Bang Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Bang, I think I love you man. Don't go makin' any promises :cool2: ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Are hipsters the ones who smoke those god-awful clove cigarettes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptChaos86 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 That sounds awesome Bang. I wish i could have seen The Ramones, they are one of my favs and a huge influence on me and the music my band writes. Very jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Don't go makin' any promises :cool2:~Bang You nailed exactly how I felt about Punk growing up. I did it a few years later, but it was still going strong. In the days of Madonna, MJ and Prince, to hear Minor Threat, Dead Kennedys or The Descendants was really life changing. It made me want to tell the brain dead MTV generation to **** off and let them know I wasn't going to fall in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSkin Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I think I might be characterized as a hipster, just because I'm young and because of the way I dress, even if I don't really fit the stereotype. I don't listen to new bands, don't go to "hip" bars, don't really care about fashion. NYC is definitely crawling with people who go to great lengths to fit the stereotype, though. Many of them are concentrated in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I kind of get the hate, but as is the case with most stereotypes, there are positives to the whole hipster thing as well, minus the exploitative commercialism that so many of them pretend to eschew. But take a walk through Williamsburg and you will see lots of creativity everywhere, lots of intelligence and kindness. "Hipsters" in NYC represent a lot of really complex issues, gentrification, commodification, etc., so I think it's silly to oversimplify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 That sounds awesome Bang. I wish i could have seen The Ramones, they are one of my favs and a huge influence on me and the music my band writes. Very jealous. It'll kill you to hear i saw them at least ten times. Might even been more,, so many it kind of blurs. Other than the first time, the most awesome show I saw from them was at MD university.. I can't remember the name of the hall, but they had actually tried to screen the room in half and show "First Blood" (rambo) on the other side. That lasted about 3 minutes.. the screen was shredded and thrown about the room like confetti all night. What fun ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buenosdiaz Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 hipster chicks are hot! put me in a bar in the west village and ill show you a happy guy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 ITS ALIVE is one of the true greats. It really is. I own it on vinyl, and even though i have nothing to play it on, I will never ever get rid of it.Enjoy life, that is indeed what it was all about. ~Bang 28 tracks in 53 minutes No long guitar or drum solos there. I'm tempted to get a turntable just so I can play some of my old albums. Maybe that's how I'll mark New Year. Some Chicken Vindaloo and the Ramones. My kids are impressed with the album covers as artwork. A CD case insert just wasn't quite the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptChaos86 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Holy crap!! Now that is punk at its finest!! Punk seems to be making a nice little comeback down here in the carolinas. There are alot of bands down here including us with that same spirit. We dont care about anything but having a good time and playing rock n roll and thats what its all about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsb84 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I think I might be characterized as a hipster, just because I'm young and because of the way I dress, even if I don't really fit the stereotype. I don't listen to new bands, don't go to "hip" bars, don't really care about fashion. NYC is definitely crawling with people who go to great lengths to fit the stereotype, though. Many of them are concentrated in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.I kind of get the hate, but as is the case with most stereotypes, there are positives to the whole hipster thing as well, minus the exploitative commercialism that so many of them pretend to eschew. But take a walk through Williamsburg and you will see lots of creativity everywhere, lots of intelligence and kindness. "Hipsters" in NYC represent a lot of really complex issues, gentrification, commodification, etc., so I think it's silly to oversimplify. Meh, I live in Greenpoint so I'm not too far from Williamsburg. I'm not artsy so perhaps i don't have appreciation for how awesome Williamsburg is. Its ok. It would probably be more awesome to me if the hipsters vanished. Bedford stop in the summer is a nightmare to anyone who dislikes hipsters. Awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Holy crap!! Now that is punk at its finest!! Punk seems to be making a nice little comeback down here in the carolinas. There are alot of bands down here including us with that same spirit. We dont care about anything but having a good time and playing rock n roll and thats what its all about! A few other classics from that time The Mekons: The Skids; The Buzz****s: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 i just hate girl pants on guys, period. Dudes should NOT wear tight pants. EVER. +1. I say death to skinny jeans on guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptChaos86 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I really dont get all the hate on skinny jeans. I wear them, infact thats about all I own. I like them for comfort reasons and they look cool, so there not as bad as people thing. It doesnt cut off circulation to any part of the anatomy. But i guess its either an age thing or a where you come from thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I really dont get all the hate on skinny jeans. I wear them, infact thats about all I own. I like them for comfort reasons and they look cool, so there not as bad as people thing. It doesnt cut off circulation to any part of the anatomy. But i guess its either an age thing or a where you come from thing. Welll, that's where our difference of opinion lies. I think they look pretty stupid, myself. If I were of the age, it would not be my style. But, to each their own. