Nickname: C.W.
Age: 20
City: London, UK
Top 5 Favorite Albums:
I could never pick a top five of all-time. It’s just too difficult. For the moment it’s:
Calling Out Of Context – Arthur Russell
Haha Sound – Broadcast
Loveless – My Bloody Valentine
Rifts – Oneohtrix Point Never
Kimono My House – Sparks
If you had a kid, what would be the first song you played for it?
Well, should I have a kid, I’d start playing it stuff while in my womb. I’d be playing pretty deep stuff…educating my child on music would be very important to me. I think I’d be pretty disappointed if he or she were not of a musical disposition. I think William Basinski’s d|p 4 or John Cage’s 4’33″ would be good starting points.
What band would play at your ideal wedding?
Oh man…Devo, I think. First dance would be Mongoloid, obviously. Insurance would be Animal Collective. Everyone loves AnCo. My mum probably loves AnCo.
What decade are you most nostalgic for and why?
Hmm. I’m nostalgic for various decades musically – the 60′s for yé-yé and early electronics, the 70′s for Fleetwood Mac and guys like that, the 80′s for italo-disco, the 90′s for shoegaze and grunge. Stylistically I’d say the 90′s, overall.
What’s your favorite venue?
The Luminaire in Kilburn, London. I prefer really intimate shows, and it’s great for that.
What qualities do you possess that would make you an ideal hipster wife?
Well, I fit the typical bill – I’m vegan (one that doesn’t really care about what you eat, though, as long as you respect me), can bake, craft, drink as much as you etc. According to friends I am just like the film stock character ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl’ – hipster dudes totally love that, right? Means I have ‘eccentric personality quirks’ and I’m ‘unabashedly girlish’ (the latter is totally true; I wear dresses every day of my life and have a collection of 150+).
What do you look for in a potential hipster husband?
Well, I always like a guy to be taller than me (I’m 5’4′). So they’d have to be taller. Doesn’t matter how much more, just…taller. I’m not into guys that spend tons of time on their appearance – the natural and scruffy look is tons better. Someone into left-wing politics would be good. And loving all kinds of music and being able to talk about it for hours is a given. It’d be nice if he wasn’t too aware of his hipsterdom, either, and wouldn’t try living up to it.
