06-15T16:11:12.954+00:00Ooh, ooh, how about two points if the promo video ...Ooh, ooh, how about two points if the promo video for their single consists of a group photo, put through some sort of cheap video-effects software package to give it a billowy effect? Extra point if they also use the colour-shifting filter that turns most of it purple.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-42803325001285610522009-06-15T15:33:01.889+00:002009-06-15T15:33:01.889+00:00I quite like the idea of struggling bands bribing ...I quite like the idea of struggling bands bribing struggling music reviewers in order to get the to drop an "angular" here and there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-22142215883438176152009-06-15T14:43:48.381+00:002009-06-15T14:43:48.381+00:00Perhaps admission to the indie charts should work ...Perhaps admission to the indie charts should work on a points system, i.e.:<br /><br /> - band is on an independently-owned label: 2 points<br /> - at least 50% of the band wear skinny jeans - 2 points<br /> - at least one band member has an asymmetrical haircut - 1 point<br /> - 1 point for each of the following influences cited (with proof): The Clash, Joy Division, XTC, Gang Of Four, Neu! (maximum 3 points)<br /> - band's sound has been described by music critics as "angular" - 1 point<br /><br />A score of 5 or higher is required for a band to be officially "indie".<br /><br />With a committee of industry, media and marketing types meeting every six months to update these rules to take into account recent trends. (For example, in light of the recent trend towards hipster-folk, the committee is debating allowing one point for band members with rustic-looking beards.)acbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061622604918951972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-59789812438667939712009-06-15T13:38:31.683+00:002009-06-15T13:38:31.683+00:00"Given that the indie chart ceased to have an..."Given that the indie chart ceased to have any meaningful relevance to the average person sometime between the time The Chart Show finished and NME dropped its chart pages"<br /><br />Just out of interest, didn't they stop printing it because it was basically beginning to fill up with artists from labels like Jive and becoming less and less reflective of, or even a benefit to, the majority of independent labels? Surely this new 50% ruling is just going to marginalise any potential audience they have (that is presumably the small crowd who don't want to read the main chart but are still a bit interesting).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com