Hipsters (1 Viewer)

[urbanhack]

just dodged about 4 hipsters while getting my iced americano with soy.

 

[Jutz]

I've been wondering for a while now what percent of the FFA are hipsters. Anyone have a guess?

2.75%

I'd go with the under on that.I think the fantasy football front alone should drive that number under 1%.

1. Offdee2. ???

Open any "Best albums of" (fill in the blank of any year within the past 5) thread. You will see hipsters come out of the woodwork attempting to name albums and bands, hanging on to that hope... that someone will reply "I've never heard of them before". Because that is the biggest compliment a hipster can get. To have heard of a band no one has heard of before. I'm pretty sure they all subscribe to obscure music magazines then just copy band names from it in a random order. Then they apply a very vague description to it. They they say how awesome they are... and that they might try and catch them live... but it interferes with their ping pong tournament, and they kinda wanted to watch the Austrailian Rules Football championchip on ESPN80765. So they are not sure if they will catch the show... especially since it is during the day time. And the venue is not within walking distance. And they don't have money to get tix anyway.But anyway... there are hipsters all over the place in these music threads. Just try and recommend something even slightly mainstream. I DARE YOU!!!

 

[Eephus]

I've been wondering for a while now what percent of the FFA are hipsters. Anyone have a guess?

2.75%

I'd go with the under on that.I think the fantasy football front alone should drive that number under 1%.

1. Offdee2. ???

Open any "Best albums of" (fill in the blank of any year within the past 5) thread. You will see hipsters come out of the woodwork attempting to name albums and bands, hanging on to that hope... that someone will reply "I've never heard of them before". Because that is the biggest compliment a hipster can get. To have heard of a band no one has heard of before. I'm pretty sure they all subscribe to obscure music magazines then just copy band names from it in a random order. Then they apply a very vague description to it. They they say how awesome they are... and that they might try and catch them live... but it interferes with their ping pong tournament, and they kinda wanted to watch the Austrailian Rules Football championchip on ESPN80765. So they are not sure if they will catch the show... especially since it is during the day time. And the venue is not within walking distance. And they don't have money to get tix anyway.But anyway... there are hipsters all over the place in these music threads. Just try and recommend something even slightly mainstream. I DARE YOU!!!

We used to have a special round in some of the earlier music drafts where you had to pick an album that nobody else had heard

 

[Jutz]

I've been wondering for a while now what percent of the FFA are hipsters. Anyone have a guess?

2.75%

I found 1 in the beer thread

Schimdt's I love grandpa beer.

I think I found one in a 'best of' type music thread

Some decent stuff (and some ####) on there, but it's hard for me to understand what makes them good "summer albums." Real Estate's self-titled feels summery to me.

I've never heard of them before :yourwelcome:

 

[Disco Stu]

Open any "Best albums of" (fill in the blank of any year within the past 5) thread. You will see hipsters come out of the woodwork attempting to name albums and bands, hanging on to that hope... that someone will reply "I've never heard of them before". Because that is the biggest compliment a hipster can get. To have heard of a band no one has heard of before. I'm pretty sure they all subscribe to obscure music magazines then just copy band names from it in a random order. Then they apply a very vague description to it. They they say how awesome they are... and that they might try and catch them live... but it interferes with their ping pong tournament, and they kinda wanted to watch the Austrailian Rules Football championchip on ESPN80765. So they are not sure if they will catch the show... especially since it is during the day time. And the venue is not within walking distance. And they don't have money to get tix anyway.But anyway... there are hipsters all over the place in these music threads. Just try and recommend something even slightly mainstream. I DARE YOU!!!

Oof. Being introduced to music you may not have heard otherwise is the best thing about those threads. But Arcade Fire and The Black Keys were two of the most loved albums last year, and they're both more than slightly mainstream.It really seems to bother you that some people enjoy music from bands you're not familiar with. I don't get that. And if you want to give them/us a label, it should be music snobs. Hipsters tend to be music snobs, but music snobs aren't necessarily hipsters. Your example was Nigel Tufnel, who would never be confused with a hipster in real life. FYI

 

[Eephus]

Open any "Best albums of" (fill in the blank of any year within the past 5) thread. You will see hipsters come out of the woodwork attempting to name albums and bands, hanging on to that hope... that someone will reply "I've never heard of them before". Because that is the biggest compliment a hipster can get. To have heard of a band no one has heard of before. I'm pretty sure they all subscribe to obscure music magazines then just copy band names from it in a random order. Then they apply a very vague description to it. They they say how awesome they are... and that they might try and catch them live... but it interferes with their ping pong tournament, and they kinda wanted to watch the Austrailian Rules Football championchip on ESPN80765. So they are not sure if they will catch the show... especially since it is during the day time. And the venue is not within walking distance. And they don't have money to get tix anyway.But anyway... there are hipsters all over the place in these music threads. Just try and recommend something even slightly mainstream. I DARE YOU!!!

