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Writers of the last episode of Lost.

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<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
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<br>Indie Hipsters: Scrawny little college kids with Rivers Cuomo glasses and Grizzly Adams beards wearing new "70's retro-style" t-shirts (usually a faux faded Star Wars iron-on), making soulless warmed over music that sounds like mid-period Crosby Stills and Nash. Usually they adopt a cheesy 80's act as a pet (like Hall and Oates or Huey Lewis) and run around sarcastically talking about the genius of it all.
The shitty singer/songwriter music they crank out is a soothing balm to the 60-something grey haired pony-tailed "hippies on the weekend" who hang out at Starbucks, of all places, to feel young again. You'll hear a lot of this wimpy caterwauling on NPR or on the narcoleptic sounds of the World Cafe. These kids would do well to buy a Sonic Youth or Pixies record before it's too late. [;)]
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you could have just typed "Fleet Foxes" and saved yourself a bunch of time
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They don't bother me as much as the zillions of mp3's and CD's of the clones I get in every week at the radio station. If I see one more press release from a band that look like they came from central casting, standing in a field somewhere and claiming Gram Parsons is the spirit that haunts their record, I'm gonna jump out this window.
[/quote]I gotta chime in here and agree that I do NOT understand the alt-folk crap that is all the rage these days. Much of the Fleet Foxes/Iron & Wine/Blitzen Trapper/Bon Iver sound is just old wine in new bottles. Thanks, but Nick Drake, Graham Parsons, Big Star (& Chris Bell, Skip Spence ,Elliot Smith, Neutral Milk Hotel, Red House Painters and many other bands who did the eerie/quiet acoustic-folk thing earlier and far better.

[quote][i]Originally posted by SallyLightfoot[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by ghosty[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by ghosty[/i]
<br>Indie Hipsters: Scrawny little college kids with Rivers Cuomo glasses and Grizzly Adams beards wearing new "70's retro-style" t-shirts (usually a faux faded Star Wars iron-on), making soulless warmed over music that sounds like mid-period Crosby Stills and Nash. Usually they adopt a cheesy 80's act as a pet (like Hall and Oates or Huey Lewis) and run around sarcastically talking about the genius of it all.
The shitty singer/songwriter music they crank out is a soothing balm to the 60-something grey haired pony-tailed "hippies on the weekend" who hang out at Starbucks, of all places, to feel young again. You'll hear a lot of this wimpy caterwauling on NPR or on the narcoleptic sounds of the World Cafe. These kids would do well to buy a Sonic Youth or Pixies record before it's too late. [;)]
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you could have just typed "Fleet Foxes" and saved yourself a bunch of time
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They don't bother me as much as the zillions of mp3's and CD's of the clones I get in every week at the radio station. If I see one more press release from a band that look like they came from central casting, standing in a field somewhere and claiming Gram Parsons is the spirit that haunts their record, I'm gonna jump out this window.
[/quote]I gotta chime in here and agree that I do NOT understand the alt-folk crap that is all the rage these days. Much of the Fleet Foxes/Iron & Wine/Blitzen Trapper/Bon Iver sound is just old wine in new bottles. Thanks, but Nick Drake, Graham Parsons, Big Star (& Chris Bell, Skip Spence ,Elliot Smith, Neutral Milk Hotel, Red House Painters and many other bands who did the eerie/quiet acoustic-folk thing earlier and far better.
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Exactly. I'm sure some will argue that bands like Interpol and The Rapture were just ripping off Post-Punk, but that entire movement is just a piddly drop in the bucket compared to the cultural tsunami of Alt-Folk crap that's been dominating Indie since about 2007. Of course, it's a boon for aging baby boomers who are looking for "safe" music they can listen to on their way to the cemetery.

I like Joni Mitchell. I have several Joni Mitchell albums. I don't need 20 million teeny weeny Joni Mitchells.

Just stop. Do something else. Plug in for a change. Fire the accordion player. Anything. Follow Bob Dylan's example and piss everyone off.

[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by ghosty[/i]
<br>Indie Hipsters: Scrawny little college kids with Rivers Cuomo glasses and Grizzly Adams beards wearing new "70's retro-style" t-shirts (usually a faux faded Star Wars iron-on), making soulless warmed over music that sounds like mid-period Crosby Stills and Nash. Usually they adopt a cheesy 80's act as a pet (like Hall and Oates or Huey Lewis) and run around sarcastically talking about the genius of it all.
The shitty singer/songwriter music they crank out is a soothing balm to the 60-something grey haired pony-tailed "hippies on the weekend" who hang out at Starbucks, of all places, to feel young again. You'll hear a lot of this wimpy caterwauling on NPR or on the narcoleptic sounds of the World Cafe. These kids would do well to buy a Sonic Youth or Pixies record before it's too late. [;)]
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you could have just typed "Fleet Foxes" and saved yourself a bunch of time
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Best reply of 2010.

More folks who need a good kick in the face:

PETE WENTZ....why is he famous?
Celine Dion(for obvious reasons)
The Madden Twins
The Kardashians
Haley Duff-ugly
The chick from Paramore
Lil Wayne
Anyone who's "Krunk"
fake punks/rockers
people who wear sunglasses to clubs


"Keepin the '80s alive!"

One more: <a href="http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201005200033" target="_new">John Stossel</a>

[quote][i]Originally posted by SallyLightfoot[/i]
<br>One more: <a href="http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201005200033" target="_new">John Stossel</a>
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You're a little late on this one, Sally. Dave Schultz did it for you 30 years ago. lol


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[quote][i]Originally posted by SallyLightfoot[/i]
<br>One more: <a href="http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201005200033" target="_new">John Stossel</a>
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Awesome. Go John Stossel!!! [8D]

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Sabrina, don't just stare at it, eat it.

What a delight to watch. If I were religious I'd swear Schultz were an angel-- a veritable agent of god.

[quote][i]Originally posted by SallyLightfoot[/i]
<br>What a delight to watch. If I were religious I'd swear Schultz were an angel-- a veritable agent of god.
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Sally Lightfoot would make a good wrestling name....but you'd have to be quick in order to live up to it.

Nancy Grace

"You just pick a chord, go twang, and you've got music." ~ Sid Vicious

[quote][i]Originally posted by WoodlandParkPunk[/i]
<br>Nancy Grace

"You just pick a chord, go twang, and you've got music." ~ Sid Vicious
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How did I leave her fat face off the list?

Nasty game - but I'll play along.

A collective kick to reality show producers, for pandering to the lowest common denominator.


Oh, and an extra hard kick to the face of Patrick Cox of Taxmasters.

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[quote][i]Originally posted by inquisitor[/i]
<br>Nasty game - but I'll play along.


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I assure you I have nothing but the best intentions for fun, please do not actually kick anyone in the face (unless they are on my list)

Kobe can make some shots tho.