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Indie Buzzbands 2 watch in 2k10: Hooting@TheBlowfish

Hooting@the Blowfish is a new band that is coming out with a lot of sweet mp3s and getting lots of coverage on the pitchfork zine.

They seem to be a multiracial band, appealing to black people, indie people, alt people, and mainstreamers.
It seems like they just want to promote chill vibes to any1 looking [...]

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What does it mean when a kute indie girl has ‘bruises’?

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I feel like in many scenarios, it is ‘incredibly troublesome’ when a woman looks like she has suffered some sort of ‘physical harm.’ However, I think that bruises have been branded as ’sexy’ within alternative culture. Maybe alternative people aren’t trained to see ’severe warning signs’ when it comes to physical/mental [...]

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Need yalls help in making a huge life decision.

As yall know, I am turning 18 soon, graduating from high school, and going away to design school in The City next Fall. For my gift/graduation gift, I get a big gift. I’m not sure what exactly to get. Please help me as I list all of my options, and perhaps yall [...]

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GIFs make me feel closer 2 the party, even if I didn’t attend

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Yall. Sometimes I don’t get 2 attend every alt event that I want 2 attend. Whether it is a local dance night, a meaningful indie concert, an international DJ icon spinning at a private party in Los Angeles, or even just a chilled out Coachella partie, I don’t always [...]

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