Title kind of speaks for itself, but it'd be much appreciated if you could give a couple of minutes of your time to help me with my wishy-washy, completely-irrelevant-to-the-working-world arts degree.

Bit of background, I'm studying social anthropology and my dissertation is basically investigating whether there's any sort of notional global 'indie community.' It's a little more complex than that, but that's the basic gist.

So yeah, what does the term 'indie' or the notion of independent music mean to you? Feel free to argue and virtual hugs and kisses for anyone who responds.