Indie: We're talking music here. So I am going to tell you how to spot someone who truly plays indie music. To be honest, you can't . They look just like you and me. You could be sitting next to an indie boy on an airplane, in class, behind one in line at a coffee shop (this one is a very high possibility). Okay, so it's not that hard, they probably dress a little strange, just the slightest thing off about them. They are probably in a band with group of eclectic looking boys that seem to have absolutely nothing in common except that they all play in the same band. Their band plays witty music that may come off as snobby because they use words that you don't understand because they are more educated than you. Their band name doesn't make any sense and is most likely an inside joke that you were never meant to understand. Their lead singer has a distinctive voice and they are all really good at playing their instruments. They are from a big city and they played in underground bars before (kind of) making it big. They "aren't in it for the money"
ex: Vampire Weekend and Death Cab for Cutie (they like to take pictures sitting on couches?)
Hipster: Mainstream thinks that they're indie, hipsters wish they were indie. They have long, greasy hair that falls in their eyes and 5,000 white v-neck t-shirts. They are small, skinny and white and sing songs about how beautiful girls broke their hearts. All these girls have really strange names. They are probably from a small town or a suburb, they have never suffered in any way. They are all networked together and all know each other somehow. They might have a girl in their band, but she is always the lead singer. They have probably had a change in line-up and went through a major change in sound during which they changed their hair and their throngs of tweenaged fans freaked out. They cite old classic bands that sound nothing like them as major influences. They like hip-hop and rap. Their band name is weird and too long and wear hoodies with neon shirts, flannel or vests.
ex: The Maine and The Ready Set
Scenester: a couple of years ago the scene um, scene kind of died out and everyone either went hipster or broke up. But I guess you could almost say that scenester were the misunderstood suburb rats that just couldn't quite go goth. They actually ended up a little emo. Except that they never had anything bad happen to them, they are just under the impression that they have the worst life in the entire world and no one in the history of the world will ever understand them. This movement was very popular among middle class teenagers that listened to hardcore music but couldn't bring themselves to live an entirely hardcore life. So they ended up wimpy and scene. Then they all formed bands where they dye their hair and sings songs about how no one likes them. Ones that made it big during this time are now looked upon as heroes of every little scene/hipster kid that is also in a band. They probably had a side project and a lip ring. They were the infamous wearers of skinny jeans. Sometimes they can still be seen slinking around bars with live music at night, reliving the glory days of their existence. oh and don't forget the guyliner
ex: just one, the most infamous scenester of all time and possibly one of the worst people in the entire world: Pete Wentz.
ugh he is entirely unpleasent. But there you go, now you can successfully judge any boy in this currently thriving alternative music scene. Of course I could go into detail into another stereotypes that have nothing to do with music, like bro, but that would take forever and I've got a paper to write.
Cheers,
Cayla
p.s. I was reading over this and I got a little harsh in the end, but you know it's pretty much true and someone needs to provide this information. also, no offense to the bands above, they just all happen to be good examples, I actually do like some of them, but not pete he's a tool.
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