the hipsters are coming!
this is something i wrote today that i wanted to put here so i dont forget it. i was talking about the myth of the 'indie hipster' and people who seem to think that anything they dont like that others do is only popular (even when that 'popularity' is in such a small circle of people) because of the influence of the 'indie hipsters':
seriously people, these 'hipsters' that you so hate dont exist. theyre not real. people dont really pretend to love certain music because it 'makes them cool'. it doesnt happen. the opposite happens, where people profess to hate certain music because doing so 'makes them cool'. but pretending to love something? thats too hard. theres too many ways to get caught out. someone could ask you your favourite song from the album, and then you have to quickly do a google search and hope that the song youve just stated as your favourite isnt actually an 8second long A chord played on an organ. because then youre fucked. its much easier to vehemently deny that certain musicians have any talent or relevancy. you dont need a compelling argument then, you just need to say 'she cant sing!' or 'its all so pretentious' or 'what, does she think shes too good for a chorus?'.
addendum: and when i say 'they dont exist', well, obviously they do, but certainly not in the numbers that people seem to think. honestly, that sort of person is so rare, and generally so easy to see through. i dont think they hold any real sway over the opinions of anyone with half a brain.
note: the discussion was originally about the new joanna newsom album, where i was arguing that theres no such thing as a band thats popular solely because of the influence of 'the hipsters'. additionally, im talking more about international bands than local ones.
ps: today i bought the 33 1/3 book about the making of neutral milk hotel's 'in the aeroplane over the sea'. ive finished it already (its only very small). i think ill probably re-read it in the next few days.
pps: the new deerhoof album leaked. its really good.
seriously people, these 'hipsters' that you so hate dont exist. theyre not real. people dont really pretend to love certain music because it 'makes them cool'. it doesnt happen. the opposite happens, where people profess to hate certain music because doing so 'makes them cool'. but pretending to love something? thats too hard. theres too many ways to get caught out. someone could ask you your favourite song from the album, and then you have to quickly do a google search and hope that the song youve just stated as your favourite isnt actually an 8second long A chord played on an organ. because then youre fucked. its much easier to vehemently deny that certain musicians have any talent or relevancy. you dont need a compelling argument then, you just need to say 'she cant sing!' or 'its all so pretentious' or 'what, does she think shes too good for a chorus?'.
addendum: and when i say 'they dont exist', well, obviously they do, but certainly not in the numbers that people seem to think. honestly, that sort of person is so rare, and generally so easy to see through. i dont think they hold any real sway over the opinions of anyone with half a brain.
note: the discussion was originally about the new joanna newsom album, where i was arguing that theres no such thing as a band thats popular solely because of the influence of 'the hipsters'. additionally, im talking more about international bands than local ones.
ps: today i bought the 33 1/3 book about the making of neutral milk hotel's 'in the aeroplane over the sea'. ive finished it already (its only very small). i think ill probably re-read it in the next few days.
pps: the new deerhoof album leaked. its really good.