![]() ![]() ![]() By the time Jimi Hendrix became the ultimate symbol of counterculture cool, with his wild wardrobe and wilder guitar playing, the racial divisions were evident. But that began changing in the late ’60s. In the ’60s, teenagers were just as likely to stack their turntables with records from both white and black artists - with perhaps a little bit of Motown, another musical thread of the time, thrown in, said Larry Starr, who wrote “American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MTV,” with Christopher Waterman. Rock was created by black artists like Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Little Richard, and Elvis Presley and other white artists eventually picked up the sound. Spooner’s new film, “White Lies, Black Sheep,” about a young black man in the predominantly white indie-rock scene, has been played upward of 40,000 times. ![]() “But they know they can connect with someone who’s feeling the same way on the Internet.” “They walk outside and they’re different,” Mr. Thousands of black rock fans use ’s message boards to discuss bands, commiserate about their outsider status and share tips on how to maintain their frohawk hairstyles. But some fans and musicians say they feel that a multiethnic rock scene is gathering momentum.Ī 2003 documentary, “Afropunk,” featured black punk fans and musicians talking about music, race and identity issues, and it has since turned into a movement, said James Spooner, its director. It is not the first time there has been a black presence in modern rock. ![]() The Internet has made it easier for black fans to find one another, some are adopting rock clothing styles, and a handful of bands with black members have growing followings in colleges and on the alternative or indie radio station circuit. Martin, now 23, who lives in Seattle, where he is recording a folk-rock album.īut 40 years after black musicians laid down the foundations of rock, then largely left the genre to white artists and fans, some blacks are again looking to reconnect with the rock music scene. “For a long time I was laughed at by both black and white people about being the only black person in my school that liked Nirvana and bands like that,” said Mr. Martin was happy to discover music he enjoyed and a subculture where he belonged.Įxcept, as it turned out, he didn’t really belong, because he is black. Like many young people who soothe their angst with the balm of alternative rock, Mr. A wild child in her younger days, the Scream star rocked the indie aesthetic with ease.WHEN Douglas Martin first saw the video for Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” as a teenager in High Point, N.C., “it blew my mind,” he said. Of course, we have to say hail Mary to the forerunner of indie fashion in the '90s and early noughties: Mrs Drew Barrymore. We've created some mood boards to remind you of that authentic indie aesthetic experience. We've got a mood board for inspo, as well as a full guide on where to buy the best indie clothing and accessories. So, if you want to dress like a true '90s indie gal, follow our guide below. What can we say, we are Cher Horowitz-level addicted to fashion. Luckily for you, we've got a guide to E-girl outfits too. However, we would define this style as more E-girlthan indie. Some of the younger generations define indie aesthetic as being more colourful and vivid, named "indie core", but still with the '90s influence of layering and comfort. In the nineties, women said goodbye to frills and lace and hello to structured fabrics and earthy tones.ĭon't get it twisted, the indie aesthetic genre has changed over the years. We're talking positive cool girl: the epitome of women in the '90s, taking back masculine elements of fashion for themselves. No, don't think of the cool girl monologue from Gone Girl. Think of flannels, denim, and layering of jewellery. What do you get when you mix indie-rock nostalgia, grunge and hella "I'm with the band" energy? You get indie aesthetic - the fashion lovechild of the '90s. ![]()
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