Oof. Being introduced to music you may not have heard otherwise is the best thing about those threads. But Arcade Fire and The Black Keys were two of the most loved albums last year, and they're both more than slightly mainstream.It really seems to bother you that some people enjoy music from bands you're not familiar with. I don't get that. And if you want to give them/us a label, it should be music snobs. Hipsters tend to be music snobs, but music snobs aren't necessarily hipsters. Your example was Nigel Tufnel, who would never be confused with a hipster in real life. FYI

At some of the shows I go to, the hipsters are too busy talking and texting each other to listen to the bands

 

[Jutz]

Open any "Best albums of" (fill in the blank of any year within the past 5) thread. You will see hipsters come out of the woodwork attempting to name albums and bands, hanging on to that hope... that someone will reply "I've never heard of them before". Because that is the biggest compliment a hipster can get. To have heard of a band no one has heard of before. I'm pretty sure they all subscribe to obscure music magazines then just copy band names from it in a random order. Then they apply a very vague description to it. They they say how awesome they are... and that they might try and catch them live... but it interferes with their ping pong tournament, and they kinda wanted to watch the Austrailian Rules Football championchip on ESPN80765. So they are not sure if they will catch the show... especially since it is during the day time. And the venue is not within walking distance. And they don't have money to get tix anyway.But anyway... there are hipsters all over the place in these music threads. Just try and recommend something even slightly mainstream. I DARE YOU!!!

Oof. Being introduced to music you may not have heard otherwise is the best thing about those threads. But Arcade Fire and The Black Keys were two of the most loved albums last year, and they're both more than slightly mainstream.It really seems to bother you that some people enjoy music from bands you're not familiar with. I don't get that. And if you want to give them/us a label, it should be music snobs. Hipsters tend to be music snobs, but music snobs aren't necessarily hipsters. Your example was Nigel Tufnel, who would never be confused with a hipster in real life. FYI

You need to know that everyone who is actually a hipster doesn't think they are a hipster.

Pretty much the best post in the thread right here.

Does this mean I'm right?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Open any "Best albums of" (fill in the blank of any year within the past 5) thread. You will see hipsters come out of the woodwork attempting to name albums and bands, hanging on to that hope... that someone will reply "I've never heard of them before". Because that is the biggest compliment a hipster can get. To have heard of a band no one has heard of before. I'm pretty sure they all subscribe to obscure music magazines then just copy band names from it in a random order. Then they apply a very vague description to it. They they say how awesome they are... and that they might try and catch them live... but it interferes with their ping pong tournament, and they kinda wanted to watch the Austrailian Rules Football championchip on ESPN80765. So they are not sure if they will catch the show... especially since it is during the day time. And the venue is not within walking distance. And they don't have money to get tix anyway.But anyway... there are hipsters all over the place in these music threads. Just try and recommend something even slightly mainstream. I DARE YOU!!!

Oof. Being introduced to music you may not have heard otherwise is the best thing about those threads. But Arcade Fire and The Black Keys were two of the most loved albums last year, and they're both more than slightly mainstream.It really seems to bother you that some people enjoy music from bands you're not familiar with. I don't get that. And if you want to give them/us a label, it should be music snobs. Hipsters tend to be music snobs, but music snobs aren't necessarily hipsters. Your example was Nigel Tufnel, who would never be confused with a hipster in real life. FYI

At some of the shows I go to, the hipsters are too busy talking and texting each other to listen to the bands

Is it me, or do people in the Bay Area just ####### yap the entire time a band is playing? I went to a show in LA last year, and during a couple of quiet parts you could hear a pin drop.

