Independent rock, known as indie rock (rock independent of the major label corporations), is music dedicated to the art of rock: it’s adventurous, eclectic, defiant, inventive, and restlessly creative.
For over 40 years, indie bands have prided themselves on the back-breaking efforts of self-promotion, self-produced albums, homemade album cover art, and even, for the stalwart artist, self-run record labels.
Encyclopedia of Indie Rock chronicles the history and development indie rock, providing students, sch…
