Series
Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie
2015 · 1 season · 3 episodes · Ended · BBC Four
Documentary
TMDB 7.0 · 1 votes
A look at the development of British indie music, born in the 1970s when the music industry was controlled by the major record labels and releasing a record independently seemed an impossible dream.
Episodes
- S01E01The DIY Movement2015-10-0260m
In the 1970s, a time when even The Sex Pistols were on a major label, the true act of rebellion was to release music independently.
- S01E02The Alternative 80s2015-10-0960m
This episode looks back to a time when the independent labels transformed from cottage industries into real businesses.
- S01E03Into the Mainstream2015-10-1660m
The last episode of a series exploring British indie music looks at dance music's influence, the Britpop era and the emergence of new labels in the late 90s.
