Talk:List of indie rock musicians

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dandy warhols, decemberists, death cab for cutie, Dresden dolls, yeah yeah yeahs, the strokes, regina spektor, sonic youth, the smiths, Sigur Rós (maybe), radiohead, polyphonic spree, placebo, PJ harvey, muse, modest mouse, mewithoutyou, LCD soundsystem, kings of leon, the killers, kasabian, kaiser chiefs, hot chip, the go! team, Franz Ferdinand, be your own PET (maybe), Ben Kweller, Babyshambles, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead,

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why are those removed? (Letuce? (talk) 05:11, 29 February 2008 (UTC))

[edit] Delete all names without Wikipedia articles

  • This list is way too long. All names without links to Wikipedia articles should be deleted. If they aren't notable enough to warrant an article, they aren't notable enough to be on this list. Spylab 19:39, 20 December 2006 (UTC)


THE WALKMEN should be on the list. There is an article. I think Juliette and the licks should be on this list too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.55.104.31 (talk) 15:33, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Would a Category page be better?

Shouldn't this page be converted to a category, or is it better as a list? Does anyone think it might be a bit too much work putting the categories on all the pages - or is there a way to automate it? --rjcuk 12:18, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Most music genres have both a list of artists and a category. They are both useful and serve different purposes. One should not replace the other. If there is no indie rock category, feel free to create one. There is no automation method. Spylab 12:51, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Okay, thanks for your help, Spylab. I took at look at the guidelines for Categories and I understand that lists are just as good as categories. Plus, I have found the category - Category:Indie rock groups, but it isn't linked in this article. I will add the link for reference. Thanks again, --rjcuk 12:58, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Most of these bands are not even close to 'indie'.

Most of these bands are not even close or belong to the genre 'indie'. Especially, Panic! At The Disco. That band shouldn't belong under this category. Also, this list is quite long and needs a little bit of shortening and cleaning up.

The ones that don't have wiki entries are probably just fans or musicians trying to shameless pimp their band out.

I cleaned out all the bands without articles and also removed some obviously misplaced bands such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paramore, etc. I let a lot slide though. I would suggest getting rid of anything not labeled Indie Rock. This includes any indie pop, electronic, post-rock, folk, noise, etc. Easiest way is to just look at what it's all labeled in the article. You may be able to argue semantics for some of these in a straight "Indie" list but "Indie Rock" should imply that at least standard rock instrumentation is the primary component of the music. ie Built to Spill, but not LCD Soundsystem. That's my two cents. 65.122.125.226 19:15, 16 July 2007 (UTC)