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...cultural agents to cultural artifacts—in the shadows of the pseudo-indie juggernauts, Sub Pop and Matador. 2008 marks 20 years since the appearance of underground rock’s most ambitious, interesting, and accessible showcase of work—the showcase to which “indie?? perhaps owes its existence—My Bloody Valentine’s “Isn’t Anything,” Pixies’ “Surfer Rosa,” Fugazi’s “13 Songs,” and Sonic...
...Comics has shelves of individual titles from those publishers. But more importantly, it has just as many shelves of collected editions from them. If you want the back story on most superheroes, you can easily find it there.Manager Matt P. Reyes says he tries to order “indie?? comics, but the more mainstream titles are far more prevalent. He also says people come in to say what comics they’ve read and ask for recommendations, but that such walk-ins are not their bread and butter.“How we stay afloat...
...seems—or at the very least, I hope—that this vapid, reactionary kind of irony is on the wane. Nonetheless, the aesthetic of acerbity is still very much in vogue. The issue for many up-and-coming bands—particularly for “indie?? bands—has thus become learning how to sneer without sacrificing creativity.With their debut album “Oracular Spectacular,” Brooklyn band MGMT gets at least half way there. Founders Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden manage to come off as wry while avoiding unconstructive...
...while the five or six strongest tracks here would make for an excellent EP, the remainder hinders a band that has not yet fully blossomed. While “Random Spirit Lover” has its standouts, it’s not unreasonable to want more from one of indie??s rising institutions...
...over the whole world with his delicate sensibilities, the “Wowee Zowee” detritus belongs to a man afraid to win in the game of music. It’s a story that’s the bands of today’s “indie?? explosion would do well to study, as well as anyone else who’s willing to break out their decoder rings and sort through the album.—Reviewer Abe J. Riesman can be reached at riesman@fas.harvard.edu...