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Wow, Coachella

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DirkaDirka
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Is it just me or is this place just overrun with the most riduculous hipster scene ever? I realize that it already has this reputation, but dear lord, every time I've turned on the Youtube Live broadcast of it, there's some hipster band that sounds god awful and looks ridiculous. And this is even coming from someone who is open to a shit ton of different genres. Who is in these crowds and how the fuck can they get down to this shit?
Apr 14 2013 7:41PM
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caddyshack
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Fuckin Coachella
Apr 14 2013 7:44PM
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Bonzalo
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Well, obviously not you.
Apr 14 2013 7:49PM
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liftedresearcher
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different strokes for different folks
Apr 14 2013 7:52PM
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DirkaDirka
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I'm a firm believer in this as well, and I'm not trying to make a complete hate thread, but I feel as if there are only a handful of these hipster/indie bands out there that are actually putting out good music but there's hundreds of others with hardly any talent who are just hopping on the band wagon because they know that's what everyone thinks is cool these days. I guess that goes for a lot of musical genres out there in today's day, just interesting I guess.
Apr 14 2013 8:10PM
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Miomo
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If they're "hopping on the bandwagon", they clearly aren't hipsters.
Apr 14 2013 8:13PM
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Arabian
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What you see is the product of the current musical editorial and hipster scenes respectively, wherein bands are not so much judged on the quality of their music as they are their statements and perceived "artsiness" or political affiliations. You have to understand that hipster culture is one borne for superficial reasons, and kept alive with dollars, not content. Anyone with a wallet full of money can buy in and identify with the crowd, as opposed to actual musical cultures like punk, or metal, which require some degree of commitment to penetrate.
Apr 14 2013 8:18PM
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will_powder
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If you can complain about the Lumineers and their passion for music you have a problem.

Anyone writing their own songs and performing live should be respected IMO.
Apr 14 2013 8:25PM
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Vino
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One of the main goal of music festivals is to discover new artists...

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Apr 14 2013 8:51PM
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Vino
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But you are right on the fact that this years line up is pretty average. I have an enormous respect to each and everyone of them, but if you compare with last year's line up.. it's a bit meh, still sick though, I'm just tired of hearing banjo songs everywhere  (eventhough they are really good, this year's 2 biggest headlines at osheaga are mumford and sons and the lumineers...)
Apr 14 2013 8:55PM
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grapejuice3000+
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op did you even watch 2 chainz and drizzy drake
Apr 14 2013 11:54PM
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cydwhit
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I feel like I have disagreed with you in the past but that post hit the proverbial nail right on the head
Apr 14 2013 11:56PM
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RRaDD
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Were you there for Mord Fustang? How was it/
Apr 15 2013 12:08AM
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johnnyBuz
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The Faint just put on a killer set. God that band is awesome. Complete opposite of hipster.
Apr 15 2013 1:49AM
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act.resist
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Apr 15 2013 2:08AM
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DIX~
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Used to listen to them a ton when I was younger, forgot about em a bit. Thanks for the reminder
Apr 15 2013 2:18AM
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volvotom
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There was also a dearth of non-hipster bands. The Violent Femmes, How to Destroy Angels, New Order, Descendants, Franz Ferdinand, Dropkick Murphys, Social Distortion, etc

It does have a hipster vibe, but there is still a lot of non-hipster music there.
Apr 16 2013 3:18AM
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whoa-dere
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2 chainz killed it
Apr 16 2013 8:00AM
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*b_-_d*
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I want to go. Looks sick.
Apr 16 2013 8:23AM
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seabs
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Apr 16 2013 2:11PM
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SassySloth
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Coachella: Knock Knock.
Me: Who's there?
Coachella: Not you.
Apr 16 2013 2:26PM
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GayWolf420
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I'm hearin Wu stole the show anyways. Take that, Fun. Or whatever teeny boper "hipster band".
Apr 16 2013 2:29PM
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DANIELMORTENSEN
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Apr 16 2013 2:44PM
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BrownBomber
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I think everyone can find a band they want to see at Coachella. Only hipsters can validate spending that much money on a concert though.
Apr 16 2013 4:55PM
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Dingo69
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Dude your writing style is dorky as fuck
Apr 16 2013 6:37PM
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Arabian
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YOU STOP TALKIN' ALL NERDY-LIKE RIGHT NEOOWW. Click for larger image
Apr 16 2013 8:07PM
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Dan.
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coachella is where bros go to pretend to be hipsters, get learned.
Apr 16 2013 8:37PM
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95959
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Dearth means lack of
Apr 16 2013 9:36PM
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Big.Bird
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLjCX-9FjD8
Apr 16 2013 10:01PM
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volvotom
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In my defense, I was half asleep and on nyquil when I wrote that. Perhaps I should have said "modicum".
Apr 17 2013 8:59PM
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louie.mirags
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how much we talking?
Apr 17 2013 9:03PM
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turducken
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You mean articulate, literate and well thought-out?

Yes, I must agree.
Apr 17 2013 9:12PM
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caddyshack
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