Oh Crap, Am I a Hipster Now?

I sort of pride myself (as humbly as possible, ya know) on being a total non-follower of trends, be it popular trends or the anti-establishment version of whatever’s popular. Honestly, I’m mostly just too lazy to keep up with trends enough to either follow or protest; if I like something, I like it. Pretty simple!

Except for this one thing that I totally discovered before anyone else and now I’m annoyed it’s gone all (kind of) mainstream: the southern sisters called The Pierces. I came across them when they preceded my friend’s band, Tankus the Henge, at the Water Rats pub in London, in autumn 2007. The Pierces were haunting and quirky and lyrically gifted and I bought their album Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge when I got home that night. My favorite was this song (filmed around the same time I saw them):

A little while after, this song was used in an episode of Gossip Girl, and I was happy about it, because I want them to get some exposure. But then, sometime this year, I learned it was the theme song to the ABC Family show Pretty Little Liars:

Now, it’s a cool show, I’ve seen some episodes and enjoyed them. But now every time I listen to the Pierces in my car, with the windows down, I feel like that person who only knows who Journey are because of Glee. And I’m totally NOT that person.

Anyway, check out the Pierces because they are awesome.

Also, here’s me dressed as a hipster at a party last weekend (on the left, with my girl B), which is what got me thinking about all this:

Is Journey/Glee a good example? I’m trying to think of a better one, like Carry on My Wayward Son/Supernatural (in this case, I totally AM that person, shamefully), or Short Skirt Long Jacket/Chuck. If you have any better examples, hit up the comments.

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