VIDEO: THE HIPSTER OLYMPICS
This was a new diversion for me this afternoon, thanks to my equally-bored-at-work sister. Hard to say which made me laugh harder: the “spontaneous, yet well-composed” (ideally from the point of view of an anonymous, third-party photographer) MySpace profile photo contest, or the Music Collection Brag-A-Thon, where it’s a neck and neck race to pick the band you liked before they sold out and got popular. Divine.
Name: Heather Browne
Location: Colorado, originally by way of California
Giving context to the torrent since 2005.
"I love the relationship that anyone has with music: because there's something in us that is beyond the reach of words, something that eludes and defies our best attempts to spit it out. It's the best part of us, probably, the richest and strangest part..."
—Nick Hornby, Songbook
"Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel."
—Hunter S. Thompson
Mp3s are for sampling purposes, kinda like when they give you the cheese cube at Costco, knowing that you'll often go home with having bought the whole 7 lb. spiced Brie log. They are left up for a limited time. If you LIKE the music, go and support these artists, buy their schwag, go to their concerts, purchase their CDs/records and tell all your friends. Rock on.
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I think I know those guys.
Great post
Love it.
John Larsen — September 13, 2007 @ 7:10 pm
Ha! I especially like the ‘who can make an ordinary guy feel inferior first’ contest.
For a whole season of hipster antics, try the Internet sitcom, The Burg.
Thanks.
August West — September 14, 2007 @ 12:14 am