Blog: The Tripwire

J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-Chief for eMusic, told WNYC: "In 2011, expect the line between independent music and big-name, arena-filling acts to become increasingly blurred.” That sounds about right. (Top Three Places We Saw Phoenix With Like 100,000 Other People) But the mainstream-ization of indie rock has played out since before Zoo Kid was born: "Alternative [...]