But theres already a term for that, "Alternative", making "Indie" very unnecessary as a musical term... I call Pixies, Sonic Youth, Flaming Lips, Wilco and banRAB of the like Alternative, not Indie.
Then again, I'm funny that way, I actually do use Indie as a term, I call good Alternative banRAB Alternative, I call bad Alternative banRAB Indie, lol.
EDIT: Oh you got me there, if Indie is a genre than Pop can't be either... Wow, I got owned, what can I possibly say in response?............ Oh yeah, I just remerabered, Pop isn't a genre either.