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Welll, that's where our difference of opinion lies. I think they look pretty stupid, myself. If I were of the age, it would not be my style.But, to each their own. I agree....never will I wear those. I dont think they are the least bit cool. I can understand maybe jeans that arent as baggy, but the skin tight kind are just ghey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Weirdo Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 How the **** are skinny jeans comfortable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I could understand if people just liked a different style but do hipsters really like those clothes, or do they like drawing attention to their sense of "irony." I mean, drinking PBR because you like it and it's cheap is fine. Drinking it to make some kind of cultural jest is stupid. When I dress in an argyle sweater, oxford and tie, I'm not doing it because I think it's funny, I'm not Lady Gaga. I'm doing it because I think it looks nice. There is room for disagreement and subjectivity but you should be wearing clothes for some genuine purpose. This post-modern bull**** about everything is absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSkin Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Meh, I live in Greenpoint so I'm not too far from Williamsburg. I'm not artsy so perhaps i don't have appreciation for how awesome Williamsburg is. Its ok. It would probably be more awesome to me if the hipsters vanished. Bedford stop in the summer is a nightmare to anyone who dislikes hipsters. Awful. I agree, it can be suffocating sometimes, but Williamsburg has a really cool vibe, especially compared to Carroll Gardens where I live, which is overrun with yuppies. I have to agree with The-Rock; if we're going to get into stereotypes, yuppies are by far the worst, if only because I can't make my way into any breakfast place within a 5 mile radius on a Sunday morning because of all the strollers blocking the door--not to mention the west African nannies on the weekdays. Generally, yuppies are nice people, but something about how they, their kids, and the brownstones are preened beyond anything reasonable rubs me the wrong way. At least hipsters like a little grit, if you can call it that, like the graffiti in Williamsburg and the kind of haunted, industrial feel that permeates everything. Hipsters seem to be the face of "bad" gentrification, but I don't get how they're different from a lot of other artistic groups that revitalized a lot of derelict parts of the city in the '80s. They're just minus the benefit of hindsight. Yuppies seem to be the essence of the well-coiffed but vacant gentrified New York that everyone loves to hate. And I had no idea there was another ESer in Brooklyn, good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I have been friends with hipsters for YEARS, and I still don't really know the difference between hipster and scenester.Anyone? Hipsters belong to their own "society" or "clique". They really don't conform outside of the conformity of being a hipster While a scenester will form their entire raison d'etre around a genre or a scene. I suppose in a way a Hipster is a sub genre of a scenester. Also, just for ****s and giggles http://yourscenesucks.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X_RedskinsGirly_X Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 That picture looks like some kid I know from my school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptChaos86 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I think some of you may be confusing skinny jeans and strech jeans. Skinny jeans just kind of give the slim look and not neccesarily skin tight. Now strech jeans i dont mess with those. Those are way too tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortiz Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 my nephew is a hipster, in fact that pic is of him ...:hysterical: he is the sweetest, down to earth kid. biggest heart. but you would never know it. i was a bit a jock in highschool, and hell, even now, so we are totally different (we both play guitar) but man, great kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailYeah Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 This thread has been informative. I think I might have missed the whole hipster generation/trend by a year or two. When I was 23, I had a job and an apartment. If someone had told me to do something to be ironic I probably would have just had a blank stare on my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 You nailed exactly how I felt about Punk growing up. I did it a few years later, but it was still going strong.In the days of Madonna, MJ and Prince, to hear Minor Threat, Dead Kennedys or The Descendants was really life changing. It made me want to tell the brain dead MTV generation to **** off and let them know I wasn't going to fall in line. IMO nothing says **** off to 1980's MTV more than Kill Em All, Ride the Lightning, and Master of Puppets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Sorry but skinny jeans look terrible on guys. We don't have to go back to the super baggy 90's but come on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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