I Love Indie Kids
OK you lot listen up. Some people were apparently mighty offended by the indie kids article and now no indie kid will talk to me. Which is a tragedy because, you see, deep down…
I LOVE INDIE KIDS
And here’s why.
1) Their drug of choice. This is very important. Other ’scenes’ are driven by speed, pot, acid, smack, coke, et bloody cetera, but no scene since the very wonderful pub rock has embraced BOOZE with quite the alacrity of indie kids. Frankly you cannot go wrong when you have a plastic glass of cheap lager in your hand.
2) Some indie records are really good. If life has kicked you in the teeth once again and you are feeling sorry for yourself, particularly in a, y’know, romantic kind of way….well, then that 2-CD Kaiji Haino didgeridoo meditation is not going to cut it. And nor is the Sugababes CD, much as it pains me to admit it. In such a situation, YOU NEED INDIE.
3) They’re so cute when they’re angry.
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Mae on April 25th, 2007
In my town, almost all of the Indie and Hardcore kids dont drink or do drugs, we’re clean.
I am comfortale with myself. I strongly dislike mainstream music. I love my crazy hair and my style. I love art and taking pictures.
For those of you who dont like us Indie and Hardcore posers you obviously have not hung out or even talked to an Indie or Hardcore kid. Or even a hipster as we also call them here.
only indie on May 16th, 2007
indie is a lifestyle. and not a dumb ass str8 edge thing. Without drugs, indie would never exist. And fuk that article, but we do love alocohol, amongst other things. SL CIK
SALT LAKE CITY INDIE KRW
only indie on May 16th, 2007
ps its usic we spend time on, and not our fukin hair… ask the jets to brazil.hahahahah
only indie on May 16th, 2007
its musik we spend time on and not hair ask the jets to brazil. sl cik
B.A. on May 16th, 2007
Quit yo jibber-jabber! You ain’t indie, you’re pathetic! And if I hear you actin like a crazy fool again, you”re gonna meet my friend EMO!
only indie on May 17th, 2007
u dont listen to or know what indie is. When can i meet emo??????????????????????? SL CIK
salt LAke city IndIE KRw
actionaction on May 17th, 2007
i love (action action), , what about (test icicles) and (hey mercedes). I also love (elliott smith) and (tegan and sara). But i think (ISLANDS) and the (BEAUTIFUL GIRLS) ARE MY FAV. (kaiser cheifs) rok to. indie indie indie indie indie. its all about the musik and the lifestyle. I do do drugs and drink, but who cares, that is what makes the musik anyway. put all your differences aside cause indie is unity and we are all one. everyone check out (COWBOYS ARENT INDIANS)—good indie
myboombox on May 18th, 2007
I LOVE AND indie and my girlfriend ashley. and dont forget the drugs.
alicetragedy on May 18th, 2007
FUCK XXX FUCK XXX FUCK XXX FUCK XXX FUCK XXX FUCK XXX FUCK XXX FUCK XXX FUCK XXX FUCK XXX fuck you str8 edge poser. You are only putting a label on yourself. I dont do drugs or drink or smoke, i dont even take asprin or caffine, but i dont label my self. here is a big hearty fuck you to all the srt8 edge. (FUCK YOU).
Scanned... on June 15th, 2007
Dudes et Dudettes, wtf are you guys/gals making trouble over??? :S!!
look, it’s not about drinkin’, smokin’ or poppin’ pils or other shit like that, it’s just being indie and stuff. who ever said being indie is being a criminal??? :S!!! I don’t think that bands like ‘The Killers’ or ‘Kasabian’ do such things… and there is no wacko code where you have to live by to be indie :S! I mean, not a real book or somethin’… ok, you must listen to indie B)!!!! but that’s it ^^. stop this foolish thing and get a life if you think I’m wrong ^^ >
Scanned... on June 15th, 2007
xP here in Belguim , yeah Belguim B), you don’t even notice indie ppl :S!! I mean everyone is (trying to be) EMO, omfg, more then half of them is poser, they wear like a vest from H&M, tight pants and vans and they think they’re emo!! :S!! my girlfrien is emo and I can assure you she’s not a poser, but that doesn’t matter :P… but mu point is, much ppl here THINK they’re indie, but if there is another rage, they turn into that rage…! I’m not that kind of person, I’m just me, I don’t really know if I wear clothes to be indie or somethin’… but I do say I’m indie, maybe not on the outside, but surely in the inside ^^ adios….
PS: I hear that VINTAGE is like indie style… is that true? :S!
Chouette on October 28th, 2007
Hahahaha. “That 2-CD Kaiji Haino didgeridoo meditation is not going to cut it.”
.bridie; on December 17th, 2007
Whoever said Kaiser Cheifs are indie, they’re not. Thanks; I actually think this whole thing is stupid in itself, the whole lot of you should go read some William Golding, but yeah…the Kaiser Cheifs aren’t indie. But man, they’re playing at the IOW Festival next year! I actually quite like them :) and that’s why I think this is pathetic because kids these days are just whining on about some band they hope no-ones heard of on Myspace and then going to their room to listen to Rhianna…just go ahead and TELL everyone what bands you REALLY like/dislike/severly hate. I love Mika.