 

[Disco Stu]

Open any "Best albums of" (fill in the blank of any year within the past 5) thread. You will see hipsters come out of the woodwork attempting to name albums and bands, hanging on to that hope... that someone will reply "I've never heard of them before". Because that is the biggest compliment a hipster can get. To have heard of a band no one has heard of before. I'm pretty sure they all subscribe to obscure music magazines then just copy band names from it in a random order. Then they apply a very vague description to it. They they say how awesome they are... and that they might try and catch them live... but it interferes with their ping pong tournament, and they kinda wanted to watch the Austrailian Rules Football championchip on ESPN80765. So they are not sure if they will catch the show... especially since it is during the day time. And the venue is not within walking distance. And they don't have money to get tix anyway.But anyway... there are hipsters all over the place in these music threads. Just try and recommend something even slightly mainstream. I DARE YOU!!!

Oof. Being introduced to music you may not have heard otherwise is the best thing about those threads. But Arcade Fire and The Black Keys were two of the most loved albums last year, and they're both more than slightly mainstream.It really seems to bother you that some people enjoy music from bands you're not familiar with. I don't get that. And if you want to give them/us a label, it should be music snobs. Hipsters tend to be music snobs, but music snobs aren't necessarily hipsters. Your example was Nigel Tufnel, who would never be confused with a hipster in real life. FYI

You need to know that everyone who is actually a hipster doesn't think they are a hipster.

Pretty much the best post in the thread right here.

Does this mean I'm right?

Nope. Have you met Nigel Tufnel?

 

[Mr. Pickles]

just dodged about 4 hipsters while getting my iced americano with soy.

You're soaking in it.

 

[Jutz]

Open any "Best albums of" (fill in the blank of any year within the past 5) thread. You will see hipsters come out of the woodwork attempting to name albums and bands, hanging on to that hope... that someone will reply "I've never heard of them before". Because that is the biggest compliment a hipster can get. To have heard of a band no one has heard of before. I'm pretty sure they all subscribe to obscure music magazines then just copy band names from it in a random order. Then they apply a very vague description to it. They they say how awesome they are... and that they might try and catch them live... but it interferes with their ping pong tournament, and they kinda wanted to watch the Austrailian Rules Football championchip on ESPN80765. So they are not sure if they will catch the show... especially since it is during the day time. And the venue is not within walking distance. And they don't have money to get tix anyway.But anyway... there are hipsters all over the place in these music threads. Just try and recommend something even slightly mainstream. I DARE YOU!!!

Oof. Being introduced to music you may not have heard otherwise is the best thing about those threads. But Arcade Fire and The Black Keys were two of the most loved albums last year, and they're both more than slightly mainstream.It really seems to bother you that some people enjoy music from bands you're not familiar with. I don't get that. And if you want to give them/us a label, it should be music snobs. Hipsters tend to be music snobs, but music snobs aren't necessarily hipsters. Your example was Nigel Tufnel, who would never be confused with a hipster in real life. FYI

You need to know that everyone who is actually a hipster doesn't think they are a hipster.

Pretty much the best post in the thread right here.

Does this mean I'm right?

Nope. Have you met Nigel Tufnel?

No. But I think you are proving me right. You are pretty much following the blueprint. Saying you, or someone else is not a hipster. And how you fit into some different subset of hip people. It's a classic example. Not sure why you don't just embrace the label?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Open any "Best albums of" (fill in the blank of any year within the past 5) thread. You will see hipsters come out of the woodwork attempting to name albums and bands, hanging on to that hope... that someone will reply "I've never heard of them before". Because that is the biggest compliment a hipster can get. To have heard of a band no one has heard of before. I'm pretty sure they all subscribe to obscure music magazines then just copy band names from it in a random order. Then they apply a very vague description to it. They they say how awesome they are... and that they might try and catch them live... but it interferes with their ping pong tournament, and they kinda wanted to watch the Austrailian Rules Football championchip on ESPN80765. So they are not sure if they will catch the show... especially since it is during the day time. And the venue is not within walking distance. And they don't have money to get tix anyway.But anyway... there are hipsters all over the place in these music threads. Just try and recommend something even slightly mainstream. I DARE YOU!!!

Oof. Being introduced to music you may not have heard otherwise is the best thing about those threads. But Arcade Fire and The Black Keys were two of the most loved albums last year, and they're both more than slightly mainstream.It really seems to bother you that some people enjoy music from bands you're not familiar with. I don't get that. And if you want to give them/us a label, it should be music snobs. Hipsters tend to be music snobs, but music snobs aren't necessarily hipsters. Your example was Nigel Tufnel, who would never be confused with a hipster in real life. FYI

You need to know that everyone who is actually a hipster doesn't think they are a hipster.

