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Aug 05, 2008, 06:20AM

Dancing At Hipster Parties Is Fun

Making the transition from boring suburban mainstreamer to indie-loving alternative can be a fun, exciting time, full of musical discoveries and finding meaning in neon clothes. Hipster Runoff bottles the spirit of entry-level alts, causing a little pang in our hearts as we try to forget how much of a jaded scene veteran we've become.

Entry Level Alts are between the ages of 11-120. They recently discovered their inherent affinity towards:

  • indie film
  • indie music
  • indie indie
  • electro
  • American Appy
  • reading blogs
  • the concept of 'party photography'
  • respecting authenticity
  • neon
  • pastels
  • earth tones
  • primary colors
  • secondary colors
  • headbands
  • blog haus
  • indie house
  • house indie
  • French lo-fi-nu-wave
  • accidentally being into Iron and Wine
  • buying music off iTunes
  • thinking stuff that was buzzworthy 2 years ago is buzzworthy today (like the Girl Talk album "Night Ripper")

Entry Level Alts are full of hope. They believe in the future. They believe in a better world. They are the reason why we are fighting in the electro war--because one day, things will be better. One day, we'll all be as excited as entry-level alts are.

One day, we will all hear what they hear when they listen to Cut Copy's "In Ghost Colours." While I appreciate the album, I don't hear what they hear. My heart is dark. My neon blood is fading.

Life is worth living. We are living in a unique time. No1 has ever/will ever again experience what we have. Our generation will never die. Marketers will target us forever.

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