Also, Visit Oakland uses hipsters as a tourism marketing angle. Clearly, it's working in Uptown, which is starting to pick up a lot of international hipster tourism, which got to be a huge thing in Mission District San Francisco. Hipsters from around the world flock to these Bay Area locales since they're the creme de creme of the hipster movement. You even meet hipsters from Berlin who fly into the Mission and Uptown Oak to get a taste of the notorious Bay Area hipster. I don't think Williamsburg can hold a candle to San Francisco's Mission District or Oakland's Uptown. Portland can't hang anymore either (I've been really disappointed by their hipsters lately- the movement is falling off up there). Brooklyn's Williamsburg was already hipster lite compared to San Francisco and Oakland, but it seems to have further diluted. Everything is taken to the utmost extreme in the Bay and they are the most pure-blood hipster hoods from a fashion and attitude perspective. Uptown Oakland is the new global epicenter.

 

Hipster Hangouts

March 16, 2014

 

The Hipsteriest neighborhood is a hard call. Temescal certainly gets a strong vote because of Temescal Alley, two hidden alleyways of former horse stables turned indie shops. They include an apothecary (Homestead Apothecary), hand-filled donut shop (Doughnut Dolly), coffee served from propane-powered vintage machines (CRO Cafe) and a grooming spot for beards (Temescal Alley Barbershop). Restaurants in the neighborhood are dedicated to specific comforts like bagels (Beauty’s) and mac and cheese (Homeroom). Hog’s Apothecary has fattened its beer selection to include mostly California brews on tap. The only thing missing, for now, is a candlestick maker.

 

That said, there are two gathering points in Uptown Oakland—the nourishing spot of hipsters with an inordinate number of restaurants and bars—that are strong contenders. Telegraph between 17th and 19th holds gem Dogwood, which fills with an unprecedented amount of flannels and 100 percent American-made denim on weekend nights. The grilled cheese sandwiches here are worth fighting for. Along the way other popular waypoints are Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe, Make Westing, Fauna and Xolo.

 

Farther down on Telegraph near Grand Avenue is the New Parkway Theater, which plays cult classics and new releases and has trivia nights and popups. No high-fructose corn syrup or palm oils are served on the premises. The Telegraph has a beer garden and is popular with bikers. No, not those kind of bikers. We mean Fixie-riding bicyclists. Tiki cocktails, Jell-o shots, Malaysian street food and low prices keep the crowds happy at star chef James Syhabout’s Hawker Fare.

 

It’s a toss-up as to who takes the cake for hippest neighborhood in Oakland, but nonetheless, you’ll find equal amounts of good times.

 

http://visitoakland.org/hipster-hangouts/

If I ride a fixie from Ohio to Oakland, do I win?

Yes! You could start a trend. :wink: They're dying for a new trend...

Yes! You could start a trend. :wink: They're dying for a new trend...

 

Here is the Wal-Mart fixie (this guy's narration is amazing):

 

Here is a link to the guy's video updates from his cross-country tour on the Wal-Mart fixie:

excuse my ignorance but is it called a fixie because it only has a single or fixed gear?

excuse my ignorance but is it called a fixie because it only has a single or fixed gear?

Yep. Also, ideally it doesn't have brakes either. At least that's how some dumbasses roll, but maybe that's not a thing anymore.

A fixed-gear bike has just one gear, but the gear is fixed to the pedal shaft, so you can't coast without pedaling like on a normal bike, and you can brake by bracing your legs. You'd usually have pedal clips to help with control and braking. "Track bikes" (like those used in a velodrome) are fixies.

A fixed-gear bike has just one gear, but the gear is fixed to the pedal shaft, so you can't coast without pedaling like on a normal bike, and you can brake by bracing your legs. You'd usually have pedal clips to help with control and braking. "Track bikes" (like those used in a velodrome) are fixies.

 

Thanks,

They are simplistic and reduce your carbon footprint by not expending the energy to shift gears.  And everyone at the coffee shop will be impressed, especially if you tell them you are just stopping in for a quick shot of Joe on your way to go see the latest indie film from Tanzania with Norwegian subtitles.

^ hey now! why are we discussing fixie boys? are we tired of the '90s already and now the 'oughts are making a comeback?

 

speaking of fashion, here is one comeback i am sick of seeing. high waisted mom jeans. as if most wealthy young white girls dont have flat enough derrieres ?

They are simplistic and reduce your carbon footprint by not expending the energy to shift gears.  And everyone at the coffee shop will be impressed, especially if you tell them you are just stopping in for a quick shot of Joe on your way to go see the latest indie film from Tanzania with Norwegian subtitles.

