Shifting Perspectives: In defense of a glyph everyone hates

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2-23-2010 @ 7:08PM

Twevo said...

I wouldn't call that hipster music...I would just call it bad.

2-23-2010 @ 7:56PM

Sleutel said...

Agreed. Since when does "unoriginal pop-punk" qualify as "hipster"?

2-23-2010 @ 7:56PM

Allison Robert said...

Someone's going to have to make the distinction between "bad" music and "hipster" music for me, because right now those two categories share an impressive overlap for me.

And YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!

2-23-2010 @ 8:00PM

Roland said...

You'll find something you like here. I promise!
http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/

If you don't like, say, Sufjan, you have no soul. True story.

2-23-2010 @ 8:04PM

Clydtsdk-Rivendare said...

@Allison Robert

WTB retweet function for wow.com, PST!

2-23-2010 @ 8:13PM

Twevo said...

Well a lot of hipster music IS bad, but for the most part its independent stuff that 99.9% of the earth has never heard of. Lot's of post-rocky stuff. Try this: http://www.myspace.com/longdivisionva

2-24-2010 @ 12:01AM

Vandersveldt said...

So I was watching that video with my GF, and ripping on how funny it was, when someone dropped a perfect... what do I say here, "curl"?... right in the center circle. She gave out a triumphant "HA!" at which point I turned the video off, curled up in a ball, and contemplated my life choices.

2-24-2010 @ 11:15AM

jrizutko said...

@Allison Robert

That was the first thought that popped into my head too. There is a penalty for placing more value on obscurity than quality, and its listening to bad music then having to pretend its awesome to maintain your hipster cred.

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