Ive really been digging Indie rock lately but dont know too much about it, Do you know about it?
I am also a fan.  It really started gaining a following in the 1980s in both the US and the UK.
Neato! What are some popular Indie bands I should check out? 
Honestly, pretty much any local band from Seattle is recommended.  Also No Wave from New York is a good type to listen to
Sounds awesome, Can you tell me a little bit more about No Wave? are they any good? 
It is similar to punk rock in that it is anti-establishment and more fast paced.
that actually would be something id want to listen too, I love fast paces music with a good beat, Any other indie rock facts that I should know?
the music industry and the growing importance of the Internet, some indie rock acts began to enjoy commercial success, leading to questions about its meaningfulness as a term.
Sometimes used interchangeably with "guitar pop rock", in the mid-1980s, the term "indie" (or "indie pop") began to be used to describe the music produced on punk and post-punk labels. Some prominent indie rock record labels were founded during the 1980s. During the 1990s, grunge bands broke into the mainstream, and the
, Death Cab for Cutie and Dntel, respectively. He said, "The anticipation of the second record has been a far bigger deal for everybody except the two of us... I don't know about it being the indie-rock "Chinese Democracy", but now that "Chinese Democracy" has come out, I guess it just becomes the second Postal Service record that will never come out. There never really was a plan to do a second album. We work from time to time together but we have other