If you truly love indie rock, you know there's a lot of great stuff about the culture. Like discovering awesome bands (a few seconds) before everyone on the internet, high-level conversations about music reviews and incomprehensible (yet totally profound!) band names.
You could probably discuss the subtle nuances of an album's production value for hours. You gossiped about your favourite band playing at that famous couple's wedding reception in Vermont. And you were pretty much the first person to tweet about a band's song when it appeared on TV (gasp) in a commercial.
But being part of the inner circle has its downsides. Here's a list of the sore spots.
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