Indie has lost all meaning. It is like the term “rock ‘n’ roll,” in that it used to refer to something very specific. But by now, it has become the nomenclatural equivalent of white rice – a catchall term for a style of music, a culture, a mindset, an ethic, and a growing group of record labels that don’t have major money. However, like hippies before them, indie kids started with a beautiful vision of what music and the music business should be. This edition of Thriller takes a look at what that vision meant when it started and what it means now through the eyes of three people who should know: Stephen Malkmus, Steve Turner and Nite Jewel . . .
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Words by: Thomas Callihan
Nite Jewel is Ramona Gonzalez from Los Angles, California. She released a record last year entitled Good Evening to rave reviews and is currently on tour. Her sound can be described as lo-fi dreamy bedroom disco with ’80s synths and hints of ’90s R&B. That sounds like a lot, but when you hear [...]