“OMGZZZz thts soo uncool!!!11″ - yeah. I know :)
independent indie on December 26th, 2007
i am indie and i don’t care what all the chavz think about me there all dickheads who think the sun shines out of 50cent (or m&m’s) big fat hairy ARSE!!!!!!!!
Ooleh! on January 13th, 2008
Forget what fucking catergory your in already!
Right now i am stealing some of my uncles bud
If you really care what people think of your image/scene your in, then your sad,
Wear what you want when you want,
Just get some fucking taste in music,
Mika and the rest of the pop filled world of shite all need to be shot. They don’t make music they make noise.
The Chemical Brothers, Bob Marley, 2tone ska, Trojan records, Drum and Bass(NOT mainstream sellouts Pendu-fucking-lum), Skream! and Grime/Eskimo now that is music.
Al Ewing on January 14th, 2008
I don’t know how you can say Grime/Eskimo is the real music when you should be listening to Inuit/Psychobilly, Twatcore and French Nu-Bassoon (and NOT the mainstream French Nu-Bassoon sellouts like Froghorn or Monsieur Parp!). Do yourself a favour and check out The Aromatic Three, Greek Hiatus and Shaggamuffin if you want to know what the REAL people are into.
Ooleh! on January 14th, 2008
Why should i listen to what you tell me to,
all i did is open people’s eyes to music, what your suggesting to me i tried to find what you suggested to me couldn’t even find it, so unless you send me some somehow i don’t know how i can listen to your ‘Twatcore’…
and just who are the ‘REAL’ people?
jona on January 14th, 2008
The Real People were a god-awful scouse band, apparently ‘one of the very first bands to play what is today known as “Britpop”, and have been quoted by Oasis as being one of their major influences’.
lucy on January 30th, 2008
All of you, stop stereotyping yourselves.
You’re all Indie, because Emo went out in 2006; I blame Skins. It’s turned everyone into Indie Snobs and to be frank, it does my head in.
Annie on February 23rd, 2008
First of all, it is really pretentious to call yourself an indie kid. I mean, the irony of indie kids is that to be indie, you cannot call yourself indie, or think you are indie in the slightest (so by definition no one is). And to think that you actually belong to this elitist group of hipsters (I mean that in the best possible way) is a very arrogant claim. And no matter what after-school special taught you otherwise, cliques and stereotypes do exist. If they don’t exist, where would high school archetypes have come from? They derive from actual groups of actual people with the similar mannerisms that in this case, are just inherently cool and listen to obscure music. I would like to comment on this article’s “kicked in the teeth” romantic comment. I do not really feel that indie music is all about romance and feelings. That’s what separates indies from scenesters and scenesters from emos. Let’s be real here people, it’s easy to get your subcultures confused, but if sterotypes don’t exist, why waste your time bashing someone’s post?
Adrienne on March 31st, 2008
well, i have to say to label oneself anything is pretty retarded… that includes indie. I myself do listen to music that is “indie” but i also listen to other stuff. If you feel you need to follow a certain dress code or life style because you want to label yourself something then you need to grow up. I buy and listen to what i like (whether that be “indie” or not) and i don’t buy or listen to what i don’t like.
mofo on April 20th, 2008
Ha! You’re right, indie kids are so cute when they’re angry.
olivia and maude on May 15th, 2008
INDIE?-VIDUAL… AS IN DIFERENT.. PUT EM ALL IN A ROOM AND YOU COULDN’T TELL THEM APART I BET.
hp on June 23rd, 2008
peekabooo indie kids!! we spesh kids + proud we diffrent + individual. indie + proud **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************indie kids
Moo! on July 6th, 2008
XD
This whole argument is pretty… very stupid.
Really, who cares??
I am constantly being called indie for the music i listen to, however i disagree that i am indie which, apparantly just makes me even more indie :D
My point is, you are whatever you whant to be and whatever you feel you are. if i wanted to call myself gangstaa or chav i could!
so what if people thought i was strange?? im not a sheep, i wouldn’t care so why should you??
I hate gangstaa’s and chavs though. :(
so that would never happen…lolz i prefer to just be ME! a complete indie-vidual! :P
xx ♥
Samanthaa. on July 8th, 2008
Indie Cindy.
This is Pathetic
xo
your mother on July 30th, 2008
okay can everyone settle. i mean seriously. this started out with someone liking indie kids. and escalated into freaking everyone flipping out on each others interpretations of “indie style.” who really cares. everyone has their opinion on what indie means, is, or should be. the truth is we’ll never know what it means or is. because apparently you can label indie-ness. so we’ll leave it at that. DAYUM.
your mother on July 30th, 2008
and FYI independentindie EMINEM’S name is spelled like so. not m&m…..freaking geniuses over here.
Najmah on October 8th, 2008
You’re right, they are cute when they’re angry.
lalabebe on November 8th, 2008
You cant call your self indie or that defeats the point of being indie!
To be indie you do what you like and you dont follow the crowed indie means independent. Inide kids lissten to independent music and wear clothes from independent shops.
If your calling your self inide your one of the many people who clearly arnt!