Jonesy’s Jukebox (hosted by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols) was the starting point for me and countless others into Indie.  His humor and contests made you listen closely (he would often whistle a tune while strumming the guitar and you would have to name that tune).  His guests went from small to huge names and covered virtually every genre (a few are Robert Plant, Sly (from Sly And the Family Stone (although this show you could tell that Sly had done some damage to himself)), Scott Weiland, Billy Gibbons, Shepard Fairy, Chong, and Public Enemy.  He even had James Intveld which is a local rockabilly / country hero ( I reviewed his show here ).  Even shows where he was focused on soccer (or football as its known virtually everywhere else cause “you use your foot” as Jonesy would say) were great.  As of now, it is unlikely that Steve Jones will be back on air with Indie.  He did release this statement though:

“I want to thank everybody for listening to the show and supporting the station,” says Jones. “It was an experience I truly enjoyed and the support I got from my fans and artists who came on the show was just incredible. I’d like to think we broke some rules and that everyone had a bloody good time. Thanks for listening.”

The other great show is Henry Rollins Harmony In My Head. He would visit countries in the Middle East and bring back tunes he heard out his window along with great jazz and punk tunes. Check out his playlists here.  He would play extremely obscure stuff that you would never hear, but love to discover along with him.  He will still be on Indie on the Internet, but now with no FCC rules and commercials.  Henry is also planning on dedicating the last Saturday of each month to Jazz.  Apparently the decision to end Indie was news to him.  I know exactly how he felt being laid off from a seemingly stable company (read more on my unemployment experience here).  On his website (Harmony In My Head), he states:

“I must say, the Indie thing shook me quite a bit. The only thing to do in my opinion is to make the best of things and take advantage of what freedoms we have been allowed. In a way I am excited about it as it makes the whole thing more underground but I am bummed out that people won’t have the same easy access they once did with their radios.”