Stuff tagged with "Brett the hipster"

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Food Service

Published on Mar 15th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: So who are we seeing tonight?; BRETT: The band's called "Underbelly". You know them. They're the guys who work at the Panera bread on Franklin. | comic strip | panel 2 - GREG: OK, right.; BRETT: And then I'd like to get to Ninth Street to see "Dangerlouse". | comic strip | panel 3 - GREG: Those're the guys who work at Pepper's pizza?; BRETT: No that's "Tagliaboo". These're the guys from Burrito Bunker. | comic strip | panel 4 - GREG: Man, this town has such an amazing music scene....; BRETT: Yes, and a thriving food service industry. |

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Tags: Brett the hipster, chapel hill, concerts, Greg the mindless fan, music community, music consumers

Buying a CD/consumer revolution

Published on Jul 12th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: Do you know why I'm here in this damn Tower Records buying this album? Because I support this band. Because I believe in this band. | comic strip | panel 2 - GREG: Because I want to be part of a full-scale consumer revolution that brings them to their rightful place as the kings of God damn rock n' roll!!! | comic strip | panel 3 - CHLORIS: That'll be $18.99.; GREG: Do you take credit cards, my friend!? | comic strip | panel 4 - BRETT: Can I burn that from you later?; GREG: Sure, man... make a copy for Kim, too.; CHLORIS: This is coming up as declined, sir. |

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Tags: Brett the hipster, burning CDs, buying CDs, Greg the mindless fan, music consumers, Tower Records, whining

Time estimates for the concert tonight

Published on Jul 19th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: OK. So. Doors open at 7. Opening band starts at 8.; BRETT: They're done at 9:30. The main band goes on at 10. | comic strip | panel 2 - GREG: They play all the crappy songs off their new album for an hour.; BRETT: They play old, crowd-pleasing radio hits until 11:30. | comic strip | panel 3 - GREG: We get there at midnight, to catch the encore with the heartfelt acoustic number.; BRETT: ...and the showstopping cover of some Kinks' song. | comic strip | panel 4 - GREG: OK, great... hey, which band are we seeing again?; BRETT: I forget. I think they were big in the 90's. Or 80's. |

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Tags: Brett the hipster, concerts, cover songs, Greg the mindless fan, music consumers, opening band, The Kinks, whining

First music you bought

Published on Jul 26th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: Man, my dad just told me the first music he ever bought was Revolver!! Freakin' Revolver, man! So cool.... | comic strip | panel 2 - BRETT: Nice. What was your first?; GREG: I... I think it was a 45 of "Everybody Wang Chung Tonight." | comic strip | panel 3 - BRETT: Good Lord. | comic strip | panel 4 - BRETT: Look, if anyone else ever asks you that, just like and sat Surfer Rosa, dude....; GREG: It also might have been a cassingle of "Shoop"... |

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Tags: Beatles, Brett the hipster, buying CDs, Greg the mindless fan, music consumers, Pixies, Wang Chung, whining

Starting a podcast

Published on Aug 9th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: In addition to my LiveJournal and my Flickr feed, I've decided to start my own podcast....; BRETT: That audio blog thing? Man, why do you produce all that crap? | comic strip | panel 2 - GREG: Why? Why?!? Because my voice aches to be heard! Because the world needs to hear what I have to say! Because it is my right! Because I can!! | comic strip | panel 3 - GREG: And because it doesn't take too much effort. | comic strip | panel 4 - BRETT: Well, thank God the Internet has now empowered you to create pointless content in every possible medium.; GREG: Just makin' that long tail a l'il longer, baby! |

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Outdoor concerts

Published on Aug 16th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - BRETT: Why again do I go to summer outdoor concerts? The bugs? The overpriced, warm beer? The obnoxious, sweaty, all ages crowd? | comic strip | panel 2 - BRETT: The bands look like ants from here, and the songs sound either poorly rehearsed or banal and mechanical. This is lame, Greg. This is totebags lame. | comic strip | panel 3 - GREG: Well but when you have kids, you get to tell them you saw this band live. | comic strip | panel 4 - BRETT: Screw my kids, man. I'm getting a slurpee.; GREG: Yeah... mmph. This opening band has me considering a vasectomy. |