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Subsanity are my goto for death/speed/grindcore metal.

In vaguely related new, unfortunately, the rapper D'ache (pronounced D H but not spelled as such) is still around
http://www.reverbnation.com/dache

Our band the Refusers has a song on this flu shot debate with that very title. The Refusers are currently ranked # 8 out of 1900 indie rock bands in Seattle on Reverbnation. Listen to Do You Want a Flu Shot for free at the link below to get a musical perspective on the flu shot. Rock this shot! http://www.reverbnation.com/therefusers/song/15464450-do-you-want-a-flu-shot?utm_campaign=opengraph&utm_content=song&utm_medium=link&utm_source=facebook

Then let me rephrase: How should an indie recording artist advertise more efficiently than the establishment, which has both economies of scale and radio program director goodwill to its advantage?

An indie really can't compete marketing/advertising-wise against the majors. You have to find a way to get your music to go viral through alternative channels.

Don't undervalue live performances. Live performances can also get you some local (to the venue you're playing) radio plays, and since many radio stations also stream, they reach further than they once did.

These may also help:

http://www.sonicbids.com/

http://www.bandmix.com/

http://www.tunecore.com/

http://www.reverbnation.com/

There is no single best method/path/plan for indie artists. Do your research, try some things, see what works best for you and your music.

Strat

This song is very relevant: "Too Stupid For Democracy" by Eileen McGann.

Wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here it Goes:

Zombie Love Song (If anyone eats my brains)
http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/2759032

It's your basic boy is about to marry girl, she dies in a tragic car accident, but is brought back to him by the zobiepocalypse type thing.

This is a live recording - I have a better one in the works complete w. zombie chorus.

I like ReverbNation http://reverbnation.com/ for finding new music.