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1931:Fonarow, Wendy (2006).
1250:Hunt, El (2019-07-02).
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2809:Alternative country
2579:Amateur photography
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2838:Chamber pop
2785:Gothic rock
2672:Maker Faire
2613:(wrestling)
2553:Homebrewing
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2970:Mangue bit
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2897:Indie rock
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2733:Jangle pop
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2328:Mumblecore
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1839:2024-05-31
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1778:2024-05-31
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1695:2024-05-31
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1408:2018-02-22
1383:2018-02-22
1358:2016-09-16
1261:2024-05-21
1236:2024-04-30
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1031:2024-04-19
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2980:Dream pop
2924:Math rock
2868:Geek rock
2780:Post-punk
2738:Punk rock
2649:DIY ethic
2606:Indie RPG
2589:Naïve art
2574:Indie art
2431:Demoscene
2318:Indiewood
2282:Machinima
2088:Doujinshi
2075:Minicomic
1991:390863938
1723:About.com
1638:2151-9463
1605:The Eagle
1540:Pitchfork
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2985:Shoegaze
2934:Slowcore
2929:New rave
2858:Dolewave
2765:New wave
2584:Mail art
2519:ROM hack
2496:Fan game
2491:Homebrew
2414:Software
2277:Fan film
2153:Netlabel
2099:printers
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1804:AllMusic
1752:4 August
1690:AllMusic
1573:AllMusic
1061:AllMusic
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750:The 1975
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660:twee pop
619:twee pop
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451:internet
402:(1989).
346:in 2022.
286:new wave
215:in 1985.
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3099:Artists
2995:Nu gaze
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2053:Fanzine
2035:Reading
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195:History
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