more proof: indie is the new mainstream

[Bags]

Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
  In those days [old man voice], anything non-mainstream required actual work to find, and the people willing to make the effort were few.

Man, so true.  I had to drive an hour out to Tampa near USF to the two record stores that were 'alternative' focused.  And I had to stay up until midnight on Sunday to listen to the one hour 'alternative' show on public radio.  
 
 Spin Magazine wasn't even around to 'kinda help' until near the end of high school!      
 
 It kind of made it all the more thrilling.  And possibly the subcultures all the tighter?

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

Originally posted by Bags:
  It kind of made it all the more thrilling.  And possibly the subcultures all the tighter?

Absolutely... if you have to work for something, you value it more...

[saintangelsin]

Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
  Let's not forget WMUC... U-Maryland's station... although I'm pretty sure there's no way you could get that out in West Va...

Actually, you can get us on the internet in West Virginia. I know you actually meant on the FM. But hey, we still exist!
 
   

Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
 

Do you blame the OC?    
 
 A quote in an article that discussed bands who move into mainstream (in Filter) has stuck with me: "The jocks already stole U2, who else do they want?" ;P [/b][/QUOTE]
 
 I believe there's a similar quote that extent in the great novel "How Soon Is Never?"
 
 Oh and I can attest to something...I grew up in Western Maryland. I know I'm 23 and I can now find all sorts of music thanks to the internet, but growing up, I didn't have much computer access and I discovered most of my favorite music through listening to local college radio (back when WFWM was something amazing), reading Spin and Alternative Press magazines, and watching 120 Minutes. To find good music, I really had to dig and go out of town or do mail order through my local independent record store (which has been gone now for the last 4 years now unfortunately). I can at least say that I remember how impossible it was to find a Smiths cd at the mall, and when most of my peers had no fucking clue who sonic youth, the clash or even the strokes and the moldy peaches were. There's something amazing and rewarding to digging around for new music or music that isn't played on the real radio.

[Arthwys]

Even now one has to do some amount of digging to find new music that one is really excited about.  With the internet it's now more of a problem that there's  too much music to sift through.  I typically rely on a plethora of sources to guide me towards stuff I might like.  NME.com, pitchfork, drownedinsound, the top friends of bands I already know I like on myspace (music is all i'm ever on myspace for anymore), and of course lurking in the 9:30 club messageboard.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by saintangelsin:
  Actually, you can get us on the internet in West Virginia. I know you actually meant on the FM. But hey, we still exist!
 
 

West Virginia got the internet??  before Canada?? damnit.

[xneverwherex]

I remember listening to KITS (now Live 105) growing up. They were playing all of the latest stuff out of England and always had something new and great.
 
 Most of my friends had older brothers/sisters and they all listened to 'alternative' music. Most were big fans of The Smiths and REM, Ultravox, English Beat and stuff of that nature. When that got too popular for them - then it was onto reggae. They were quite snobby about popularity of music - im quite sure i picked some of that up from them.
 
 also most my friends that were older than me - would let me tag along with them when we went to rasputin records then amoeba (yes the original one! before there was one in SF and LA) and even aron records (in LA - when i was in college). i guess i was spoiled - SF and Berkeley had me covered for music and friends that were way into music - im sure shaped my liking.
 
 now i go back home and still love to hear aaron axelsens new music sundays. and of course, popscene (now run by him) always plays great britpop and the newest bands (plus they all play live there too).
 
 i must say i do miss the whole mixtapes. i have a ton of them at my parent's house and im usually quite impressed with some of that music.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

I miss mixtapes, and more importantly, I miss girls giving me mixtapes.