Thursday 16th October

I am still currently working on my essay, and the sketches of band members but I have started thinking about the different styles of music bands I want to include so I have found different styles of indie music through the internet.

Indie rock
Stylistic origins	Punk rock Post-punk Garage rock Mod revival
Cultural origins	Early 1980s, United Statesand United Kingdom
Typical instruments	Guitar – Bass – Drums –Synthesizers
Mainstream popularity	Largely underground, but several bands have had mainstream success.
Regional scenes
Largely global, England – Ireland - Scotland –Wales – USA – Canada – Sweden – Japan

Examples: Bloc Party, Last Shadow Puppets, Maximo Park, Cage the Elephant, Late of the Pier,

Infomation found on the internet of the style of music I want my magazine to include.

Indie:
Any form of popular culture (such as pop music from a group not signed to a major label) from outside the mainstream; a type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic; relating to, or being an indie

Style: Tight pants, striped tops, old suit jackets, Converse sneakers or ballet flats, boys in retro shirts, girls in second-hand frocks. As a rule of thumb, Indies tend to be more colorful.

Indie pop
Stylistic origins New Wave
Power pop
Post-punk
Folk punk
Yé-yé
Girl groups
Cultural origins early 1980s, United Kingdom
Typical instruments Guitar - Bass - drums - Keyboard
Mainstream popularity 1980s United Kingdom
Derivative forms Chimp rock
Subgenres
C86 - Cuddlecore - Twee pop
Regional scenes
England - Scotland - Wales - Sweden - Ireland, United States, Australia
Other topics

Examples: Black Kids, The Cardigans, Feist, The Ting Tings, Kate Nash,Noah and the Whale