Anx said:

yeah, I always read threads from the end up, so I'll come across your wallowing sooner or later.

sextonseven said:

True. Yupster loathing is also starting to gain momentum. At least in NYC, anyway.

AnckSuNamun said:

:shiver:

(though that's some freakin awesome looking vinyl he's pawing at)

Anx said:

I can't take anyone seriously who preaches about bigotry and then shrugs their shoulders when one of their own unleashes some of the most ignorant, hateful nonsense out there.

AnckSuNamun said:

Ace said:

i guess we all have our threshholds.

i won't listen to fishbone anymore after they put homophobic shit on like three albums in a row. i can deal easier with my PE issues, but i can't justify this choice on anything more than a purely subjective level.

http://www.loveiswonderfu...n_053.html

This article is really funny.

When music is all you have, you'd better live it up. Announcing your snobitude can be done with subtle phrases like (start writing these down), "Have you heard the new Preston School Of Industry record?" "Popul Vuh sounded way better live" or "James Brown? Give me a break! The real soul man was Solomon Burke." If you're not into subtleties then simply announce how many records you own (it must exceed at least 500, but heads won't turn until you surpass 1000, and you must mention all rare, out-of-print ones) or wear a band shirt, which brings us to rule #2:

AnckSuNamun said:

i wear band shirts all the time

NorthernLad said:

ur kidding me...
this forum is like a breeding ground for music snobs...

EmbattledWarrior said:

forums are overrated

Mara said:

oh SHIT! Mara, you're even up on the latest fads in Loathing!

There are many different types of hipsters from what I've observed.

For example, you have the music heads who are into only the "real" music from anything before, say, 1982, who collect vinyl and are fans mainstream as well as obscure bands from back in the day. They listen to anything from rock, soul, funk, folk, skiffle, jazz, pop, country, etc. as long as it's "good" music, has staying power, is "classic", and involves talented and seasoned musicians.

THEN, you have the young kids who are what I call "indie kids" who really only listen to new bands from Britain mostly, and aren't really aware of who these bands are emulating the first place. It's all about whatever's new out there, nevermind that a lot of the music all sounds the same. They also say they like bands like Thin Lizzy and people like Tim Buckley even though they've probably don't own any albums by them. It's just cool to say so though.
[Edited 1/5/07 13:01pm]

Anx said:

Me too. I have at least 20.

CinisterCee said:

Well, the guy who coined that term was in my intern class, so...

Anx said:

Band shirts and jeans are my entire wardrobe during the summer.

minneapolisgenius said:

i see that as more music geek and less hipster.

but i think music geek is sexy.

Anx said:

They did?

That's sad and surprising.

Anx said:

I was just thinking dorkster, or something like that.

I'll add that to my descriptions above:

someone who, (and there are many here ) admits to loving 70s mellow gold and proudly encourages the listening of the likes of: The Carpenters, John Denver, 10cc , Billy Joel, Xanadu soundtrack, Neil Diamond,etc.

MendesCity said:

'reality of my surroundings' has that whole "heterosexual celebration" song with the lovely chorus "me gay? no way!"

then their next album had some song about people ending up crazy or in jail, or even worse, a fag.

screw them.

what IS a yupster?

and can I be one?

Anx said:

I love Type O Negative, but I'm afraid of what I'll find if I dig into Peter Steele's past. Even the first Type O album is a little sketchy.

minneapolisgenius said:

Take Wolfman Billy Joel out of there and that's me!

And like clockwork, Fool If You Think It's Over by Chris Rea just started on my player.

NorthernLad said:

Some people think I'm one (only on the org) due to my musical taste. But honestly, if folks simply met my ass off the net and had a one-on-one with me they wouldn't think that way. No seriously, even though I live in a gentrified neighborhood, am a season early on the latest trends [maybe because I *read*], have a bicoastal lifestyle, Wiki-everything, fantasize about expatriation, and house a taste for oft-obscure indie/dance/retro music and certain organic foods... and know/interned with the guy who popularized the term.

Yes, I am a young black male who will proudly listen to Swedish Pop, coke pop, tech-house, electronica and indie-rock/disco over most of the bullshit on American mainstream radio... DEAL WITH IT. Maybe folks just need to open their minds?

Or maybe I am a yupster... either way I'll say it's revolutionary. It is what it is. I'm one of the hardest people to predict. My nickname is Like A Carillon for a reason.

*DEAD FOR LIFE*
[Edited 1/5/07 14:17pm]

There's some funny references to rock-snobbery in this piece by Penn Jillette:

http://www.lasvegasweekly...index.html

Anx said:

I wear band shirts too.

Music Snobs dress the part ♫

This doesn't necessarily mean wearing a band shirt, but if you do it has to be an obscure band. Those Offspring, Tool, and Metallica shirts you can easily find at any Virgin Megastore do not count; in fact they only hurt your snob status. Your ultra-rare John Cale shirt will either have to be found by fluke at a thrift store or made by you via an iron-on label. You don't have to wear a band shirt though because there is an alternative: dress like your favourite artist. The most popular and time-tested looks are the Elvis Costello (tight clothes, thick-rimmed glasses, receding hairline), the Neil Young (ragged/dirty clothes, rats nest hair, whiny voice), or the Ani Difranco (beads, beads, beads). So now you can walk the music geek walk but can you talk the music geek talk? Let's examine rule #3:

Ace said:

You justed wanted to mention the Boss

Hendrix, Pete, Eddie, Prince, Page, Zappa, Clapton, Richards and Carlos are some of the guitar names you'll throw around. Elvis, Lennon, Roy, Elvis, Freddie and Fogerty are some of the singer names. Dylan, Prince, Elvis, Glimmer Twins and Beck are some of your great songwriters. (There are no women on the list, because we're talking about "rock snobs," which is a boy's club. Yeah, lots of women should be on that list, but they're not. Rock snobs, right now in this culture, are heterosexual men loving other men.)

boy's club?

Mara said:

All right, so what's a yupster?

I like what I like be it hip or otherwise.

Personally, the older I get the more I tend to shy away from what most people think is hip.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

I'm a musician and I'm content with that. I'll let others decide whether I'm hip or not. I'm not too into defining myself.