false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1236526455m/6100334.jpg 6100334 1 <B>A lively examination of the spirit and practices that have made the indie movement into a powerful cultural phenomenon.</B> <br><br>You know the look: skinny jeans, Chuck Taylors, perfectly mussed bed-head hair; You know the music: Modest Mouse, the Shins, Pavement. You know the ethos: DIY with a big helping of irony. But what does it really mean to be “indie”? <br><br>As popular television shows adopt indie soundtracks and the signature style bleeds into mainstream fashion, the quirky individuality of the movement seems to be losing ground. In <I>Slanted and Enchanted</I>, Kaya Oakes demonstrates how this phase is part of the natural cycle of a culture that reinvents itself continuously to preserve its core ideals of experimentation, freedom, and collaboration. <br><br>Through interviews and profiles of the artists who have spearheaded the cause over the years—including Mike Watt, David Berman, Kathleen Hanna, and Dan Clowes—Oakes examines the collective creativity and cross-genre experimentation that are the hallmarks of this popular lifestyle trend. Her visits to music festivals, craft fairs, and smaller collectives around the country round out the story, providing a compelling portayal of indie life on the ground. Culminating in the current indie milieu of music, crafting, style, art, comics, and zines, Oakes reveals from whence indie came and where it will go next. 6277542 9 6 2009 Slanted and Enchanted: The Evolution of Indie Culture total:41|5:14|4:11|3:9|2:7|1:0| 41 155 175 21 4 2 false false Tue Feb 10 06:28:29 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 07:28:58 -0800 2009
Indie culture, by its very nature, exists outside of and often rails against mainstream culture: independent record stores in opposition to Best Buy, craft festivals in opposition to Ikea, zines as opposed to Rolling Stone. As a corollary, Kaya Oakes reminds us ...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 13 01:35:36 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 18:32:59 -0800 2009 a million
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