Events like these remind you that the term ‘indie’ represents a very broad church, with multiple sub-genres. The good folks at Indie Daze made sure this fourth festival represented this wide spectrum; from the pop-punk of Bis to the grebo of Crazyhead, with ’90s Britpop and baggy on offer from Thousand Yard Stare. There was indie-acoustic from The Wonderstuff‘s Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls, […]
Guy Chadwick
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By rights The House of Love should have been as much of a household name as U2 or fellow Creation alumni Oasis. Riding high on the back of a string of sparkling indie singles and rapid sales of their self-titled debut album, they were officially the late ‘80s next big thing.
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No27 Shine On By The House of Love. A soaring alternative anthem, Shine On is without doubt one of the strongest indie debut 45s of all time. A statement of intent, it was the first of a trio of superb singles that firmly established The House of Love as the band […]