I have found myself in the same argument over and over again through the years. The argument is that there is no indie movement, or alternative, or anything of the type. The second something becomes a movement, it no longer really exists, at least not as it started. I was reminded of this argument again yesterday when I was followed by two guys that were the white boy hip-hop version of the ‘Night at the Roxbury’ guys. It would have been funny if it was not so sad. They were so indie with their cred………..NOT!

Take hippies for example. They were counterculture, they were broke, they were pretty smelly, but at first they were genuine. Then the marketing guys and retail outlets latched on. If you were buying your bell bottoms at Montgomery Wards or Sears, and ordering your ‘paint your wagon’ patches from magazines, you missed the hippie movement. Sorry to say it, but you did.

Let’s look at the ‘alternative’ music scene. If you were listening to Radio Free Europe in the 80′s, you were part of the ‘college scene’ or alternative scene as it would start to be known. If you liked Husker Du, you may have been alternative. If the Replacements were in your tape deck, you still had cred. If you listened to any of these bands after seeing Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ or were turned on to REM with ‘Losing My Religion’, then no, you were not really part of the scene. Grunge? Give me a break.

I remember having this conversation with my ‘sort of’ niece. I would try to get her to understand that if something was being played on top 40 radio, it was not alternative. She would say it was called alternative. At this point I would try to explain the bastardization of words, but it never got through. This was also the time when wearing those sparkly butterfly tee shirts was so popular and would show off your individuality. Proof of this was that you could buy them anywhere from Macy’s, to Wal Mart, to Hot Topic. And yes, this was another argument I could never win.

The whole myth of indie culture is laughable. I have said it before, the coolest guys I have ever known, real coolness, were the folks that could care less about following trends or fashions. They really did their own thing and to hell with everything else. These were the guys I looked up to. At times I have been able to emulate them, but I am still an bit too much of a trend follower for my taste. I do care a bit too much about appearances and what others think. Just being honest about it.

But one thing I have gotten out of my system is the need to be ‘indie’ in any way. Hell, being indie can just about make you go broke. I mean, it costs a lot today to look ‘so cool that you don’t care.’ Also, the indie scene is so crowded. I mean being an indie individual person type is very popular, with all those individuals wearing the same thing, attending the same functions, talking alike, and basically doing everything else the same as well.

Back in August The Art of Manliness had a great take on why indie is bunk, hell that was the title of the post, Why Being “Indie” is a Bunch of Bunk. Check it out, it is a good read. Probably more coherent than my take.

Now, back to your normal programing.

Cheers,
Eban

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We are not going to go to hard on today’s Indie and Alternative show, just hard enough. Enough to get your blood pumping.

We will also have some more atmospheric things as well.

We have a tired and drunk criminal, the Pope breaking up a bachelor stagg do, and some music history in the segments today.

Enjoy the show!

Ape House-You’re Not in a Band

Collectors-Find a Way

Acquisotic-Pardigm Pure

Rotoscope-Drive

The Gentlemen-It’s not so much that I disagree with you it’s that you’re wrong

The Misprintz-Goggles

Sophia Ramos-Jon’s Song

New Maximum Donkey-Perfect Personality

Lynn Julian aka Cookie Cutter Girl-If Farts Were Made of Superball Stuff

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We finish out the episode with, “The Velmas.”

That is a lot of great tunes for you.

Add to that our trivia section and our celebrity birthdays, and you have a darn good bit of entertainment today! We even have a special, in house, birthday today. It is digital assistant/princess Faith’s birthday today. So, we should quit typing and get to preparing.

Cheers,

Eban and SJ

Music on the Show

The Cribs–I’m a Realist

Lato–Love in a Heart Shaped Box and Tune In

The Curtains and their Terrifying Story–Love You Everyday and Chain of Daisies

The Velmas–Sun

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Today we will here an uplifting tune by Air 5, a two-fer from both Mainstreet Exit and Easton Legacy, and we will close out with a tune by Frenzal Rhomb. Talk about a great song title, try this, “I Went Out With a Hippy and Now I Love Everyone Except for Her.

Great stuff.

Also, as always, trivia and celebrity birthdays.

Cheers,

Eban and SJ

Music on the show

Air 5–I Wanna Go

Mainstreet Exit–Summer Feelings and 3:AM

Easton Legacy–Code Black and Lost

Frenzal Rhomb–I Went out with a Hippy and Now I Love Everyone Except for Her

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Today we hear from Hybrid Dawn, DC4, Cavalar, and Elevator Death Squad!

We have a lot of celebrity birthdays today as well, such as Rose McGowan! There are more, but come on, Rose Freakin McGowan!

Does it get better than that?  Not on this podcast!

We even have trivia on top of all that. Wow, huh?

Now, we need to go get ready for Hanna, which may hit as a cat 1 hurricane tonight.

Cheers,

Eban and SJ

Music on the show

Hybrid Dawn–A Kind of Heaven

DC4–God Complex and Candy Caine

Cavalar–Rush and V Red

Elevator Death Squad–Poison Apple

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Music on the Show

Lato_Buenos Aires

Satellite State_Plans and One Small Step

Drawn from Bees_Ready to Explode and English Line

Hot Seconds_Excuse Me

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When I was younger, in the late 80′s-early 90′s, Indie and Alternative meant something different than it does today, and I am doing today’s episode in that spirit.

We have some great electonica and industrial inspired tunes with a bit of Goth influence thrown in for good measure.

