[CharlotteSometimes]

Indeed he is, but most of what he's supposedly said here, I'd personally tend to agree with. And compared to the Gallaghers for example, his observations are tame. When you've had such a fundamental effect on popular culture, surely that entitles you (within reason) to dismiss anyone you see fit?

I've no idea what the Bowie reference is all about at all (or rather I have, but fail to see the relevance).

The point is that if you're on a big label, then you're not an indie band at all. The two things just don't fit. Things aren't like they used to be, when you had legitimate indie bands such as The Cure signed to Fiction records. Polydor's involvement was nothing more than distribution and a cut of the profits, with the band completely at liberty to record when they wanted to, pick their own producers, choose the singles, art work, tour venues, tv appearances, video director (pretty much always Tim Pope), etc. In the case of the Ordinary Boys and their ilk, it's nothing more than a marketing strategy that's supposed to lend credibility to the act concerned. They're far more pop than anything else.