tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33368744.post8021503871165727235..comments2024-01-10T00:02:33.219-05:00Comments on The Unblinking Ear: The Unblinking Ear Podcast: Know Your GenrePBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129471960577860407noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33368744.post-78393281980675561882010-11-22T18:36:56.868-05:002010-11-22T18:36:56.868-05:00Ha ha, the Killers! Or people whose idea of "...Ha ha, the Killers! Or people whose idea of "underground" is Wolfmother, or something.<br /><br />Obviously to most people "indie" describes just a sound now, like how ten years ago "alternative" meant Third Eye Blind. 90's alternative = '00s indieBrushbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439601217855895036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33368744.post-81227503398538522492010-11-22T16:52:36.281-05:002010-11-22T16:52:36.281-05:00The lo-fi thing is really weird. I guess when you ...The lo-fi thing is really weird. I guess when you grow up on Radiohead and Green Day anything less slick that hat sounds lo-fi to you. Given the recording technology of today (Pro Tools, etc), any home recording is going better produced than your average four track recording.<br /><br />I had an argument with a younger friend once on whether or not the third Velvet Underground album was lo-fi. I didn't think so. It was just an unembellished studio recording. He thought it was. I think that speaks volumes.<br /><br />I should have known the proverbial jig was up a few years ago when a teenager told me the Killers were an indie band.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129471960577860407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33368744.post-42579286100416566532010-11-22T16:30:38.739-05:002010-11-22T16:30:38.739-05:00Oh, shoot, I just noticed you have Black Tambourin...Oh, shoot, I just noticed you have Black Tambourine on your podcast -- the same losers who called Weekend "punk" said that Black Tambourine were "noise-rock"... follow that one in your head if you can...Brushbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439601217855895036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33368744.post-8056663186090472062010-11-22T16:28:48.668-05:002010-11-22T16:28:48.668-05:00"Curmudgeon-core", first time I've n..."Curmudgeon-core", first time I've noticed that one before... too many syllables, otherwise it would surely take off... I think the Cosmodemonic Telegraph web site calls me a curmudgeon.<br /><br />Yeah, anything with a little reverb on the vocals now is called "lo-fi" (your faves Best Coast, for instance). I've seen Weekend be called "punk", Matt & Kim called "dance-punk", all kinds of stupid shit...Brushbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439601217855895036noreply@blogger.com