 

There has been a huge rise in the last five years of new bikes meant to look like old 1960s and 70s bikes that you got you beaten up if you were seen riding them in the 80s or 90s.  So out of nowhere the bike industry gets to make cheap steel-frame bikes and collect a huge margin.  Back 2005-2010 the industry was actually manufacturing great bikes that looked like 2005-2010 and were made of high-tech aluminum and carbon fiber.  You can still find new multi-geared city bikes made with modern materials that look like now, but they've been pushed out of the bike shop windows by cruiser bikes with stitched leather seats and garishly-colored fixie bikes.  All of those new bikes will be ridden 10 times, then spend the next 20 years in a basement or garage. 

 

Ukeleles and whistling are supposed to be your signal to spend money on products and/or services.

 

williamsburg hipster developments...  :oops:

 

williamsburg hipster developments...  :oops:

 

Ugh, nasty design. I'll have to post some of the new Oakland stuff. A few of the hipster-targeted projects in Uptown Oakland are pretty well-executed. They mainly are 4-6 story infill blocks on previously empty lots. It blends in with the historic stuff pretty well. And when they go modern, they make it stand out enough to not look like a cheap attempt at integration. The last few years have seen an increase in the quality of Bay Area architecture. We just need a hell of a lot more of it...our hipsters can't find housing!

 

But one thing that is obvious in all San Francisco and Oakland proposals right now is that they tend to be made up of big box apartment blocks. They're not all that different from new apartment buildings in the suburbs (to be fair, some suburban projects are well-done in coastal California and have good density due to land values). I wish we could get diversity in buildings like the old days...still, Brooklyn Basin is not bad and includes some desperately-needed high-rises. The have a nice website too, and keeping the Brooklyn name is solid marketing. Though the East Coast media love affair is crazy, Oakland is right to capitalize on comparisons to Williamsburg and Park Slope. That's how you attract the wealthiest of the hipster target demo and compete with San Francisco. Open units in Oakland can command some of the highest rents in the Bay outside of SF. I expect the Brooklyn-themed names will pop up more and more in Oakland since they're marketing gold...

 

http://brooklynbasin.com

 

Developers to kick off work on Brooklyn Basin: Oakland's answer to Mission Bay

Mar 11, 2014, 9:54am PDT UPDATED: Mar 11, 2014, 11:02am PDT

 

Modeled on the transformation of Mission Bay in San Francisco, developer Mike Ghielmetti’s vision of taking former industrial land and turning it into a vibrant waterfront neighborhood in Oakland is taking shape. This Thursday, the developers behind Brooklyn Basin will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of the project, a 64-acre masterplanned community in Oakland that will cost an estimated $1.5 billion to build out.

 

Brooklyn Basin promises to bring about 3,100 housing units, 200,000 square feet of retail and 30 acres of parks. The first phase of homes will hit the market in 2016.

 

“We’re not creating new waterfront land anymore, so we saw this as a unique piece of property in a marketplace perpetually constrained by supply,” Ghielmetti said. “This notion that we’re going to take antiquated and dilapidated industrial land and repurpose it for the 21st century is a proven model.”

 

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http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2014/03/brooklyn-basin-oakland-signature-development.html?page=all

williamsburg hipster developments...  :oops:

 

 

At least they got the "colossal" part right.... puts all the anti-hipsters out there to shame:

That Williamsburg thing is a joke, right?

^yup

 

Fake Ad for Phallic Luxury Building 'Eros' Meant to Recruit Painters

 

Don't worry, Williamsburg — a large wall-painting ad for a new, explicitly phallic luxury building called "Eros" isn't real.

 

The 15-by-13-foot ad on Wythe Avenue near North 10th Street, which boasts the tagline "insert yourself into exquisite luxury," is one of several fake, large-scale paintings on buildings to promote Williamsburg mural advertisement company Colossal Media.

 

Colossal Media, whose clients have included everyone from Vans to Jack Daniels, recently marked its 10th anniversary and decided to celebrate with a series of tongue-in-cheek ads, according to Patrick Harrelson-Keyes, executive vice president of business development at the company.

 

 

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140729/williamsburg/fake-ad-for-phallic-luxury-building-eros-meant-recruit-painters

 

williamsburg hipster developments...  :oops:

 

 

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140729/williamsburg/fake-ad-for-phallic-luxury-building-eros-meant-recruit-painters

ummmm.... meh, whatever

Whoa.  This clip is art:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6wZoYMS2HM

 

^

 

"The lead singer, THIS MAN"

 

 

Why didn't they say his name? Were they trying to protect his anonymity or something? Or is it just like I remember back then where normals were completely ignorant of hard rock and metal? They couldn't find anybody who worked there that knew his name despite being based in L.A. just like the band. This would never happen today.

Weren't they referring to Vince Neil, since she was just talking about her first concert experience with Motley Crue?

Yes. But today's tabloid reporting would never leave out a celebrity name in order to snap people back to attention if it strayed for a second.

Yes. But today's tabloid reporting would never leave out a celebrity name in order to snap people back to attention if it strayed for a second.

 

Were different times.  When a 16 year old could be a groupie in peace. 

