I had thought a new webisode of Indie Asia would come out every Tuesday, but when Tuesday came and went with no new episode, I received an email from someone over at CNN indicating episode 4 would be released on Thursday instead. This one contains some insights into China's indie music scene.

... site now, which is certainly much improved from when we started out. In Conclusion I love being an indie developer, and wouldn't want to do anything else if this career remains open ... ;easy in" into the industry (I had none). If you're wanting to become an indie developer, the best question to ask yourself is this: would I do this even if I never made a cent off of it? If the answer ...

... to follow up or establish a relationship. So there you have it, a quick and dirty review of the Indie Bible. I highly recommend you get yourself a copy if you are serious about getting the word out about your music ... will use the cash generated as another revenue stream to cover some of the costs associated with being an indie artist. Rest assured that you are supporting a fellow artist and keeping ...

... some movements on the side actually lead the way forward. I believe it is true. I like the experimentalism of indie rock. Some great examples of albums that were especially experimental, but I fell in ... much anything by Thom Yorke and Radiohead. I like the alt country aspects of indie the best. Maybe the most popular band of this type would be Wilco. I also like the bands that tell epic stories, ...

... Valve did for distribution?" The answer, according to Carmel, is Indie Fund, which will essentially turn the traditional publishing ... development schedule. Perhaps the biggest bullet point of all, however, is that Indie Fund doesn't seek to own developer IPs ... projects than they would through normal publishing channels. According to Carmel, the Indie Fund seeks only to recoup investment costs ...

... is my input to the question, feel free to add to the conversation: What is indie? To me indie rock which describes the do-it-yourself attitudes of the artists and bands. The less major ... could be a whole lot worse. What I’d like to achieve is that we scrap the term indie rock and reserve it for the definition of the movement alone. I shouldn’t have to describe Grizzly Bear as indie rock, ...

... play experience, he said. Smith then offered two games that he regards as some of the best available from the indie community in terms of combining immediacy and depth ... compelling play experiences. The overall goal, though, is to elevate the indie gaming scene so that those who create innovative software ... GameSpot "iPhone/iPod | Raising indie awareness through game design - Keynote" ...

... AAA studios from 1998-2005, at which point he went indie. He's currently working on Monaco, which I'm sure I' ... killer" for Microsoft a while back. You can't do that as an indie, though, because you don't have the resources to copy a bigger game ... specifically made for it. Also don't be afraid to participate in the indie community. Schatz was making a game about dinosaurs ...

... last decade or so, into bringing down the general critical estimation of indie music, especially vis-à-vis hip hop. Frere- ... in contemporary music, and, well, note how glibly he gets to an explanation of why indie music is so “elitist”: Ryssdal: What ... it’s kids who have some money, basically. PRINCE: Indie yuppies is a phrase I think of a lot when I’m reading Pitchfork. ...

... popular and received critical acclaim. Now a number of the more successful indie game developers are teaming up to create a new source of money ... Jonathan Blow, the creator of Braid. Gamasutra has some more info about Indie Fund from its spokesperson Ron Carmel of 2D Boy. ... Game Developers Conference. The first game projects to receive funding from Indie Fund will be announced "soon".Indie ...

Canadian Music Week's premiere event is its annual Indie Awards ceremony, honouring the creme of the country's independent musician crop. But what does indie even mean anymore? Does it mean stumbling out of bed at noon and moseying around one's ... ask Jimmy Shaw of Metric, who, after three albums released on various "indie" labels, self-released his band's ...

... Thursday night and you can listen to their interview here. The first question is about their Indie Soap Award wins. We Love Soaps ... 39;s Day," that you can watch here. Another WGAE signatory, THEN WE GOT HELP!, was named Best Indie Web Series, Comedy ... consistently conflict with all that is vampire? EDITOR'S NOTE: You can find all our indie soap coverage at IndieSoapBeat ...

... thoughts that I might use later for my presentation. What I've Learned So Far Developing Indie Games: (In case you're wondering about Reclaimers of ... wrap up another game to get time for it, so I'll be discussing that) Indie Games Usually Don't Have Funding- Therefore, you have to make time ... remember to narrow the game's scope. Indie Games Have Small Teams-Bring together one ...

... RYSSDAL: Expendable income. So it's kids who have some money, basically. PRINCE: Indie yuppies is a phrase I think of a lot when I'm reading Pitchfork. Wow. Indie Yuppies. I ... Seriously, you can't blame Prince, who sounds like he's never met a touring indie band before. Even the most successful ones I've interviewed have members that hold day jobs or second ...

... To help maintain growth and progression, key developers from the industry have set up the Indie Fund to help financially support Indie Development ... Isaksen, AppAbove Games (Armadillo Gold Rush) Indie Fund is a brand new funding source for independent developers, ... is to support the growth of games as a medium by helping indie developers get financially independent and stay financially independent.