Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Indie Bands
source: http://flavorwire.com/57909/stereotyping-people-by-their-favorite-indie-bands
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--Some of my favorites!
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Girls who bought checkered sneakers in the 8th grade.
(my sister!)
TV On The Radio
Politically-correct hipsters.
Grizzly Bear
People who think that world hunger could be assuaged with four part harmonies.
Devendra Banhart
People who have considered becoming a squirrel.
Death Cab for Cutie
Girls who quote lyrics as their Facebook status.
Radiohead
Everyone.
Bat for Lashes
Girls who wear leggings outside of ’80s-themed parties.
Girls
Anyone who thinks The Catcher in Rye is the greatest book of all time.
The Flaming Lips
Self-actualized bros who grow pot.
Antony and the Johnsons
Guys who still cry every time they watch Bambi.
Sufjan Stevens
People who believe in two things: Jesus and Juno.
Regina Spektor
Girls who don’t understand boys.
Dirty Projectors
People who like way too many toppings on their pizza.
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pandaman2105
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pretty funny.
fleet foxes...more than fantastic, and that one does sort of suit me. lol
i have yet to grow a full beard, and i want to.im not familiar with a lot of those stereotypes, i've heard of most of those bands and i like them.
i like them just for the music! that is what it's about after all!
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pandaman2105
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bking74
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That was extremely funny but I am curious if any of my fellow Current Cult members can stereotype me by my choice in music.....
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bking74
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remanns
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bking74:
Your a badass with a lil O the red hair in your family tree,...prone to Guinness and quiet private bouts of morose reflection, and the occasional fistfight. Your favorite book is "Call of The Wild", and your favorite NFL team keeps missing crucial field goals.
Heh. Sorry. I know the last one is sort of a give away.
O,....and you like live music in small spaces.Best guess.
p.s. You will probably grow up and become something safe and quiet,...like a paramedic,...once your wife or girlfriend TOTALLY looses her jet engine like voice,...and it is safe to return to your house.
(Hey,...if that palm reading doesn't suit,....well,....you get what you pay for.)
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remanns
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calm_incense
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bking74:
You like the Dropkick Murphys.
...was I right?
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calm_incense
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bking74
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bking74:
Pretty impressive, Remanns! I do consider myself a badass, growing up in Dorchester, the Irish part was easy but you have the red hair all wrong. My family is from County Cork, so we are black Irish...dark hair, eyes and skin. I love Guinness or any beer for that matter. I am prone to quiet bouts of morose reflection that can quickly erupt in violent anger. I love to read but not "Call of the Wild", if I am not reading a Military Training manual, I enjoy Bret Eaton Ellis and Irvine Whelsh..(with a bit of James Joyce, Milton's Paradise and William Blake laying around to impress the women. Of you got the Patriots right....Brady and the boys made this grown man cry.
Heh. Sorry. I know the last one is sort of a give away.
O,....and you like live music in small spaces.(I love live music, esp local bands and while Boston is no New York or L.A. we have an amazing group of homegrown talent.)The only thing you missed completely is having a career like an EMS...I joined the Army at age 19 and have been a soldier for almost a decade now. I am a cavalry scout with an Armored Stryker Divison so I do spend long hours alone and silent....
No wife or girlfriend yet. I have had deployment orders for oversea service 5 times in just under 10yrs...............Whatever you job might be, you will always have fortune telling to fall back on...B
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bking74
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remanns
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bking74:
Heh. It helps that that I am a fan of the band. I also appreciate the Pogues. I hope your ipod is well supplied out in the field!
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remanns
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lizziehoffman
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it's more funny than true. i see no problem with it. i kind of made me giggle....a whole lot.
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lizziehoffman
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remanns
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lizziehoffman:
Me to. There are Waaaaaay more bands,....and types o folk,....but tiz funny!
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remanns
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remanns
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HEH!
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remanns
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sarahcole12
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SO completely true.... For me, the bands on this list that I regularly listen to have a great description of me.
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sarahcole12
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EtVoila
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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
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EtVoila
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Minus5scenePoints
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Ah, hah, funny. And kinda true? Though, I dig Regina Spektor! she has such a soothing voice and she's rather pretty too!
