The Hipster Purity Test Purity Test

The The Hipster Purity Test Purity Test

Check all boxes for which your answer is "yes".
The "submit" button is at the bottom.

  1. I read Pitchfork
  2. I called a band "sell-out"
  3. Or "overrated"
  4. And do it often...
  5. I own a pair of tight jeans.
  6. I own several pairs of tight jeans.
  7. I only wear tight jeans.
  8. I have a Mac
  9. I use Firefox
  10. I use Gmail
  11. I adore Stephen Malkmus
  12. I download CDs months before their actual release.
  13. I read Stereogum
  14. iBlog
  15. Donnie Darko is one of my favorite movies...
  16. Along with Fight Club
  17. And I've read the book!
  18. Along with High Fidelity
  19. And the book was better...
  20. Along with Garden State
  21. Garden State was terrible
  22. I loved Garden State!
  23. I <3 irony
  24. I'm post modern
  25. I enjoy coffee shops
  26. ...that are not Starbucks
  27. I watch the O.C.
  28. ...but only because of the music
  29. ...and love that show!
  30. I can't stand the O.C.
  31. I love Urban Outfitter's
  32. ...but when asked I name drop thrift stores
  33. I read Gawker
  34. ...and I don't even live near NYC
  35. I'm a vegetarian
  36. I'm a vegan
  37. I wish I was a vegetarian or a vegan...
  38. I buy vinyl
  39. ...and own a record player
  40. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is one of my favorite books.
  41. And so is Catcher in the Rye...
  42. And the House of Leaves.
  43. I love graphic tees without logos
  44. ...especially if they're from Threadless
  45. I use Soulseek
  46. ...and I'm list only
  47. I liked their older stuff better,
  48. I heard CYHSY way before anyone else...
  49. And I've started to dislike them now that the craze is over.
  50. I buy from Insound
  51. I listen to Kelly Clarkson
  52. ...non-ironically
  53. You Forgot it In People is my favorite album.
  54. Canadian bands are better.
  55. Actually, I hate Pitchfork. (although I'm not going to stop reading it)
  56. I've been to Coachella.
  57. I've been to SXSW
  58. I've been to any other music festival...
  59. ...multiple times (or multiple festivals)
  60. I'm an English major (or plan to be. Apply to all below...)
  61. I'm an Art major
  62. I'm a Music major
  63. I went to a liberal arts school
  64. I only use Craiglist (if I ever need the classified)
  65. I've got more than 50 sites on my del.icio.us
  66. And half of them are MP3 blogs...
  67. I've got a flicke r account.
  68. I love vintage clothes.
  69. I judge people based on their music taste.
  70. I love mixtapes.
  71. Neutral Milk Hotel is the best band from the Elephant six.
  72. ...although the Elephant six was best thing to happen in the 90's
  73. I dissed The Bravery when they were the NBT for copying the Killers...
  74. I now diss She Wants Revenge for copying Interpol...
  75. But a few months ago I dissed Interpol for copying Joy Divison.
  76. I read Questionable Content and get all the "in" jokes
  77. I wear battered All-Stars
  78. ...all the time.
  79. I wear black framed glasses.
  80. I buy CDs for the "artwork" and "packaging"
  81. I know what a yupster is
  82. ...and I know that I am one.
  83. I go to indie record stores hoping to impress the clerks..
  84. I make fun of people who listen to mainstream indie bands
  85. I go to every concert I can...
  86. ...to take pictures for my blog
  87. ...to discover new, next big thing bands.
  88. ...to socialize with my friends
  89. I would never wear a "Vote for Pedro" shirt
  90. Although I love ironic slogan shirts that say some form of "Hipster"
  91. Indie is not a genre.
  92. I'm a regular on an indie message board (band board)
  93. I name drop in every day conversations...not on purpose.
  94. I can make Top 5/10/20 Songs/Albums/Artist lists at will
  95. ...and just made one to update on my Myspace
  96. I like ironic hip hop (that's Pitchfork approved!)
  97. Sufjan is kind of like a god.
  98. My iPod is my identity.
  99. I took this whole quiz without realizing that very few of the questions actually dealt with "hipster music"
  100. ...but now that I know I can call the test maker a "poser"

Good going!

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