indie

I have recently become a fan of the independant music scene. Not in the sort of way that derives its value from being "other" than something else (eg, mainstream pop), but just because it's better. There's something really gritty and authentical about a small coffee shop and an unpolished, starving musician belting out his or her soul. I'd like to qualify that, though, by saying that if any of those starving artists get the opportunity to become part of the mass-marketing machine, they should do it. Etertainment is only lying if you believe it's real, and it's not your fault that people are generally sort of stupid.

Since I rarely go to shows and almost never buy cds, none of this really matters, but I just thought I should let my mom and the three other people who read this know where I sit.