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REMEMBER THE mid-noughties, when a rash of indie bands hit the charts and everyone thought Pete Doherty was the height of cool? What a time.
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People have been sharing their memories of those years with the Twitter hashtag #indieamnesty – which may or may not have been triggered by former Razorlight singer Johnny Borrell (remember him?) trawling back through the archives in a recent interview with Noisey.
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The hashtag is a treasure trove of bad haircuts, misguided fandom, and bands you thought you’d forgotten:
Cheated on my boyfriend with someone from The Maccabees in 2009 #indieamnesty
— rachel grace almeida (@_rachelgrace) April 6, 2016
Thursday 7 November, 2024
Thursday 7 November, 2024
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People are sharing their mortifying indie music memories with this hilarious hashtag
REMEMBER THE mid-noughties, when a rash of indie bands hit the charts and everyone thought Pete Doherty was the height of cool? What a time.
People have been sharing their memories of those years with the Twitter hashtag #indieamnesty – which may or may not have been triggered by former Razorlight singer Johnny Borrell (remember him?) trawling back through the archives in a recent interview with Noisey.
The hashtag is a treasure trove of bad haircuts, misguided fandom, and bands you thought you’d forgotten:
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(That’s a young Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys, by the by, before he learned about hair gel.)
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Nick Grimshaw’s memory was an undercover humblebrag (we’re on to you, Nick).
But this contribution from Franz Ferdinand singer Alex Kapranos, is an automatic win, for sure:
It’s true! There he is!
If you need to see more (and trust us, you do) please peruse the #IndieAmnesty hashtag here. Beautiful.
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