A couple of years ago I was really into the underground scene over here. There were hundreds of bands making some really cool music, and everyone got on really, really well with one another. Then, one or two bands started signing for indie labels and putting records out, and all of a sudden everything changed. All the bands started talking behind each others backs, and a couple of them even exchanged blows.
As a result certain bars and clubs stopped booking certain bands, and everything split up into little factions and they'd always turn up at other bands' shows to heckle and cause trouble, and there were one or two fights at shows, which, when they're between two puny indie boys with bad haircuts, is well worth watching, and eventually the scene imploded.
There's some god bands play locally now though, and we are fortunate enough to have a decent number of venues in the local area.
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