Download the lyrics screensaver. Featuring song lyrics from 28 bands in 11 countries.
 
Anywhere in HongdaeIn Hongdae the indie scene is anywhere you want it to be. Hanging out, making music, relaxing, partying all blend into one state of creative being that is happening everywhere. From the bathroom to the rooftop; it’s not about where you are it’s about what you make it. 
Street Snaps HKSai Yeung Choi Street, Mong Kok, has one of the largest pedestrian flows in Hong Kong. An indie show held downtown is rare. Indie shows are usually considered to be underground parties for a minority, but today it’s moved to a busy street. Strong rhythms and sensitive musical themes have attracted many of the people passing through to stop and watch, to see what the young people are doing. On a hot summer evening watching the performers dancing, the audience begins to move along to the music. |
Small Venues Rock Out Huge!“A friend once told me this: ‘The difference between a good and a lousy band is the ability to adapt to the situation and make something out of it’,” explains Gerald. In a small, confined place, there’s no “third wall” . |
Asia IndependentSome of Asia’s most exciting independent bands tell us about the indie scenes in the cities they call home. 
Beijing UndergroundGulou (Drum Tower) is located at the northern end of the central axis in Beijing, where ancient Beijing residents told time and arranged life according to its sounds. Hundreds of years later, Gulou no longer sounds, but the streets along its eastward red wall have become the central artery of the Beijing indie music scene. 
Zero to Indie HeroFor Patrick Chng – the founder and frontman of The Oddfellows, a Singapore-based band widely revered as the music pioneer who revived mainstream interest in local original music in the late 80’s and inspired different waves of bands in the last 20 years; it’s about the “heart” more than the technique. |
