Sunday, March 9, 2008

Indie and Emo

Briefly, on the subject of Emo and Indie, my good buddy Steve has illuminated things a bit for me:

“Indie = short for independent (or non-mainstream) can apply to anything (movies, music, art, etc). Emo is a subset of the music category of indie (although, some emo bands make it big, thus shedding their indie status). So a term like "emo art" doesn't really make sense. That would be like saying "rap art" when you're really looking for the word urban. Hopefully that is helpful, and you can begin using the terms in more meaningful ways that make you sound less like the father of a teenager.”

Wonderfully explained. And just to clear up any confusion, I don't have kids.

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