"Many nights have dwindled by..." as I've sat, sometimes by my lonesome, sometimes with nonlistening ears, and every once in a while with understanding ones, debating the merits and trying to understand...why. Though I guess it is rather obvious and I'm just unwilling to participate. Since basically the Strokes, though this movement has deeper and more complex roots, indie rock and pop has drifted into the mainstream. [I say this because yes, independent music has existed and been formalized for longer than 9 years, but, the term reared it's head more commercially as of late. I'm not even sure it's applicable anymore.] They've even got a few blogs.
Many people indulge in the now and celebrate it's existence and our fortune for "being here". I've always been suspicious, though I feel it's because my roots and taste are of a different complexity. The integrity is being debated, and by NPR nonetheless:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2010/01/26
