Sonic Stereotypes: The B-sider

bsider Sonic Stereotypes: The B sider We’ve all seen a B-sider. You may not have given them a name yet, but you’ve seen one. Go to any gig and get down the front and you’ll find a myriad of B-siders, all clutching their hearts and singing ALL the words to ALL the songs… especially the B-sides.
These people are usually girls who are desperate to show everyone else just how much they like their band of choice. So much so that they know ALL the words to EVERY SINGLE B-SIDE. When faced with a more famous single, they simply smile, safe in the knowledge that it was a far better song when it was released on that 500-only run of pink vinyl.

The B-sider is the type of person who has obscure indie bands doodled all over their bag. The Shin Lumps. The That Thens. You mean you’ve never heard of them? Ooh… they deserve to be massive. They’re like The Long Toes. Only better. You’ve never heard of them either?!
Of course, being a B-sider is a precarious business. As soon as a band goes overground like a Womble, they don’t know whether to abandon a group or tell the world that they found them first. To play it safe, the singing along to rarer tracks and B-sides leaves them feeling like they can have their cake and eat it too. Sadly, in two years time, they will realise that they’ve been listening to generic indie-schmindie, and they’ll leave it all behind for a job in a museum somewhere…
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