Pretty much the best post in the thread right here.

Does this mean I'm right?

Nope. Have you met Nigel Tufnel?

No. But I think you are proving me right. You are pretty much following the blueprint. Saying you, or someone else is not a hipster. And how you fit into some different subset of hip people. It's a classic example. Not sure why you don't just embrace the label?

You turned me on to Nightmare of You, who I really like, but I'm pretty sure that nobody else on this board is a fan of them.

 

[Jutz]

You turned me on to Nightmare of You, who I really like, but I'm pretty sure that nobody else on this board is a fan of them.

The reason no one else on the board is a fan is because Nightmare of You doesn't particularly care for hipsters as evidenced by their lyrics:Start a band, throw a brickYou lazy hipsters make me sickDon't clap your hands, don't start to danceDon't let them know that you're a fanAnd as far as liking suggestions for bands I've never heard of... I am not opposed to it at all when I end up liking the music. It's just that has never happened with a band that people consider 'hip' with me.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

You turned me on to Nightmare of You, who I really like, but I'm pretty sure that nobody else on this board is a fan of them.

The reason no one else on the board is a fan is because Nightmare of You doesn't particularly care for hipsters as evidenced by their lyrics:Start a band, throw a brickYou lazy hipsters make me sickDon't clap your hands, don't start to danceDon't let them know that you're a fanAnd as far as liking suggestions for bands I've never heard of... I am not opposed to it at all when I end up liking the music. It's just that has never happened with a band that people consider 'hip' with me.

Literally every word of this post is crazy.

 

[Disco Stu]

You turned me on to Nightmare of You, who I really like, but I'm pretty sure that nobody else on this board is a fan of them.

The reason no one else on the board is a fan is because Nightmare of You doesn't particularly care for hipsters as evidenced by their lyrics:Start a band, throw a brickYou lazy hipsters make me sickDon't clap your hands, don't start to danceDon't let them know that you're a fanAnd as far as liking suggestions for bands I've never heard of... I am not opposed to it at all when I end up liking the music. It's just that has never happened with a band that people consider 'hip' with me.

Literally every word of this post is crazy.

His "cause and effect" meter is on the fritz.

 

[Jutz]

You turned me on to Nightmare of You, who I really like, but I'm pretty sure that nobody else on this board is a fan of them.

The reason no one else on the board is a fan is because Nightmare of You doesn't particularly care for hipsters as evidenced by their lyrics:Start a band, throw a brickYou lazy hipsters make me sickDon't clap your hands, don't start to danceDon't let them know that you're a fanAnd as far as liking suggestions for bands I've never heard of... I am not opposed to it at all when I end up liking the music. It's just that has never happened with a band that people consider 'hip' with me.

Literally every word of this post is crazy.

Can you think of another reason people wouldn't like Nightmare of You? One thing I will guarantee is not crazy, is the lyrics. They are fact.

 

[Disco Stu]

I had never heard of Nightmare of You until this thread. Congrats?

 

[Disco Stu]

I had never heard of Nightmare of You until this thread. Congrats?

Listening now on youtube. Sounds just like this other band. You've probably never heard of them.

 

[Jutz]

If you would like to see an excellent video to learn about hipsters. Check out the video for 'Bohemian Like You' by the Dandy Warhols. The lyrics explain things pretty well.

WARNING: the real version of the video has small parts that are NSFW. Here is a version with just the lyrics

 

[Disco Stu]

I had never heard of Nightmare of You until this thread. Congrats?

This proves Jutz is a hipster, right?

 

[Jutz]

I had never heard of Nightmare of You until this thread. Congrats?

Listening now on youtube. Sounds just like this other band. You've probably never heard of them.

I don't know why you've never heard of them? I swear I've posted about them many many times. But as GPJ points out, I had very few takers. Thank you for listening. I think they are great so i figured the anti hipster lyrics were the only cause. But I still think it was a bad career choice for them. When is the last time a Manhattan / Long Island band that denounced hipsters got popular?

 

[Jutz]

I had never heard of Nightmare of You until this thread. Congrats?

This proves Jutz is a hipster, right?

 

[Red Forman]

just dodged about 4 hipsters while getting my iced americano with soy.

Why would you dodge them? Punch them in the face..

