In defence of hipsters (4 Viewers)

[sleepy]

Well it's part of that is music an object or an experience debate. When my job at home was going bust and I had the option to move here (London) I was a bit miffed at leaving my CDs and DVDs and books at home but I have an ipod and laptop and kindle and honestly I've never missed anything I owned from home.

Except my amp. I really miss that amp. Christ it was loud.

I actually clear out any books and dvds I've read and watched on a pretty regular basis. I know I'm never gonna watch a film more than once, if even, these days. Albums are just that bit harder for me to get rid of, I end up gaining kind of a senitmental attachment to them

 

[george mcfly]

Well it's part of that is music an object or an experience debate. When my job at home was going bust and I had the option to move here (London) I was a bit miffed at leaving my CDs and DVDs and books at home but I have an ipod and laptop and kindle and honestly I've never missed anything I owned from home.

Except my amp. I really miss that amp. Christ it was loud.

I understand that completely.

I try and keep my collection down to the greats (Which for me is my Zambian, Nigerian, Turkish stuff and my soundtracks), I sold everything else. I love these records but I could conceivably put them in two boxes and take them with me if I was moving.

I had to move back home a couple of years back and I had a whole apartment full of shit that ended up having to go into storage. Most of that stuff I haven't given a second thought since I packed it up. So, I started selling off everything that I didn't need because at the end it's just a weight that ties you down. I sold about 400 records and it was a huge relief after they were gone.

I love those two boxes of records though.

 

[Unknown Convict]

I actually clear out any books and dvds I've read and watched on a pretty regular basis. I know I'm never gonna watch a film more than once, if even, these days. Albums are just that bit harder for me to get rid of, I end up gaining kind of a senitmental attachment to them

i could count on the fingers of one hand the number of records i've ever got rid of (two to crushes and a ministry 10" for a pack of smokes) and fewer still that i could see myself never wanting to listen to again.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/fashion/the-monocle-returns-as-a-fashion-accessory.html?

“All of this is part of a sense of irony and a way of discovering and displaying old artisanal and craft-based technology,” Mr. Raymond said. “You see the monocle appearing in Berlin, parts of South Dublin.”

 

[therealjohnny]

Goodnight

 

[washingcattle]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/fashion/the-monocle-returns-as-a-fashion-accessory.html?

Surely if you see a hipster with a monocle on the luas you have to bully him on principal right ?

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Lies.

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[pete]

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[Lili Marlene]

This could be equally posted in the Internet Killed Music thread

Youth subcultures: what are they now? | Culture | The Guardian

 

[therealjohnny]

s..ss..seapunks?

 

[therealjohnny]

it's pretty swick

 

[Lili Marlene]

New York Times profiles seapunk genre. Has #seapunk arrived or is it just a dumb Tumblr hashtag? | Hipster Runoff

 

[CinnamonBoy]

Lies.

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That crumpet at 2:30 can talk as much bullshit to me as she likes anytime.

 

[therealjohnny]

The prophecies were true

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Re-reading Simon Reynolds' Energy Flash. Lots of negative comments about hipsters' unyielding, rigid and joyless attitudes in the late 1980s rave scene.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Galway 10pm.

Just got this emailed to me with accompanying text

"The guy in the background has been chinstroking for the last half hour".

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Further update

"Never judge a book by its cover.
He is Swedish and just danced to a jig with his girlfriend. All very Titanic. Definitely not a hipster....but a druid loving continental.
A very unusual Tuesday night!"

 

[therealjohnny]

Yummys

Move over metrosexuals, here comes the “yummy” - Salon.com

 

[therealjohnny]

http://thumped.com/bbs/threads/in-defence-of-hipsters.66396/page-29#post-1542150

 

[therealjohnny]

In defence of hipsters | Page 29 | thumped.com