Line Out - Comments on "Blipsters" http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters Kyp Malone is sooo blip. Over the weekend, the New York Times broke the news that some black people make/listen to indie rock music, not just jazz and hip hop or whatever. But 40 years after black musicians laid... Copyright 2008 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:40:56 -0800 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:58:17 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by BR By far the worst article written about music in the NYT! Offensive to say the least. Unreal really. Thought it was a joke at first.

]]> BR http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c601925 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c601925 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:54:18 -0800 Comment by christopher frizzelle I'll second that. It really was incredible. The premise was this: not all black people are the same. And there are a lot of professors and musicians and black hipsters quoted in the article, which makes it seem like everyone involved thought the reporter's premise made sense, but that's not necessarily true, because when you take a call from a New York Times reporter, well, you know, you're flattered just to be asked to weigh in, it's the New York Times! But Jesus if it didn't read like a train wreck.

]]> christopher frizzelle http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c601953 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c601953 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:09:33 -0800 Comment by Ari Spool I hope next weekend will feature a story on Wiggers. I've been wanting to learn about this new cultural trend!

]]> Ari Spool http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602008 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602008 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:32:47 -0800 Comment by bailee. I like the term blipster, though, as a tongue-in-cheek description of the hipster/electronic scene. "Yeah man, Tuesdays at Baltic caters to the blipsters." When I saw the title of this post, I was hoping you were cultivating some new neologism.

After reading the post, however, I say ick.

]]> bailee. http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602018 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602018 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:38:25 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I'm confused about this "40 years ago" part. What foundations of white rock'n'roll were black musicians laying down in 1967? The foundations were laid in 1947, not 1967.

]]> Fnarf http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602093 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602093 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:17:29 -0800 Comment by josh the NYT even highlighted Seattle blipster, Douglas Martin.

]]> josh http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602094 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602094 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:17:37 -0800 Comment by maurice Nice job shoveling shit from the Gawker stable.

]]> maurice http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602099 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602099 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:19:35 -0800 Comment by JC You just know that white boys will try and copy the whole blipster thing. Actin’ all blipsterish. They will be called whipsters.

]]> JC http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602109 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602109 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:24:12 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy Whipsters, that's fantastic!

And also, I first read this on Brooklyn Vegan, but it's hardly Gawker's scoop, it's in the fucking New York Times. Gawker just gets up earlier because of their time zone advantage.

]]> Eric Grandy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602145 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602145 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:36:10 -0800 Comment by maurice No biggy. Just did a double take seeing "NYT 'discovers'..." two times in the same day on the same story. But I cavil! Keep up the good work.

]]> maurice http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602243 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602243 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:59:16 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy Ah, I see. I've reworded it for added value. Thanks.

]]> Eric Grandy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602260 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602260 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:04:00 -0800 Comment by christopher hong It should be noted that Afropunk is a great documentary and discussion on race.

]]> christopher hong http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602393 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602393 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:40:05 -0800 Comment by segal I'm confused about this "40 years ago" part. What foundations of white rock'n'roll were black musicians laying down in 1967? The foundations were laid in 1947, not 1967

Exactly. Right there the writer lose ANY credibility. And as for the premise of the article itself, is it possible for NYT to prove how out of touch and ham-handed it is than this?
Coming up next: the ascent of the Jewish hipster--the Jipster.

]]> segal http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602549 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602549 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:56:54 -0800 Comment by Steve I'm down with the Japster, though; that sounds kinda cool. I'm gonna change my myspace name to the Japster.

]]> Steve http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602652 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602652 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:52:42 -0800 Comment by segal Right there the writer lose ANY credibility.
Ack. That should be lost.

]]> segal http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602654 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602654 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:56:23 -0800 Comment by Deacon Seattle Just the worse garbage that I've read recently.

]]> Deacon Seattle http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602976 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602976 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:20:26 -0800 Comment by Deacon Seattle The first hipsters were Jazz muscicians and well, most Jazz musicians were black. This is all bullshit.

]]> Deacon Seattle http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602977 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/blipsters#c602977 What the Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:22:29 -0800 Comment by segal The Gnostics were the first hipsters. Maybe.

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