A teeny thing 'counter-vintage' about you?

[fortworthgal]

Anybody else out there that loves ABBA music?

I have 2 ABBA albums - actual vinyl record albums. "Voulez Vous" and "Arrival."

Sometimes in the car I find myself belting out "Fernando." But only when I am alone!

 

[Lauren]

Thank you, RC

 

[Mr. Rover]

I own one of these

 

[Mr_Misanthropy]

I'm addicted to the internet. Instant messaging, eBay, Wikipedia, the list goes on. I also like mostly modern movies, though my DVD collection does contain a few classics. But mostly..

I'm a skateboarder.

 

[Rosie]

I own one of these

I was going to get one of those, but decided to get the living model

 

[J. M. Stovall]

Counter vintage? How much time you got?
Selections from the Ipod:
Alpha
Astrud Gilberto
Badly Drawn Boy
Ben Folds
The Black Keys
The Cramps
The Decemberists
Eels
Elbow
Elliott Smith
Fugazi
Iron & Wine
Jon Brion
Massive Attack
the Mars Volta
Misfits
Neutral Milk Hotel
Nick Cave
Nine Inch Nails
Outkast
Pinback
Pixies
Radiohead
Ray Condo
The Rentals
Soul Coughing
Sparklehorse
Spiritualized
Teenage Fanclub
Thievery Corporation
Tindersticks
Tom Waits
TV on the Radio
Wilco
Yo La Tengo

Why, I'm just a well-dressed and -coiffed indie rocker.

Have you been peeking at my iPod?

 

[ortega76]

I'd describe myself as Old School-meets-New Skool (the latter being a nod to my like of colorful, modern tattoo imagery). What's not exactly vintage about me? Well- I'm (also) an Ipod addict. My current favorite playlist is a mix of Be-Bop and remixed be-bop tracks. I have my ears pierced. I have tattoos (though I'm still catching up to my wife). I love punk and industrial. I'm an arcade junkie (nothing will ever capture the feel of my youth so much as standing at a machine to play a video game). The list goes on.

 

[Lancealot]

I'm more a melting pot of styles. I love my cowboy boots but love a good suit. My music ranges from classical to rock and my taste in literature is far ranging. A buddy of mine refers to me has a Reinasance man. I kind of like that title.

 

[waingirl]

I am more non vintage than vintage. But I would like that to change. For the past few months now I have been trying to dress more vintage here and there. I do this mostly with vintage inspired things. For work I can wear whatever I want, so I have been trying to wear heels, instead of flip flops. I do wear the flip flops to get groceries, and when I am driving around town. I love all types of music, so my cd player is full of different things, like Oldies, Modern Rock, Old school rap, just about everything. I do like the modern conveniences of today, but there are things with today's society that annoy me, and I long for days gone by. Sometimes I feel like I am torn between two worlds. My fiance doesn't like anything vintage, but he accepts that most things I love are old. Cars, music, clothes, dishes, values. I have 8 tattoo's and plan to get more, but I'm not rockabilly. I love Dooney and Bourke purses, but would never wear any clothing with a "label" on it.[huh] I like having cable tv with 9 million stations, but would rather read or play a board game. I like having email, but I love it when I recieve a card or letter in the mail. Even though I am not as vintage as I would like to be, I still feel like I don't mesh with today's world.

 

[CherryRed]

*raises hand*

Also... The Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Bauhaus, Kate Bush, The Smiths and Olivia Newton-John...ok, yes, I grew up in the 70's and 80's. ... Actually, I suppose some wouldn't consider that non-vintage anymore...

WOW!! I love Abba, Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie, Type O Negative,Autumn, Stone 588,The Cure, Alanis Morisette, Nirvana,..................and my all time favorite, can't listen to enough band: DEPECHE MODE

 

[Naama]

WOW!! I love Abba, Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie, Type O Negative,Autumn, Stone 588,The Cure, Alanis Morisette, Nirvana,..................and my all time favorite, can't listen to enough band: DEPECHE MODE

I also LOVE the Cure! And Depeche Mode I like as well When I go out with my non vintage friends, we go to indie clubs, and, yes, I dance to all the indie songs, and yes, I also enjoy the music there I also like to pogo. I also enjoy electro-punk, some punk rock, and death rock/ batcave (never mind if you don't know what that means) And I'm a big Soul Williams fan (he's a rapper, but not really) My dream couples are Marilyn Manson+Dita von Teese and Rob Zombie+Cherry Zombie, I'm pierced (yes, I thought about giving them up, but just can't by now), and I sometimes like those punk boys And I only believe that conceptual art really is art.
Sometimes I think I'm a walking contradiction, yes, yes......

Naama

 

[Air Boss]

Anybody else out there that loves ABBA music?

SHHH!!!! Don't tell anybody else. I also enjoy War, Santana, DMB, and Warren Zevon.

 

[Phil]

I'm mainly counter-vintage. I usually only wear vintage at special events or formal events. I wish I could waer vintage more often. But the problems are, I'm in school most of the day with those Abercrombie robots. If I wear anything retro, it's seen as a Halloween costume rather than a style. The other reason is just my lifestyle in general. Between marching band and running around with my friends, I do want someting that will give me more fexibility and I don't want to worry about ruining my vintage clothing.

 

[Cousin Hepcat]

I also enjoy War

YES.
Check out that car on the sleeve of their 70s single "Low Rider"... Not many things I like about the 70s, but they are one.

Swing High,
- C H

 

[Lena_Horne]

Get out! Wow... I was *positive* I had to be The Only person in the world who could Possibly like DCfC (my fave of the modern bands) -and- swing music lol

- Cousin Hepcat

*Salivates* Death Cab For Cutie vinyl. And so beautiful...

I'm slowly shaking off my non-vintage tendencies. Though I could never wear vintage things 24/7 I do prefer to go with vintage-inspired all day long. For instance, I've gotten to the point where I feel lousy if I have to wear pants instead of a skirt, or even better, a dress. I've stopped wearing my hats because I didn't feel it was very appropriate for a young lady to cavort around in a fedora. I felt like a boy. Besides, it was a pretty cheap hat. Sturdy, but cheap.

I'm also hindered by the fact that I still live at home (I'm only twenty so it's not so bad) and therefore have next to no say in the decor.

When I move back to Chicago (at least for a few years, then I'll more than likely come back to Detroit) I want my studio or flat decked out in real wood and a nice cloth sofa. I'm going for the Crosley upright and a nice desk fan from Restoration Hardware.

*Daydreams*

L_H

 

[pigeon toe]

one MAJOR counter-vintage thing about me is that i listen to a lot of punk music, and some hip-hop. my main musical interst is in psychobilly, which is, in a way counter-vintage (its punk attitude also plays into its sound), but its roots are still in rockabilly, country and surf.

im also not very "ladylike". i shave my legs once a month or so, and half the time cant be bothered to wear much other than jeans and a blouse. and my favorite pair of pants right now are a pair of black, stretch pegged "punk rock" jeans.

vintage style is in my heart, but my taste in music is just as much.