Credibility

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Credibility is the believability of a statement, action, or source, and the ability of the observer to believe the above.

Common terms include cred, street cred, and indie credibility. The last of which is crucial for an independent band to be critically well received. For example, many critics, such as Stephen Thomas Erlewine in his lengthy review, decried Liz Phair's loss of credibility after the release of her eponymous album, featuring co-production and co-songwriting by teenpop producers The Matrix as well as indie-credible Pete Yorn and Michael Penn.

In music, credibility is an ideological concept and may involve notions of universality, complexity, and originality, and autonomy (Green, 1999). Financial and artistic autonomy is probably the most vital for indie credibility, the loss of which is called selling out.

Source

Green, Lucy (1999) Ideology Key Terms in Popular Music and Culture. Malden, Massachusetts. ISBN 0631212639.

External link

DailyCardinal.com: Want to be Indie Rock?: Follow These 3 Steps (http://www.dailycardinal.com/news/2003/09/03/Arts/Want-To.Be.Indie.Rock.Follow.These.3.Steps-456520.shtml) (requires free registration)
DailyCardinal.com: Steve Albini Dissects His Music (http://www.dailycardinal.com/news/2003/04/03/Arts/Steve.Albini.Dissects.His.Music-408532.shtml)

WebCredibility.org (http://www.webcredibility.org/)

QuakerSocialAction.com: StreetCred (http://www.quakersocialaction.com/streetcred.html)

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