You wanna know my real beef? My real problem with "indie" coming to denote a style rather than a status (of being unsigned) is that it is very difficult for me to name the best indie metal or indie hard rock or indie progressive rock bands out there. Basically, if an unsigned band is innovating in those genres, I will never hear about it. In order for a band to get press coverage, they either have to be a commercial major label band or they have to play "indie rock style" music (or hip hop), which I generally find boring and overdone. There's no in between! God, how I wish there were a resource for finding out about more local and national independent, progressive/heavy bands.