Monthly Archives: December 2011

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012 inductees

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I recently (around 12/7/11) saw a news article on-line about the up-coming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees for 2012.

I was very excited to see that ‘hipsters’ the Beastie Boys, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Donovan (as well as Guns N’ Roses and others) have been inducted!

I also read that the induction concert has been moved back to Cleveland, Ohio instead of New York City where it has taken place for a few years.

Well….I’m originally from Columbus, Ohio and thought that this would be the ultimate concert to see on a visit ‘home’.

I just took a look at RockHall.com website to verify the date, and saw that the concert has already SOLD OUT on Dec 17th!

The concert is taking place on April 14th 2012 at Cleveland’s historic Public Hall.

If anyone goes, and would like to report back to HipsterApproved.net with all the details…that would be great!

Goth Santa

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Hipsters on TV….Pawn Stars

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I’ve been watching a ton of Pawn Stars (http://www.gspawn.com/) on Netflix lately. I don’t have cable, so I’ve never had access to the History Channel. I’ve seen a show here and there when I’ve visited friends or family, but now with Netflix streaming…there’s three seasons available to watch instantly. That’s around 90 shows.

The History Channel has these really cool reality shows like Pawn Stars, American Restoration, and American Pickers. A & E Channel has Storage Wars. All really cool shows, and I never would have described myself as a ‘Reality TV’ fan.

Anyway…I think that the Old Man in Pawn Stars is the hippest dude on TV right now. The shop clown, Chumlee is probably the second hippest guy on TV. I just caught an episode where some guy (probably a hipster) brings in a bike with a giant wheel and a small one to sell. You know…those vintage bikes? Check it out here when Chumlee tries to explain to the Old Man what a ‘Hipster’ is…

 

Have a BOOMIN’ Christmas…

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A Christmas Gift for You

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Trent Reznor + Karen O cover Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’

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Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs have just released a video (directed by David Fincher) of a hard-rocking/industrial edged version of ‘Immigrant Song’ by my favorite band of all time…Led Zeppelin. It’s from the soundtrack for the film Girl With The Dragon Tattoo now available on iTunes. The CD comes out later this month.

This makes it the second time Trent Reznor (with his partner Atticus Ross) have worked with Fincher. Reznor and Ross brought home an Oscar for the soundtrack to The Social Network last year, which was directed by Fincher as well. Awesome CD too!

Jane’s Addiction – The Great Escape Artist CD review

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Had to wait eight years to hear a new CD from Jane’s Addiction! Well worth it.

It’s not like Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, and Stephin Perkins along with TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek haven’t been keeping themselves busy.

I’m not going to go into detail about the particulars of this CD. Basically if you’re a fan of Jane’s Addiction you will also like this CD. It does not disappoint. If you want a huge review I suggest you check out this one in pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15910-janes-addiction/ (Though I don’t agree with everything that reviewer says about this disc.)  I am a huge fan of the band…but I don’t just follow a band blindly. They need to earn my respect and this does. Jane’s Addiction have done it again.

I was lucky to get the bonus edition which includes a second 11 track CD of a live performance from the 2011 Vive Latino Festival in Mexico City. Perry’s between-song banter is hilarious!

Jane’s Addiction is the Led Zeppelin of our generation.

Satan Claus (or Merry Manson)

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Damn! I missed this show….

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Maybe next year….

Hipsters in the news…12/13/11

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This ‘Hipster‘ article was in today’s Village Voice here-> villagevoice.com

Pretty funny….

I tried to make it the Brooklyn Christmas Tree, not the Hipster Christmas Tree; however, I am happy for everyone to have their own take on the work.

All hipsters deny being a hipster. Fact.