1. Choose a musical genre/genres to feature in your
magazine. List the names of bands/artists that are
part of this genre, a brief history of the genre and
the type of imagery associated with it.
INDIE POP
2. INDIE POP HISTORY
• Indie pop is a genre of ‘alternative rock’ music that originates from the United Kingdom
during the mid-1980s.
• The term "indie" had been used for some time to describe artists on independent labels and
the labels themselves. The actual naming of the genre ‘indie pop’ was due to the release of
NME’s C86 tape in 1986, the compilation featured many artists such as; Primal Scream, The
Pastels and The Wedding Present.
• In the mid-late ’80s, Indie Pop was criticised for ‘shambling’ and underachieved.
