Vold's guide to getting into the music/indie scene! A MUST READ. (content)

[Vold]

Me, being an indie scenester veteran of almost 4 moths (give or take), i've decided to do the gen[m]ay music entusiasts a favor and teach you guys how to get into the scene easily.

PS: When I say Indie, i also mean music in general.

General Idear

Contrary to popular belief, anyone can be an indie scenester though how quickly, it depends on your own dedication. If you want to join the scene but have absolutely no knowledge of it, then really all you need is the dinero and youre set! w00t.

The Easy cheezy Way
First, I'm going to explain the easiest and fastest way to get into the indie scene. with the easy cheezy way, all you need is a little money, you will need to know zero knowledge of indie music to start off because you will get in based on your looks and attire.

1. The most basic and a must if you want to get into the scene with easy cheezy.
The Hair
If you have long hair already, then youre in luck. Grab $20 and go to your local barber shop (dont let cedric the entertainer be your stylist) and show them a picture of this:


I don't know who this guy is but im damn sure he is in the scene cause lookat his hair, thats the first thing any indie scenester would look at.

But you say SHIT!, i don't have long hair and i don't want to wait till i grow it out - I wanna get into the scene NOW! No problemo mister, i gotta perfect and easy solution to that.
Lets say your hair is short like that of the singer from simple plan:

and you want it to look long like the pics above. what you do is take a black permanent marker and just draw thin hair-like (duh) lines across your forehead to make it look as close to the first 2 pics as possible.
example:
Yes, it may look stupid cause i did it with photoshop but i swear if you do it with perm marker, it will look just like the real thing. Another thing you say "but i don't got black hair!" thats okay for now, scenester members are accepting of non-black hair recruits BUT as long as they get it dyed when they get the money.

2. Glasses. Youre thinking right now "A HAH! I know i gotta get those emo black thick rimmed glasses" but youre wrong, somewhat. The emo glasses are going out, nerd glasses are in. example:
AS you can see, it looks similar to emo glasses but it's width is greater which makes it cooler.

Now you say you dont wear glasses. No problem. Go to your local eyecare center and pretend youre looking for a new pair of frames and browse their selection. wheny ou find one that looks like the pair above, put them on and just walk out. no one will know i guarantee you and since they are a display pair, the lenses are just plastic and wont fuck up your eyes. Still don't wanna go steal a pair? you can try drawing them on your face but that shit will look way too obvious since nerd glasses are more dimensional that hair. you can try but i would not recommend it! ex:

3. Clothes. Youre thinking right now "A HAH! I gotta go to a thrift store right??" WRONG! All the good indie clothes are probably already taken by the teir 1 level indie scenester members and you'll be left with some stinky S.A.N.E drug free t-shirt which screams indie at a 5dB range.

Where should i go then? We'll for shirts, go to your fav indie band's website but since you don't know any yet, ill list some.
Simple plan
good charolette
new found glory
something corporate
saves the day
the killers
my chemical romance
and the clash (just for the name sake)
just search for these band's official website and buy their merch (always pronounce it "merch")

Shit again! You only have enough money to buy only 2 shirts and you still gotta save some for pants!! thats alright, if an already scenester asks why you wear the same 2 shirts all the time, just tell him/her that youre saving to buy a guitar (a subject i'll explore later.)

Pants: any tight black or faded pants will do. remember also to get a pair of highwaters which you can make yourself easily.

3. The holy grail of the easy cheezy
Draw symbols/pictues/whatever on your hand and fingers. it doesnt matter what they mean, you just gotta do it. take some masking tape and color it blue and wrap it around your finger. when someone asks you what it is for, tell them it's because youre a liberal and because your fingers hurt cause youve been playing to much guitar. on the back of your hand, draw whatever the fuck comes to mind. egyptian symbols, chicken mcnuggets, letters, circles, crowleyian whatever the fucks it doesnt matter as long as you got a good indie story to back it up.

draw that on your hand if you want

That's all there is to this method of getting into the scene. no knowledge of indie music required. all yee gotta do is do what i said above and yer in. this does that mean that youre gonna stay in though. now, you gotta actually start listenin to some indie and knowing some of the artists. you may get by with some ambiguous chitter chatter with fellow indie scenesters but it aint gonna last long, you will get exposed if you dont start lernin the material. Bottom line is, now that youve gotten in the easy cheezy way, you gotta learn your stuff man. for realz.

The IPod Way
This way is for people who have moderate knowledge of indie and want to get into the scene with it. If you have an IPod, then youre well on your way.

