Scenarios about 'indie music'
Indie music refers to music produced independently from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, often characterized by an alternative, non-mainstream sound and DIY ethos. Emerging in the 1980s with labels like Sub Pop and Rough Trade, indie evolved from a purely business distinction to a genre encompassing diverse styles united by their independent spirit and artistic autonomy. In alternate history scenarios, indie music movements often represent cultural resistance, technological adaptation, and the evolution of artistic expression under different sociopolitical conditions.
What If Manchester's Factory Records Never Existed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Factory Records was never founded, potentially altering the course of post-punk music, Manchester's cultural renaissance, and the development of independent music globally.