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I found an entry by "elitest bitch" I liked it alot, so I am sharing it with you. because alot of it is true. It is as follows:

I'm tired of being associated with indie kids. I'm tired of going to shows with them. I'm tired of listening to them whine about the band that sold out, or the band that they liked before everyone else did. I'm enraged by the thinking that unless something is indie its not worthwhile.

I wrote a first draft of this little rant weeks ago, but scrapped it...it
was too gracious. I could tell you cute little annoying stories about my ex-roommate who would make bets about how many unknown songs she could put on a mix tape, or the snobby record store kids who were mortified when I beat them at the band game, but fuck that. I'm way past the stage of mild annoyance, and have happily moved on to pure disgust for the childish quest to be hip.

The indie mentality has become an obsession. People spend their lives hunting for the next thing that will get them indie cred in the backwards little community that is the scene. They deny music that they find enjoyable. They purchase albums that they are supposed to like, or they buy records that they don't even like, and they buy them from the hands of the pretentious bastards who work at independent record stores, who sell you a record with a smile, and turn around to discuss how lame you are for buying The Used. They hate bands that receive any play on MTV. They're at all the right shows, in all the right places, at all the right times. They say they hate "scene kids". They hold true to the belief that they are superior to everyone, in every way.

I was always aware that people like this existed, but I never knew just how prevalent they were until I spent the summer in Chicago. At every corner, there is a scene kid, complete with the messy hairstyle it took 2 hours to create, a shopping bag full of brand new albums just purchased at Reckless Records, and the indie mentality.

I've liked what I consider good music (Elizabeth and John would have to disagree) since the time I was about 13, but I've never concerned myself with liking the right bands or being a part of any scene. I've just always listened to what I considered credible music. Now, I'm not saying that a lot of the bands that I enjoy can be easily heard on the radio or MTV, but some of my favorite musicians are insanely popular. I am not afraid to admit that I like The Used, I think they're fun (And it's okay to like music just for the sake of it being fun). I rock out to Eminem, I have sort of a twisted love for disco, and I've seen N' Sync in concert (Yeah that's right, and they kicked ass too).

I'm tired of the scene kid bullshit; I'm tired of them perpetuating this kind of thinking. I want kids to care about music in general, not
about what's hip. I want to go to a show and see people that actually feel something for the music, not a bunch of kids who wear the same
kitschy t-shirts and have the same fucking hairstyles. I want to see passion and admiration in their eyes, not panic that the kid next to them may not think they are cool enough. I'm sick of the indie mentality. I want to fucking smash it. I want to take these kids and shake the shit out of them, until their little black square glasses fall right off their heads and they admit that they still like Jimmy Eat World.

Until they understand that just because someone receives recognition, it is not automatically crap.

Until they realize that good things come from mainstream sources.

Until the time comes when going to a show is about the music itself,
the integrity and beauty that is the process of making music, and not about clothes, or hair, or social status.

thanks and kewl site
u hav a kewl site, i luv your purple layout, did u create it urself? thanks for the great suggestion you left on my site.
—moshpitmonkey73 on 2003-07-19 08:43:09

thanks again
thanks again, ur a great help!! :)
—moshpitmonkey73 on 2003-07-19 09:02:44

anything
anything I can do to repay you?
—moshpitmonkey73 on 2003-07-19 09:03:04

Hi, nice layout ^__^ I got a question, I can't put a space in my diary entries. All my entries are so clustered together. Can you help me out? thanks
—eXiled on 2003-07-20 12:29:28

you know
The 'indie mentality' is just as annoying as the 'anti-indie mentality' expressed in this article.
—flanger001 on 2003-07-20 03:27:05

hi?
hi, i saw dat u felt a comment on my site, um... do i noe u?
—punkmasterjam on 2003-07-20 08:17:54

hello heather
—thuystarr on 2003-07-20 08:56:08

wow. sure gets the idea across, and ironically, i understand wut ur sayin. (very rare 4 me!) its nice to kno there are always people willing to stand out and b an individual, rather than flow with the crowd like a herd of cattle.....
—JuStBlUe on 2003-07-22 12:09:54

hey
thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. ima save you as a friend. nice entry up there...gives people things to think about. =D
—de_Matta on 2003-07-22 08:30:09

How do you get those things at the left side?
—eXiled on 2003-07-23 12:21:16

Thanks for all your help ^_^
—eXiled on 2003-07-23 04:24:46

hey, you should be praising me! i made this layout! hey!
—le_battement on 2003-07-24 12:11:23

good points...but
indie's aren't the only ones who need to pull their heads out of their ass'....
—incessant_nothings on 2003-07-25 03:21:08

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