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Part of Sour Grapes Winery's original journalistic philosophy was that as a magazine, it would focus on normal people. That is to say, rather than interviewing celebrities or people who might be identified as the elite of society, SGW chooses to explore and discuss the ideas that everyday people have. SGW does not reject the ideas of the "elite," instead it believes that more than enough exposure is already given to these individuals, thus any further interviews of such individuals would be redundant and unnecessary from a journalistic standpoint.

SGW will seek to find individuals who have an interesting or unusual experience from which they have developed their opinions and ideas. While some of them may be somewhat unorthodox or deemed "fringe," SGW wants to create a soapbox for said individuals to contribute to the discussion. The opinions and comments of the interviews that can be read below cannot be assumed to represent those of SGW, its editor, or its columnists. Please enjoy!

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Friday

Jul222011

The Icarus Account: Honesty, Independent Music, and Navigating the Business

Friday, July 22, 2011 |

Joel Bain

- Fort Myers, Florida - Today, in the digital age of music, the average music connoisseur is flooded with a variety of bands, each pleading that their music be given a spin. I remember in the early days of MySpace when I would receive about five band friend requests a day before MySpace gave us the option of blocking band requests. Many of the bands sounded the same, but once in awhile a band came across with a unique sound or a unique voice. The Icarus Account is one such band, bringing a memorable acoustic, harmony-driven sound to a vastly over-saturated acoustic pop/rock scene.

The Icarus Account is comprised of twin brothers, Trey and Ty Turner, who hail from Fort Myers, Florida. Since their formation around 2007, the brothers have developed a loyal fan base, resulting in them postponing their academic pursuits in 2009 in favour of their musical ambitions, despite still being unsigned. I talked to them about some of the challenges of trying to make it in today's digital music age, as well as a bit about their music, and their backgrounds.

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