Stellastarr*

[Fico]

Originally posted by ballsock:
  Are there any indie bands whose members didn't go to a prep school, a chi-chi art school, or have parents who own modelling agencies? You know, folks who come from a working class background?

I think the notion that unless you come from a working class background your music or beliefs lack credibility is utterly stupid...

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I never claimed that where an artist comes from indicates credibility.
 
 I'm just saying that nearly all indie artists appear to have come from silver spoon backgrounds.
 
 
 

Originally posted by Fico:
   

Originally posted by ballsock:
  Are there any indie bands whose members didn't go to a prep school, a chi-chi art school, or have parents who own modelling agencies? You know, folks who come from a working class background?

I think the notion that unless you come from a working class background your music or beliefs lack credibility is utterly stupid... [/b]

[Random Citizen]

You make it sound like such a bad thing. To some extent, they have to come from that kind of background in order to afford instruments, the ability to not work a regular full-time job and tour outside of their immediate area.
 
 

Originally posted by ballsock:
  I never claimed that where an artist comes from indicates credibility.
 
 I'm just saying that nearly all indie artists appear to have come from silver spoon backgrounds.
 

[markie]

So Stellastarr* will be hosting Subterranean on Sunday night?
 
 Does anyone have any questions they would like to ask Stellastarr, like why the stupid fucking* at* the* end*?

[Bags]

I was talking about that stupid f'ing *, and my friend pointed out that I'm the knob that always types it in when I send out my list of shows!  Ooooh, caught.
 
 Hey, how's the album?

[markie]

I really like it. I am a sucker for the 80s though.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

What exactly did I say that made it sound like a bad thing?
 
 

Originally posted by Random Citizen:
  You make it sound like such a bad thing. To some extent, they have to come from that kind of background in order to afford instruments, the ability to not work a regular full-time job and tour outside of their immediate area.
 
   

Originally posted by ballsock:
  I never claimed that where an artist comes from indicates credibility.
 
 I'm just saying that nearly all indie artists appear to have come from silver spoon backgrounds.
 

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[ggw]

Originally posted by god's ballshine:
  What exactly did I say that made it sound like a bad thing?
 

Just the general ignorance of the statement.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

What was ignorant about it? It HAS been my observation when reading articles about various indie rock bands, that the members do tend to come from more privileged family backgrounds...typically more so than artists in other genres such as metal, country, hip hop, etc.
 
 
 

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by god's ballshine:
  What exactly did I say that made it sound like a bad thing?
 

Just the general ignorance of the statement. [/b]

[markie]

Originally posted by god's ballshine:
  What was ignorant about it? It HAS been my observation when reading articles about various indie rock bands, that the members do tend to come from more privileged family backgrounds...typically more so than artists in other genres such as metal, country, hip hop, etc.
 
 
 

Perhaps you have to be more intelligent to be a succesful "indie" star? I dont buy the correlation you are suggesting. If I did I would suggest that brighter well educated people were obviously drawn to indie to the detriment of country, rap, etc.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Since when does going to a prep school equate with being more intelligent?
 
 

Originally posted by mark e smith:
   

Originally posted by god's ballshine:
  What was ignorant about it? It HAS been my observation when reading articles about various indie rock bands, that the members do tend to come from more privileged family backgrounds...typically more so than artists in other genres such as metal, country, hip hop, etc.
 
 
 

Perhaps you have to be more intelligent to be a succesful "indie" star? I dont buy the correlation you are suggesting. If I did I would suggest that brighter well educated people were obviously drawn to indie to the detriment of country, rap, etc. [/b]

[Bags]

Originally posted by mark e smith:
  I would suggest that brighter well educated people were obviously drawn to indie

Well that's true.      
 
 So the stellastarr website streams songs....
 
 "Jenny" -- wow, is that XTC with a bit of screaming thrown in?  Yes, it *is*.  And a wee bit of distorted guitar....  
 
 [Speaking of, I have more XTC at home that's not in iTunes yet; I will work on that...]

[ggw]

Originally posted by god's ballshine:
  What was ignorant about it? It HAS been my observation when reading articles about various indie rock bands, that the members do tend to come from more privileged family backgrounds...typically more so than artists in other genres such as metal, country, hip hop, etc.
 

blah blah blah generalization, blah blah blah ambiguous overstatement; blah blah blah blah yadda yadda yadda.
 
 
 How 'bout some specifics?  Stellastarr*, The Strokes.........who else?

[markie]

Originally posted by god's ballshine:
  Since when does going to a prep school equate with being more intelligent?
 

You are more likely to be well educated and therefore intelligent if your parents are wealthy. But you know that, right? The same way you are more likely to live longer and not be given a death sentence if you are wealthy.
 
 Who went to a prep school?

[ggw]

Originally posted by mark e smith:
 Who went to a prep school?

 
 
 And we all know I'm far more intelligent than that farmer's boy.