Indie History, Revisited

Soundcheck | May 13, 2011

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Michael Azerrad's influential indie rock history, "Our Band Could Be Your Life." Today, Azerrad stops by Soundcheck to reflect on the state of independent music – then and now. Plus: singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe performs live in our studio.

Listeners: Did you grow up listening to bands like Black Flag, Sonic Youth and The Minutemen? Is history repeating itself – or has the definition of indie really changed? Leave a comment.

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