A bunch of wannabe trendsetters prematurely went on record as "liking" someone who turned out to have a little too much studio backing, thus calling into question the entire Hipster Early Warning System (or HEWS, as it's known in the biz) that's supposed to prevent embarrassments such as this from happening.
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Soon, the hot new thing will be the de-musicalization of existing musicals. "West Side Story: The Non-Musical Drama. But Still with all the Dance-Fighting, Strangely Enough."

Atlas Shrugged 2: Fuckin' profits, how do they work?

That got me too, this idea that "indie-rock circles" have cornered the market on authenticity (I actually have no idea if that's what you meant, but I'm jumping on it). Ridiculous. It's typically self-distancing ironic posing that's about as far from an authentic expression of creativity as could be had and still be…