As an active producer and former musician I am totally disappointed in today's mainstream scene. Indie scene has never been stronger, because today you don't need shiny equipment and a huge studio for making a solid indie track. You could settle yourself with budget equipment and a pc.
Indie artists that produce quality work actually do break through but it is a painful process, even though they claim that it is a lot better than being mainstream. You are your own boss when you are independent, that's where the name independent comes from in it's core.