I just watched that video again.  It's almost as amazing as that Leprauchan in Mobile, AL.

I just watched that video again.  It's almost as amazing as that Leprauchan in Mobile, AL.

 

I just watched it for a third time.  I'm still having trouble processing so many cliches in just one "report".  Plus, certain bits of the narration are just so choice...the dark insinuation he conjures with "...Fredrick's...of Hollywood".  Then there's the crazy assertion at the very beginning by the Arkansas chick..."the average is 15 in one night".  15 what in one night?  So the whole band plus the manager plus the roadies?

 

I remember working sound at shows and leaving another chair next to the mixer... just in case like it was the '70s or '80s. It was the 2000s.

Weren't they referring to Vince Neil, since she was just talking about her first concert experience with Motley Crue?

 

Looks more like Brett Michaels, though they all looked similar then lol.

 

Michaels was the smart one, he did a reality show so he could get away with the stuff he did in his 20s while deep into his forties.  Sort of like Dave Brooks (or someone else I could name lol) on a national scale.

Did Phil Rudd ironically try to hire a hit man?

 

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ac-dcs-phil-rudd-arrested-for-attempting-to-procure-a-murder-20141105

Why would you post this in the Hipster thread and insert the word "ironically"? I don't understand the connection to Hipsters at all or irony. I'm really confused.

AC/DC are in a very bad way right now between this an Malcom Young's dementia. There's a lot of things you wouldn't expect going on with the older rock bands as they age.

Why would you post this in the Hipster thread and insert the word "ironically"? I don't understand the connection to Hipsters at all or irony. I'm really confused.

 

One of their biggest songs is about hiring a hit man.  It's like if Judy Garland actually got swept up in a tornado. 

The news up here was playing "Dirty Deeds" in the background while reporting the story.

The lumbersexual/metrojack trend is becoming quite popular.

 

http://gearjunkie.com/the-rise-of-the-lumbersexual

I'm mostly fine with this.

 

*Looks down at shirt I'm wearing which doubled as a my lumberjack shirt over Halloween weekend*

The lumbersexual/metrojack trend is becoming quite popular.

 

http://gearjunkie.com/the-rise-of-the-lumbersexual

 

Do they put on women's clothing, and hang around in bars?

Lumbersexual is a normal look in like Columbiana County and has been for a long time.

This isn't any new look.  Where do these "fashion" pieces originate.  UGH! ::) ::) ::) ::)

This is how I dressed in high school. It was not a fashion trend then. Quite the opposite, actually.

This is how I dressed in high school. It was not a fashion trend then. Quite the opposite, actually.

 

In the Maple Heights Facebook group, we joke about the ubiquity of flannel during the late 70s.

This isn't any new look.  Where do these "fashion" pieces originate.  UGH! ::) ::) ::) ::)

 

Wait.... are you suggesting that hipsters are trying to recycle styles which were eliminated from our culture for good reason?  No way

This isn't any new look.  Where do these "fashion" pieces originate.  UGH! ::) ::) ::) ::)

 

Wait.... are you suggesting that hipsters are trying to recycle styles which were eliminated from our culture for good reason?  No way

HELL NO!

This isn't any new look.  Where do these "fashion" pieces originate.  UGH! ::) ::) ::) ::)

 

Wait.... are you suggesting that hipsters are trying to recycle styles which were eliminated from our culture for good reason?  No way

HELL NO!

 

I'd say a lot of fashion trends begin as anti-fashion, a pushback against the fashion industry and affiliated marketing.  The latter is by no means as powerful as people think.

Some brands lose their cachet after a while (usually after becoming popular with the unwashed masses). Witness how uncool dressing like Fred Durst is today.

Some brands lose their cachet after a while (usually after becoming popular with the unwashed masses). Witness how uncool dressing like Fred Durst is today.

...and when was dressing like Fred Durst "cool"?

To me, never! But in 1999 the kiddos thought he was the bee's knees.

To me, never! But in 1999 the kiddos thought he was the bee's knees.

Which kiddos?  Blind kiddos?

To me, never! But in 1999 the kiddos thought he was the bee's knees.

Which kiddos?  Blind kiddos?

 

About 88% of the neighborhood where I was raised, although luckily I was out of there by then.

 

Seen recently in my car:

 

The "wigger" thing happened in my area 1987-1988.  It was as complete a takeover as it was swift.  In 1987 everyone was wearing Guns N Roses T-shirts.  The next year everyone was wearing either strutting around in overalls and a sideways cap or some sort of athletic gear with a sideways cap, to be modified by about 1991 with a Fila visor.  All the sudden all of the kids who had been air guitaring to Ozzy Osborne records started talking about guns, "the projects", and hoes.   

 

What does it all mean?  It means they were never true rock & rollers, and they were never truly into handguns, the projects, and hoes.  They're not really into whatever they're "into" now.  Their lives are a hop from one lily pad to another.