Chicago - May. 21, 2012

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Hipster 101

By The Beachwood Music Affairs Desk

A list.

1. Gang of Four/Elemental. Elemental for all current indie.

2. Thin Lizzy/Jailbreak. Template for brash, post-ironic hard rock band.

3. T. Rex/Electric Warrior. Dudes singing touching songs.

4. Steely Dan/Aja. Approaching, appreciating 30.

5. Joy Division/Unknown Pleasures. The alienation that is "hipster."

6. My Bloody Valentine/Loveless. Drug record for generations.

7. Can/Tago Mago. Don't listen, don't understand, but makes me worldly.

8. Slint/Spiderland. Hard guitar not tied to metal or hair.

9. Television/Marquee Moon. A piece of the NYC experience, less the rent.

10. Brian Eno/Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy. Seem smarter for it.

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