Encyclopedia of Indie Rock ( Westport, Conn .: Greenwood ).

Cook first rose to fame in the 1980s as the bassist of the Indie Rock band, The Housemartins who scored a UK number-one single with their a capella cover of Isley-Jasper-Isley's Caravan of Love.

* British Indie Rock band, The Wedding Present released their eighth studio album, El Rey in 2008 which begins with the song " Santa Ana Winds " containing the lyrics " Outside, the Santa Ana Winds are blowing hot / Inside, some things are happening that really should not.

As Britpop declined in popularity, Blurs next three albums, Blur, 13 and Think Tank contained influenced from Indie Rock, Electronic and Hip Hop music.

* Kurt Vile, Indie Rock musician.

* Americana / Indie / Appalachian band Foddershock call Clintwood home and their studio is located in the Blowing Rock section of Dickenson County, at the base of Birch Knob.

In January 2011, Auf der Maur won the Independent Music Awards in the Indie / Alt / Hard Rock category for Out of Our Minds.

Calling indie rock part of " Alternative Rock " is not correct since it has little to do with the production values, message, and history of that genre ( in the early 2000s, Alternative Rock acts in their attempt to regain mainstream status competed in the charts against Indie Rock acts actively ), yet a significant number of indie rock bands refuse to align to other mainstream genres that generally fail to describe them at all.

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* Forward ( Turn album ), an album recorded by Meath-based Indie Rock band Turn

Other popular bands, most largely unknown outside the country, include Negligence ( thrash metal ), Elvis Jackson ( ska punk ), Lačni Franz, Bohem, Puppetz ( Indie ), Tabu, Društvo Mrtvih Pesnikov ( pop-rock ), Naio Ssaion ( Gothic metal ), Terrafolk, Leaf Fat ( screamo ), Avven, Perpetuum Jazzile, Carpe Diem, Šank Rock, Big Foot Mama, Yogurt, Adam, Levitan, Dan D, Time to time, Flirrt, Zablujena generacija, Slon in Sadež, Katalena, Rock Partyzani, Shyam, Eroika, Hic et Nunc, Devil Doll ( experimental rock ), Chateau, Posodi mi jürja, Rok ' n ' band, Čuki, Juliette Justine, Zaklonišče Prepeva, Psycho-Path, Dekadent ( black metal ) and Buldožer ( progressive rock ).

In April 2003, Case was voted the " Sexiest Babe of Indie Rock " in a Playboy. com internet poll, receiving 32 % of the vote.

Josephine Ellul now manages Uk Rock / Indie band Us Wolves and sings for Midlands based Covers Band ' Hard Drive ' and in an acoustic Duo called ' James & Jo Duo '.

In the 1990s New Cross club, The Venue was central to the Indie Rock and Brit Pop scenes and played host to gigs by many of their finest purveyors including Oasis, Radiohead, Pulp, Squeeze, Levellers, Cast, Shed Seven, Sleeper, Cornershop, Bluetones, Suede, PJ Harvey, Catherine Wheel, Belly, Ocean Colour Scene, Lush, Chumbawamba, Ash, Mudhoney, and Hole.

Clã ( pop rock ), Blasted Mechanism ( experimental electro-rock ), RAMP ( metal ), Re: aktor ( metal ) ThanatoSchizO ( metal ), Alkateya ( metal ) Faithfull ( soft rock ), Suspiria Franklyn ( punk-rock / new wave ), Riding Pânico ( post rock ), Linda Martini ( post / noise rock ), peixe: aviao ( post-rock ), Ornatos Violeta ( indie rock ), Stereo Parks ( Indie Rock ), A Book in the Shelf ( grunge rock ), Mazgani ( alternative ) or Green Echo ( experimental dub ), are other important acts.

* 2007: Gang of Losers – Nominated: GAMIQ Awards – International Career, Best Indie Rock Album, Best Concert categories.

" It plays a mix of Indie, Rock, Classic, Electronic, and Folk music.

" Jason Loewenstein joined in summer 1989, the first release that he played on being the " Gimme Indie Rock " single in 1991.

* Seattle Indie Rock Band Estocar Ends The Song Please Advise with three loops of the song.

It was ranked the 14th Greatest Indie Rock album of all time by Amazon. com.

The album won the category for best " Rock Alternative " album of 2001 at the annual Association for Independent Music Indie Awards.

Interview declared it the " Best Indie Rock Album of the Year ".

* In 1992 Planet Drum, an album co-created and produced by Hussain and Mickey Hart, was awarded the first-ever Grammy for Best World Music Album, the Downbeat Critics ’ Poll for Best World Beat Album and the NARM Indie Best Seller Award for a World Music Recording.

The label had considerable indie chart success, with several hits on the UK Indie Chart, including a number one album with Flux of Pink Indians ' Strive To Survive Causing The Least Suffering Possible, which also reached number 79 on the UK Album Chart.

Additional nominations were, Leach for ' Best Guitarist ', the band for ' Best Popular Act ', ' Most Popular Commercial Pop Act ' and ' Best Indie / Pop Act ', and BigBigLove as ' Most Popular Album '.

Their debut album, 1985's Back in the DHSS, topped the UK Indie Chart and reached number 60 in the UK Album Chart.

The record won the award for ' Best Indie Rock Album ' at the 2006 PLUG Awards.

* It – The Album ( 1986 ), Plague – UK Indie No. 7

The Gravel Pit Manifesto ( with pop-maestro producer Mike Denneen ), was a brightly original, power-pop gem that earned them Best Indie Album and Best New Band at the 1996 Boston Music Awards.

* Unbelievable-The Indie Dance Album ( Posh Music For Kids UNB-101, 1991 ): Time

* Indie Rock Album of the Year: Yo La Tengo, I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass

* Indie Rock Album of the Year: Interpol, Antics

* Pleasure ( October 1981 ) Happy Birthday, RULP1 ( UK Indie No. 2, UK Album Chart No. 60 )

The band ultimately reached the UK's Indie Album and Indie Singles charts with formal releases after signing a record deal.

* 2002 Boston Music Award, Song of the Year on Indie Label for Kiss that Counted

* Honorable Mention in WarCry Network Editor's Choice Awards 2006 ( Indie Game of the Year )

* Indie RPG-2003 Human of the Year Award

and the 2003 Indie Roleplaying Game of the Year.

The Video clip for Lo-Fi was ABC RAGE ' Indie Clip of the Week ' and InPress Street Mag's ' Clip of the Year 2011 '.

Winner of the Independent Bookseller ’ s Award for Best Debut Fiction, Indie Book of the Year 2012 and the Australian Book Industry Awards ' Book of the Year and Literary Fiction Book of the Year, the Barbara Jefferis Award 2012 and the Miles Franklin Award 2012.

Its flagship single " The Naughty Song " was initially released through the club scene, which, in addition to the Juno nomination, scored nominations for a 2006 Indie Music Award for Pop Artist of the Year and 2 Canadian Radio Music Awards.

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Wizard, a steadfastly superhero-oriented comics magazine, named Demo its 2004 " Indie of the Year ".

In the 2004 Indie RPG Awards, Dogs in the Vineyard was awarded Indie RPG of the Year and Most Innovative Game.

Long As It's Sweet made it to the finals at Independent Artist Company's Indie Song of the Year contest in 2005, but lost to a song by legendary Who guitarist Pete Townshend and his girlfriend, Rachel Fuller.

" Easier " won Indie Song of The Year at IACmusic. com on April 6, 2008.