 

[SacramentoBob]

I am not sure what the true definition of a "Hipster" is, but I think its just someone who is int tune to what is perceived as cool by there own generation and ususally bte the ages of 20 and 40. I like them. I like cool people.

IMO the true hipster is in the heart of the bicycle crowd. they don't own cars, they ride bikes. they don't give a #### what they look like, yet they do. they also stink.

 

[SacramentoBob]

I saw one of these at my church on Sunday. They are a rare breed round these parts, but this cat had a full beard, was wearing crimson red pants and a grey wool sweater. It got over 100 degrees that day. You have to admire that sort of dedication.

WTF?

 

[SacramentoBob]

What the hell is this??

My link

 

[No. 16]

Here in Brooklyn the hipster style is becoming distinctly 80's, which is confusing because a lot of them are old enough to remember the 80's which weren't cool the first time around. I think the 80s style started in a younger demographic and is slowly spreading.

I think the key to hipster style is accessories as opposed to a mindset: glasses, ironic mustaches, fixed gear bikes, shabby hats and ridiculously expensive vintage jeans that originally sold for $15.

If you want to fit in all you really need to do is show up everywhere on your fixed-gear bike. Riding a Vespa is almost as good.

It isn't just the hipster scene. I work at a rather very multi-racial working class high school and in the last 2 years the fashion has shifted from gangsta look to 80 skater new wave look. I am not just talking white kids either. It is a big trend among the black youth in Detroit-that and the super preppy look.

What's funny is I firmly believe the NBA dress code policy in 2005 is a major reason for this shift. Obviously, rappers like Pharell and Kanye took it to the extreme which where most of the younger generation takes their style cues from, but the NBA dress code really was the catalyst. Bye bye Allen Iverson and hello Amare.

 

[Frostillicus]

I think the cat shirt might mean St. Louis Bob is one.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I had never heard of Nightmare of You until this thread. Congrats?

Listening now on youtube. Sounds just like this other band. You've probably never heard of them.

I don't know why you've never heard of them? I swear I've posted about them many many times. But as GPJ points out, I had very few takers. Thank you for listening. I think they are great so i figured the anti hipster lyrics were the only cause. But I still think it was a bad career choice for them. When is the last time a Manhattan / Long Island band that denounced hipsters got popular?

It's one song about a particular type of "hipster."Guess what most people would think about a band that's not a stranger to fey yelps (a la The Smiths) and looks like this?

 

[dickey moe]

THE REAL HIPSTER DOOFUS

 

[southeastjerome]

Anybody over 30 who tries to portray a distinct style is kind of a joke, IMHO.

Doesn't nearly everyone have some sort of style?

I'd rather have slight sense of style than walk around with dockers and tucked in golf shirt after 35.

As long as you don't dress like offdee.

 

[Jutz]

I had never heard of Nightmare of You until this thread. Congrats?

Listening now on youtube. Sounds just like this other band. You've probably never heard of them.

I don't know why you've never heard of them? I swear I've posted about them many many times. But as GPJ points out, I had very few takers. Thank you for listening. I think they are great so i figured the anti hipster lyrics were the only cause. But I still think it was a bad career choice for them. When is the last time a Manhattan / Long Island band that denounced hipsters got popular?

It's one song about a particular type of "hipster."Guess what most people would think about a band that's not a stranger to fey yelps (a la The Smiths) and looks like this?

I figured hipsters wouldn't really care about that. I figured hipsters to be into the Smiths that's why it baffled me that they didn't get more notice.Another part of my theory is that I heard about them on MTV. MTV is another hipster kiss of death. I thought with the MTV news bit, combined with the anti hipster lyrics (which I seriously think were specifically mentioned in the MTV news bit), that there was no way hipsters would go for them... and therefore they were ignored in FBG music threads.

 

[skycriesmary]

If you would like to see an excellent video to learn about hipsters. Check out the video for 'Bohemian Like You' by the Dandy Warhols. The lyrics explain things pretty well.

WARNING: the real version of the video has small parts that are NSFW. Here is a version with just the lyrics

Hate that ####### band, and they're from Portland. It's taken me a long time to come to terms with hipsters, as I live in Hipster capital in SE Portland. Ugh, it's all I can do not to get into a fracas at a show as they're chatting away, and an amazing band is playing their heart out.

 

[Guster]

I love me some hipster chicks

 

[wazoo11]

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