I know a lot of yall have dreams of moving to NYC, but it isn’t always what u see in the movies. When u walk around NYC, the city doesn’t have speakers that play Mika, Vagina Spektor, and Feist in the background (no playlist exists that automatically plays songs utilized in iPod commercials). A lot of people come to NYC thinking that every1 listens to alt-ish mainstream hits, but it’s not like that at all.

I hope this movie doesn’t make suburbanites think that NYC is all abt ‘meaningful small interactions’ that trick people into thinking that they r alive.

What does NYC mean 2 u?
a) minorities
b) minorities who don’t speak English (the bad kind)
c) dirtie
d) overrated
e) not so alt after 2k1
f) a creative place 4 creative people
g) an okay place, but wish people didn’t make such a big deal abt it
h) the place where the New York Yankees play
i) the most authentic city in the world
j) the most meaningful city in the world
k) a place that entry-level alts go to graduate into 100% d-bag alt that they always dreamed of being
l) NYC is the only place where my dreams will come true and my self-concept will be realized
m) is that the city where they filmed ‘The Hipster Olympics’ viral video?
n) the city where my rich friend moved to
o) the city where my successful friend lives
p) ‘home’
q) Choose.Your.Own.Response.

[video found @ Vulture]

I know a lot of yall have dreams of moving to NYC, but it isn’t always what u see in the movies. When u walk around NYC, the city doesn’t have speakers that play Mika, Vagina Spektor, and Feist in the background (no playlist exists that automatically plays songs utilized in iPod commercials). A lot of people come to NYC thinking that every1 listens to alt-ish mainstream hits, but it’s not like that at all.

I hope this movie doesn’t make suburbanites think that NYC is all abt ‘meaningful small interactions’ that trick people into thinking that they r alive.

What does NYC mean 2 u?
a) minorities
b) minorities who don’t speak English (the bad kind)
c) dirtie
d) overrated
e) not so alt after 2k1
f) a creative place 4 creative people
g) an okay place, but wish people didn’t make such a big deal abt it
h) the place where the New York Yankees play
i) the most authentic city in the world
j) the most meaningful city in the world
k) a place that entry-level alts go to graduate into 100% d-bag alt that they always dreamed of being
l) NYC is the only place where my dreams will come true and my self-concept will be realized
m) is that the city where they filmed ‘The Hipster Olympics’ viral video?
n) the city where my rich friend moved to
o) the city where my successful friend lives
p) ‘home’
q) Choose.Your.Own.Response.

[video found @ Vulture]

Chicago is a mecca of everything that is hipsterdom. Located in the middle of the country, it is a city worth writing a song about. Some people love New York, others love LA. Chicago may or may not be a city worth loving, too. If you are a band, you will stop there, though. They have a scene for every one.

If you are driving to Chicago for Pitchfork Music Festival next summer, maybe you should put these songs on your mix.

MP3: Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
MP3: Ryan Adams – Dear Chicago

Buy Ryan Adams’ DEMOLITION at Amazon.

MP3: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah -In This Home On Ice

Buy CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH at Amazon.