Monday 18 April 2011

Music Genre Research- Indie

In popular music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie", is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing.


Blur are an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree.
Title
UK
USA
Total
Leisure (1991)
100,000 (Gold)
100,000
750,000 (?)
Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
100,000 (Gold)
55,000
750,000 (?)
Parklife (1994)
1.2 million (4x Platinum)

150,000
2 million
The Great Escape (1995)
1 million (3x Platinum)

122,000
2.14 million
Blur (1997)
500,000 (Platinum)

500,000 (Gold)
2.4 million
13 (1999)
300,000 (Platinum)

133,000
1.5 million
Blur: The Best Of
1 million (3x Platinum)

?
1.5 million (?)
Think Tank (2003)
240,000 (Gold)

?
1 million (?
The Cribs: http://www.thecribs.com/

The Cribs are an English four-piece indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consists of identical twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. They were subsequently joined by ex-The Smiths and Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr who has been made a formal member of the group since 2008.

On the Cribs supporting Aerosmith on tour…

Huge tour dates for last year… 

CHICAGO- Lollapalooza Festival
COLUMBUS, OHIO- LC Pavillion
BUDAPEST, HUGARY- Sziget Festival
LEEDS- Leeds Festival
READING- Reading Festival

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