Just read a PHENOMENAL little write up on the progression of "indie" music and how it has played out (or is currently playing out) in popular culture. READ IT HERE.

My favorite part of the whole article (emphasis added):

We probably shouldn't be surprised that somewhere in this process, "indie" completed its trip from being the province of freaks and geeks to something with cachet-- something that appeals to people's sense of themselves as discerning. Something that is, in some quarters, enough of a staple of "cool" that people begin to feel oppressed by it, to the point where some people's defense of liking it is no longer a defense against being weird, but a defense against being trendy.