Line Out - Comments on The Maldives http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives The thing about the Osmonds was that they were neither a little bit country nor a little bit rock 'n' roll. The Maldives probably never bargained for being mentioned in the same hemisphere at the Osmonds, but here we... Copyright 2008 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:17:05 -0800 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:26:09 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by E Awesome choice jz. The Maldives have such a big and satisfying sound...and they're nice guys too!

]]> E http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c774080 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c774080 Band of the Week Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:12:13 -0800 Comment by ewald jonathan, did i ever tell you that one of my studio projects was to mix down a bunch of maldives songs?

]]> ewald http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c774117 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c774117 Band of the Week Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:45:07 -0800 Comment by yep "alt-country?" Don't you mean "indie-americana?" :) Thanks for showing some love to that side of the scene, whatever you call it. It IS a big part of the Seattle landscape. The Stranger really needs to bring back the roots/americana column ... (Drunk by Noon - Border Radio)

]]> yep http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c774195 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c774195 Band of the Week Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:43:20 -0800 Comment by jz @3--doh! yeah, "indie-americana." or maybe "indie-roots"--though i guess thats something different:

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=279352

]]> jz http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c774235 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c774235 Band of the Week Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:17:26 -0800 Comment by yep Nice jz, had not seen that. It's an interesting take on it, but what a hopeless task, this categorization. I haven't the slightest notion anymore what "indie" really means. I think it used to mean simply 'independent of label (or at least major label) support.' Anymore, it seems like it has to denote a certain attitude, or refers only to punk-influenced music.. or young, "new" music. If indie still means independent, then the question is independent of what? 'Roots' and 'Americana' at least suggest some connection to older folk/blues/country which are kind of uniquely American.

I don't envy your job, which is largely to describe one language - music - with another - written words. Something is usually lost in translation. Doesn't it drive you nuts?

]]> yep http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c774288 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c774288 Band of the Week Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:18:02 -0800 Comment by jz yep--nah, its pretty fun, actually. im a geek like that. it only drives me nuts when im misunderstood, which is the feedback im getting from another piece in this weeks section:

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=279348

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]]> oqabx oximtpwka http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c780884 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_maldives#c780884 Band of the Week Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:26:09 -0800