Tough as it is to define “emo” in 2025, “overlooked” feels like a much bigger challenge. First off, “overlooked” to whom? On the one hand, the music critic community is more expansive than ever and no ...

The organization also retracted an award from a game sold by Palmer Luckey’s ModRetro. The organization also retracted an award from a game sold by Palmer Luckey’s ModRetro. is a senior reporter ...

Yes, we define indie rock pretty broadly for this list. Four decades after bands like the Replacements, the Minutemen, Hüsker Dü, and the Meat Puppets got this scene rolling, indie rock is more a ...

The 615 Indie Live music festival will return for its second year on February 7, 2026. The event will feature nearly 50 independent artists (and counting) across 15 different Nashville music venues.

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...

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The gaming landscape in 2025 has shifted dramatically, with indie developers rising to levels once thought exclusive to major publishers. By mid-year, indie studios claimed eight of Steam's top 20 ...

Connecting the dots: Pricing has always been a tricky topic for indie developers, and new data suggests that multiple factors are putting downward pressure on how much shoppers are willing to pay on ...

The nominees for the second annual Indie Game Awards were announced by Six One Indie Thursday, as well as the show's presenters and judges. Many of the heavy hitters of 2025, like Clair Obscur: ...

As new AI tech blurs the line between art and algorithm, Hollywood is split between panic and promise, with some indie producers betting AI could finally level the playing field. By Scott Roxborough ...

We’re now in the thick of the fall movie season, but you wouldn’t know it from how skimpy the box office is, or how muted the chatter. Simply put: Where have all the indie hits gone? Not so long ago, ...

Pop quiz: What's an indie game? This isn't meant to be a trick question. As GOTY season starts ramping up, award considerations require wading into semantics as critics try their best to categorize ...