Wednesday, March 29, 2006

People have always defined themselves according to the music they listen to, the movies they watch and so on. However, it has always been quite a mess trying to name all the bands you like when someone asks you: "What are you into?"

Journalists have defined people by pointing to a small set of features like a haircut, a jacket and what's on their iPod: pars pro toto. Now take a look at this New York Magazine article, "Up with Grups" -- specifically the page 2 sidebar, "The Four Stages of Grupitude."

In item 2 on that list, "Beginner grup: Listens to..." reporter Adam Sternbergh didn't simply list bands. Instead, he wrote: "anything found on the 'Listeners Also Bought' list for the Killers' 'Hot Fuss' on iTunes."

Now that's a creative way of describing a person. The only thing is that such a list will change according to country. The list I am seeing includes Norwegian bands that I don't think you'll find on your American or Brazilian list. But that really strengthens the whole picture, since it incorporates local flavor.

By the way, and this may serve as disclosure: I am 34, and as soon as the snow melts here in Norway, I'll be reaching for those red Adidas sneakers. And I will not shut up about Death Cab for Cutie's latest CD, Plans. Why do you think Google News alerted me about Sternbergh's article?

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