1 1

Indie Guitar Winter term

Indie Guitar Winter term

£120.00 GBP
£120.00 GBP
Sale Sold out
Taxes included.
Start date

You have three options as you book this new and exciting course. You can join us for part one or part two or both; you'll be awarded a discount for your commitment to indie if you take the third option. 

Dates 

Part 1

Tuesday 8th of September 6pm til 7.30pm, Tuesday 15th of September 6pm til 7.30pm, Tuesday 22nd of September 6pm til 7.30pm, Tuesday 29th of September 6pm til 7.30pm

Part 2

Tuesday 6th of October 6pm til 7.30pm, Tuesday 13th of October 6pm til 7.30pm, Tuesday 20th of October 6pm til 7.30pm, Tuesday 27th of October 6pm til 7.30pm

Location

The Drum Labs, 25-27 Curtain Road, EC2A 3LT

Playing level 

This is an improver level plus program. This means that you'll be okay with barré chords, you can read tab, have a grasp on some scales and are prepared to put in the practice to make sure that we sound stronger and stronger as the weeks go by. 

Course overview 


Part One: The Indie Record Labels of the 80's and 90's

In this course we’ll be focusing on the output of three key independent record labels: Creation Records and Rough Trade in the UK, and Matador Records in America.

These labels were responsible for putting out music by artists such as Oasis, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Pavement, Guided by Voices and Yo La Tengo, amongst many others.

We’ll be learning how to play the songs, as well as some of the great riffs, solos and guitar parts that made this music so instantly recognisable. Each week we’ll take a few more songs apart, get our hands around the guitar parts and then go away and practise them.

And when we come back the following week, we’ll be a little more confident, a little more indie and, most importantly, insufferably full of 90's swagger.

We’ll also take a small amount of time to look at the people behind these labels, the artists they championed and some of the often completely outrageous cultural moments that grew out of this music.

Because these records weren’t just songs. They created scenes, communities, fashions, arguments, friendships, feuds and much to the spectators joy, complete chaos.

So alongside learning the guitar parts, we’ll look at the stories behind the music and the people who made it happen. No previous knowledge of indie history is required. You just need a guitar, a willingness to practise and a love of the music.

A rare image of the brains behind one of the biggest bands of all time, Alan McGee founder of creation records stood in-front of Liam Gallagher sometime in the 1990's


Part One: The Indie Record Labels

In this course we’ll be focusing on the output of three key independent record labels: Creation Records and Rough Trade in the UK, and Matador Records in America.

These labels were responsible for putting out music by artists such as Oasis, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Pavement, Guided by Voices and Yo La Tengo, amongst many others.

We’ll be learning how to play the songs, as well as some of the great riffs, solos and guitar parts that made this music so instantly recognisable. Each week we’ll take a few more songs apart, get our hands around the guitar parts and then go away and practise them.

And when we come back the following week, hopefully we’ll be a little more confident, a little more dangerous and, most importantly, absolutely full of indie swag.

But we’ll also take a small amount of time to look at the people behind these labels, the artists they championed and some of the often completely outrageous cultural moments that grew out of this music.

Because these records weren’t just songs. They created scenes, communities, fashions, arguments, friendships, feuds and, occasionally, absolute chaos.

So alongside learning the guitar parts, we’ll look at the stories behind the music and the people who made it happen. No previous knowledge of indie history is required. You just need a guitar, a willingness to practise and a healthy desire to look slightly cooler than you did when you arrived.

Here's some of the songs you can expect to learn, but we are totally open to your suggestions. 

20 Guitar Classics — 1980s/90s Indie

 

 


 

A young Arctic Monkeys, a true indie band that would become a hugely significant guitar band at home and overseas

Part Two: Indie Guitar — The Early 2000s

In Part Two we’re moving into the early 2000s, looking at the explosion of indie guitar music in both the UK and America.

We’ll be focusing on the output of some of the key independent labels of the period, including Domino Records in the UK and Matador Records and Merge Records in America.

Domino is particularly interesting because it went from being a small independent label championing unusual and often American underground music to becoming one of the most important labels of the decade, releasing music by Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys at exactly the moment indie guitar exploded into the mainstream.

Alongside those bands, we’ll be looking at artists such as The Strokes, The White Stripes, The Libertines, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Hives, Interpol, Bloc Party, The Cribs, The Futureheads and TV on the Radio, amongst others.

As with Part One, we’ll be learning the songs, riffs, chord progressions and solos, getting to grips with what made the guitar playing of this period so distinctive.

But we’ll also spend a little time looking at the labels, the people behind them and the cultural explosion surrounding the music — from the New York garage-rock revival to the rise of British guitar bands, the NME generation, the internet and the increasingly ridiculous race to discover the next big thing.

We'll learn the songs, understand where they came from, and leave each week with a little more playing confidence, a few more riffs under our fingers and some of that care free spirit that came hand in hand with this incredible period of guitar music. 

Here's just some of the songs you can expect to learn 


    1. The Strokes – Last Nite
    2. The Strokes – Reptilia
    3. The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
    4. The White Stripes – Fell in Love with a Girl
    5. The Libertines – Don't Look Back Into the Sun
    6. The Libertines – Can't Stand Me Now
    7. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
    8. Arctic Monkeys – Brianstorm
    9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps
    10. The Hives – Hate to Say I Told You So
    11. Razorlight – Golden Touch
    12. The Coral – Dreaming of You
    13. Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
    14. Franz Ferdinand – This Fire
    15. Bloc Party – Banquet
    16. Bloc Party – Helicopter
    17. The Cribs – Hey Scenesters!
    18. The Futureheads – Hounds of Love
    19. Interpol – Evil
    20. TV on the Radio – Wolf Like Me
    21. The Walkmen – We've Been Had
    22. The Black Keys – Gimme Some Salt
    23. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth
    24. Razorlight – In the Morning
    25. Bon Iver – Stacks
    26. Vampire Weekend – A-Punk

    Can't wait to see you on part one, part two, or both. 

    Terms and Conditions
    View full details