“We were having lots of fun trying to shock people.” Stateside indie rock—then known as “college rock”—took off in university towns with an art-school emphasis. By the time the B-52 ...

It’s useful to remember that the strain of music that has come to be called indie rock was initially known as “college rock,” defined by its relationship with college radio. The older term ...

They grew up in Ruston, Louisiana, home of Louisiana Tech University, which, as a college town, attracted touring indie rock bands and was a magnet for other creative weirdos in the Deep South.