Indie kids or 'hipsters' crack me up. - 2 years ago
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Minus5scenePoints
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iimar10ii
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radiohead - everyone - Most definitely!
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iimar10ii
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cztheday
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I don't know most of the bands well enough to comment on whether the descriptions are accurate. But I think the CONCEPT is funny! I would love to see those familiar with other music genres and who have a bit of wit do the same thing with those other music genres: Classical, pop, heavy metal, techno, etc.
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cztheday
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JeremyTG77
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LoL!!!
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JeremyTG77
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captainbrak
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and how could you put Devendra with all these hacks? Devendra is "timeless" if you want to label him. hes not 'indie', WTF is INDIE?
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captainbrak
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captainbrak
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I love Devendra Banhart so much! when i saw him live I thought I was a tiny little bug staring up at the sun! but seriously, people that listen to Devendra do NOT want to be a squirrel....they want to be a SEAHORSE!
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captainbrak
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Frameshift13v4
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Doesn't "Stereotyped by Bands" sound like an Indie band in itself? haha.
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Frameshift13v4
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ChristopherX
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Radiohead, greatest band in the world!!!!
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ChristopherX
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calm_incense
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ChristopherX:
Radiohead, second-most overrated band in the world.
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calm_incense
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dereks
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ChristopherX:
well come on man.... don't leave us hangin'-- what's the most overrated band. :)
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dereks
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calm_incense
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ChristopherX:
They're named after a bug. ;)
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calm_incense
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Slombo
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I laughed at The Antlers
Also, Mahmoud Awad - Trolls
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Slombo
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AndrewH13
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Do you guys remember when "indie" was short for independent?
We need a new word. - 2 years ago
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AndrewH13
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Slombo
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AndrewH13:
Why can't we just call it rock? Oh right it wouldn't be pretentious enough. (I kid, I kid.)
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Slombo
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theghostofjohnlennon
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AndrewH13:
no that's actually pretty on point slombo.
I'd prefer we just call it music though.
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theghostofjohnlennon
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JeremyTG77
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AndrewH13:
Considering how most "indie" rock bands are on major labels, it's a rather oxymoronic term.
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JeremyTG77
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AndrewH13
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AndrewH13:
Exactly! And it's making it really hard on bands that actually ARE independent. You slip up and tell someone you're doing something "indie" and they either call you pretentious or they throw their pretense all over you.
It's becoming a lose-lose for truly independent bands out there nowadays.
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AndrewH13
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calm_incense
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AndrewH13:
If you're an independent band, you don't have to call yourself "indie".
You *could* call yourself "independent".
Might not be as hip, but then isn't that the point of avoiding the "indie" label in the first place?
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calm_incense
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AndrewH13
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AndrewH13:
It's just indicative of the larger problem inherent within the "underground" music industry. Its ALL about being "hip" and fashionable. It's all marketing. And all the semantics and abbreviations in the world aren't helping. Fact of the matter is, "indie" isn't a sound, nor does it stand for diy idealism. It's a marketing ploy. That's the real problem.
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AndrewH13
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sophosthegreat
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haha, they're not bad generalisations
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sophosthegreat
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dereks
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sophosthegreat:
yep they pegged me.... i love the flaming lips. :)
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dereks
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arikata
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giggle...
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arikata
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kaitlinlikesbirds
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The people who stereotype by bands listened to, what band do you listen to?
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kaitlinlikesbirds
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calm_incense
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kaitlinlikesbirds:
I hardly even listen to bands anymore...
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calm_incense
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kitteneater
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None of these are true...Oh well.
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kitteneater
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Nephwrack
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LOL!!! sooo true!
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Nephwrack
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Marbled_Godwit
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hilarious
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Marbled_Godwit
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Internets
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Well, this was disappointing. :C
And not true.
Or even close.
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Internets
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hell0everything
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Hahahahaha, this is AWESOME.
Funniest part about it is that *all* of these bands play on Sirius XMU every day, at least twice a day =P
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hell0everything