First, go walk around the city (like to Alemeda with a deck of trick cards or some shit) listening to your ipod and look for people who also have an ipod via the white earbuds. when you find one, you can be absolutely sure they are in the scene can every serious scenester has an ipod. ok, so when you find one take off your ipod earphones and hang them droopy behind and over the ridge of the ear like that fucking military song (displaying you know the indie technique) and ask him or her what he's listenin to. strike up an indie convo and before you know it, he or she will ask you what indie faction youre in and you will reply none and that will be him or her's que to prompt you to join. it's that easy.

so you have moderate knowledge but dont have an ipod? well aye! i got another shortcut matey and its simple. all you gotta do is get yourself some ipod earbuds. you can find them cheap n easy like your mother on ebay. here is one for example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...787156858&rd=1

just wear them and walk around and do the same as ive written above. now on the rare case that the scenester youre talking to asks to see your brand new 4th gen color ipod, RUN THE FUCK AWAY and hope he/she doesnt see your fuckin face you poser

Guitaring your way in
So you wanna get in but dont wanna do the previous 2 ways? Then get a fuckin guitar. yes, you probably think youll have to spend a shitload of time learnin it n shit but that is bull. you only need to learn 2 songs.

#1. Green Day - All by myself
tabs:

Measure #1:
|2---2---2---2---|
|--3---3---3---3-|
|----------------|
|0---------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|

Measure #2:
|3---3---3---3---|
|--3---3---3---3-|
|0---------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|

Measure #3:
|4---4---4---4---|
|--5---5---5---5-|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|0---------------|

Measure #4:
|5---5---5---5---|
|--5---5---5---5-|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|0---------------|
|----------------|

Measure #5:
|5---5---5|
|--5---5--|
|---------|
|---------|
|0-------0|
|---------|

this shit is easy and should take you a max 10 minutes to learn if youre a complete newbie.

#2 Green Day - whatsername

                         X2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-777-66-777777-66-7-6---------6---------6---------------------------------|
|----------------------7-88888---88-9999---9-1112--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

again easy as fukin sin.

learn these 2 and play them over and over at your local university campus. it is without a doubt you will attract some scenesters and blow them away to the edge of decatur or some shit.

but you also wanna get some scenester girls with your guitar? then go learn some easy avril lavign song even though she sold out. the scenester girls still love her. Then tell them to come see the fucking duck.

Using the Brains
If you wanna learn the stuff to get in then do this. this shit is easy. study indie. day and night until you learn everything about it.
such useful websites:
www.mtv.com (duh!)
www.pitchforkmedia.com (i dont use this site. i went to it and didnt know 1 band they are talkin about except like coldplay n shit. they got like rap or coutnry or something but my friend said its an indie site so whatever)
when youve studied your brains out, you need to go look for scenesters.


Go walking the streets looking like a fucking black sheep boi and stare at the stars confused like some aliens gonna gonna come down and pick you up and show you the fuckin world. if scenesters pass you, they will def. talk to you cause youve got that look. then BAM! youre fuckin in.




There you have it babies, now im kinda pissed cause indie factions are gonna be flooded with buncha noobs but i dont care cause i know genmay is cool and they'll fit in right away. i know ive missed a bunchies stuff anyways and ill add on to this if i remember. anyways feel free to show your friends or potential members this if you want and good luck bitchs.

[suffocate]

lol

[neonfish07]

[Claus]

I had 4 apples and I ate 1. Now I have 3 apples.

You forgot to mention they have to be women's pants.

[Autumn]

Originally Posted by Vold

Where should i go then? We'll for shirts, go to your fav indie band's website but since you don't know any yet, ill list some.
Simple plan
good charolette
new found glory
something corporate
saves the day
the killers
my chemical romance
and the clash (just for the name sake)
just search for these band's official website and buy their merch (always pronounce it "merch")

i wasn't even gonna bother to reply to this waste of a thread, but holy shit, that's hilarious

[Punk1n]

Maybe you should learn what Indie is before you make a guide about it.

[rvg]

conor o berst shouldnt be involved with pierre from simple plan in a same thread

[Vold]

PIERRE BERNARDS RECLINER OF RAGE DEEER DOOOR DAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Suicide King]

needs more metal

[neonfish07]

Myspace is down

[L0rdStyX4]

Originally Posted by Claus

I had 4 apples and I ate 1. Now I have 3 apples.

You forgot to mention they have to be women's pants.

qft

[Claus]

Originally Posted by Niggalips

needs more metal

Like Linkin' Park and Korn?

[Suicide King]

Originally Posted by Claus

Like Linkin' Park and Korn?

precisely.

[warcraft]

you forgot you need the xanga, myspace, and purevolume websites

[ZRH]

That's more emo/wannabe punk than indie...