We will hear from Third Realm, iScintilla, Alexis Machine, and Rasa 9. That is some seriously good music.

Also, we talk about our total avoidance of politics for this election season. We are sticking to entertainment, not stumping for politicians.

And, as always, we have celebrity birthdays, trivia, and more.

Cheers,

Eban and SJ

Music on the show

Third Realm–Dacnomania

iscintilla–The Bells and Cursive Eve

Alexis Machine–Hate and Surreal

Rasa 9–See Right Through

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We hear from Rotoscope, Caplyn, Darcy Fray, New London Fire, and The Shapes.

Great stuff all around.

We also have celebrity birthdays, trivia for the day, the reason for yesterday’s day off, and more.

Cheers,

Eban and SJ

Music on the show

The Shapes–Monochrome

New London Fire–Different and We Don’t Bleed

Darcy Fray–Murder in Bombay

Caplyn–Shadowesque

Rotoscope–All That’s Left and Drive

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We have a great assortment of indie and alternative tunes for you today. We hear from all first time plays here at RfL as well. On the show we have State Shirt, The Cringe–Great freakin name, High Child, and The Morning Light.

This is our first full show in a while, breaking the string of Quickjabs, and it feels great. Most of the things keeping us from full shows are now behind us. Cool, eh?

Also on the show today, we have our dose of celebrity birthdays and even work in some great trivia for you.

Cheers,

Eban and SJ

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Music on the show

State Shirt–Life Isn’t Everything

The Cringe–And Then I’m Gone and California

High Child–I Want You To Know My Name and I Tell All My Secrets To My Guitar

The Morning Light–You’re Not Mine

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As for the band, this is a great show. We have Heels Catch Fire from the UK. The Brighton area to be more exact. This band has a great, fresh sound. We think you will like this, bigtime.

We are going to hear the songs Jessie and Have You Noticed

Noticed what?

The name of the song, it is Have You Noticed.

There, with that settled, see you tomorrow for the Juggernaut.

Cheers,
Eban

It is Indie and Alternative Tuesday and we are going to the UK to hook up with the band Valleum! We are going to hear the songs Pigeons and Shopping Trolley.

Enjoy this quickjabs today. SJ and I will be back for a full Coffee House tommorrow!

Cheers,

Eban

It is a show full of indie and alternative tunes, crazy products from Japan, Geddy Lee and Julian McMahon’s birthdays, and Griping about Daniel Craig and his wussified Bond.

Music on the Show

Sad Like Crazy–Drowning in Your Sleep

Playtone–Round At My Place

Sumo Sisters–Girls Do It Better

The Histrionics–Shattered Youth

Miranda Sound–Quilt therapy and control

The Sumo Sisters!

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Is there any better way, besides gallons of coffee, to start the week than rock-n-roll? Hell no, there isn’t! Rock-n-Roll makes the world go round, removes the cobwebs, and kicks ass on any residual hangovers. Prove me wrong.

Can’t eh?

So here we have a great rock mix for you. Two Royal Court members and two brand new plays. We hear from The Erotics and The Substitutes, as well as first timers Infallible and Vision. Great rock bands, one and all!

SJ is taking the day off, but I have enough to fill the show. I talk PR for bands. How to not get my attention. It may seem like I am picking on one of the bands played today, but really, I am just trying to help. Bands are one of the only entities allowed to act like rock stars, embrace thatfact and come up with some great PR. Please.

Today, we also see the end of some of the bands Royal Court run. It is sad, but yes people can get kicked out. Enjoy the Substitutes one more time.

We also have birthdays from today and this weekend and more.

Cheers,

Eban (SJ will be back tomorrow, so don’t say I did not warn you)

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Music on the show

The Erotics-Born to Let You Down and Drink, Fight, and Fuck

Infallible-Crush on U

Vision-Don’t touch My guitar

The Substitutes–Last day on the Royal Court–In the City and Taken a Lifetime

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Whoa, it is 367! We are actually keeping up with this challenge. SallyGirl, you started something here!

It is also Indie and Alternative Tuesday, and we have some great tunes for you. We hear from The Erick St Cyr Band, Unknown Component, The Ampersands, Lato, and Mayday Parade.

Also, get your own copy of two great Rocket City Riot albums, FREE, for a limited time. Add Pop Killer and Return of the Pleasure Seekers to your collection in anticipation of the upcoming new release!

We cover some of today’s headlines, such as an abusive Batmen, a gun shy Barry O, Ichan is board-able at Yahoo, and give you some celebrity birthdays.

Cheers,

Eban and SJ

Music on the show

The Eric St. cyr Band–Just Like you

Unknown component–Into the Sun

The ampersands–Dreams and Doing errands

Lato-All Lit Up and Indestructable

Mayday Parade–Three Cheers for Five Years

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Welcome to day one of our challenge to bring the RfL schedule back. That is 5 weekdays and one weekend day a week. It will be hard, but what the hell. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Bring on the pain!

We wanted to explore the world today. No, not like adventurers or travellers, but exploring the world of rock. Did we succeed? You be the judge.

Today we are featuring music from California, Washington D.C., Transylvania–well Bucharest now–Scotland, Quebec, and Australia! That is one hell of a musical world trip.

That is a whole lot of musical traveling!

Enjoy day 1 of our 30 day, back to the original schedule, challenge.

Music on the show

Alona-Weightless

Clockwise Stereo–Rolling Victim

Alinian–Thunder

Jason Stokes–Melt

Oswald–Middle Boy

Glasshouse–Only Cold

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