Indie 103.1 FM is no longer on the air, in case you haven’t heard. This was the only station that I would listen to in my car. They had shows that included music from virtually every genre punk, metal, reggae, country/rockabilly, funk, electronica, jazz and even middle-eastern music (thank you Henry Rollins with Harmony In My Head).  They also featured many big name dj’s such as Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols, Henry Rollins of Black Flag, Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction and even Rob Zombie at some point.  There is no radio station on terrestrial radio that can compare before or after.  They can be heard online now (click here), but have cut back on the number of djs (Thank God Henry Rollins Harmony In My Head is still on).

On their last day on terrestrial radio, they played straight ahead punk songs from X, The Clash, The Buzzcocks (“Harmony In My Head”), Black Flag (“Gimme Gimme Gimme”), and The Sex Pistols (“Anarchy In the UK) .  At least they gave the last F.U. to terrestrial radio with their last statement (read below) and by playing the cover of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” done brilliantly done by Sid Vicious.

“Indie 103.1 will cease broadcasting over this frequency effective immediately. Because of changes in the radio industry and the way radio audiences are measured, stations in this market are being forced to play too much Britney, Puffy and alternative music that is neither new nor cutting edge. Due to these challenges, Indie 103.1 was recently faced with only one option — to play the corporate radio game.

We have decided not to play that game any longer. Rather than changing the sound, spirit, and soul of what has made Indie 103.1 great Indie 103.1 will bid farewell to the terrestrial airwaves and take an alternative course.”