I got this from Amazon.com. Honestly, I do not know most of the artists mentioned on the list but the name sounds familiar (mostly because of Kathy and Camille). Hey this is my third post for the day! Proof that I'm working very very hard hehehe

10 Steps to be indie cool

1. First get subs to Spin, Raygun, Rolling Stone, and Details (this one is for studying the enemy...the idle rich..ewww!). Study these cover to cover, Spin is your bible, just ignore anything about Starsailor or Radiohead being cool, we all know its not true.
2. Tell everyone what you've learned. Drop band names in casual conversation like so: Why yes Luke this is some great beer but seriously have you heard the new Nada Surf album? or try Don't you just love Miracle Legion? Yes they may
not know who or what you are talking about but that is just further proof of your impending coolness.
3. Buy anthing you can get your hands on by bands such as The Supers, Nada Surf,SushiRobo, Nick Drake, Big Star, Game Theory and anything that no one save 5 other people on the planet have heard of. try to stay away from bands like
phantom planet,however trendy, or else they'll know you're trying too hard.
4. Scour your parents closets for cool retro threads, offer to clean your Nana's closet in exchange for those corduroy bell bottoms you saw in there.
5.Say at least ten times a day, I hate pop music.
6.Bone up on retro bands like the Box Tops, Clique, Tommy James, Big Star, and The Easybeats, Retro is always cool.
7. Okay next preach the gospel of the indie scene to everyone you know and maybe even people you don't know. So get out your Nada Surf T-shirt or Motley Crue no I meant Pete Yorn. What are you tryin to say? I AM TO COOL! Let them
know who you are and what you stand for. But be prepared for failure. Not everyone can appreciate Dramarama. And Never Ever wear dockers,no!!!!!!!
8.When an indie band becomes mainstream pretend they are no longer cool and secretly buy the album anyway.
9. Despite what everyone says you are NOT a loser, they are all jealous. It's perfectly normal and fully expected.
10. If someone calls you a wussy Cure loving freak just walk away secure in the knowledge that you are still cooler than them. If they call you a wussy Radiohead loving freak, kick their butt to maintain your cool status.

In closing: Be comforted by the fact that by the time everyone else likes the music you like now, you'll like something else even cooler. Don't forget to always stay one step ahead and one notch below the Status Quo!

and..........

Essential buying/listening guide below. Gotta Catch 'em All:
'Karmic'
'Drawings and Garbage Structures'
'The La's [UK Bonus Tracks]'
'The Best of Dramarama: 18 Big Ones'
'Pinkerton'
'Is This It'
'Musicforthemorningafter'
'I Am Sam - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture'
'Drenched'
'Music From the Adventures of Pete & Pete'
'Aussie Beat That Shook the World: The Definitive Anthology'
'The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band'
'Greatest Hits'
'Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996'
'White Blood Cells'
'Oh, Inverted World'
'The Best of the Lemonheads: The Atlantic Years'
'7 Worlds Collide - Live At The St. James'
'New Parade'
'Real Nighttime'
'Cantilevered Heart'
'Spklanng!'
'#1 Record/Radio City'
'A Tribute to Big Star'
'Anthology'
'How I Learned to Stop Worrying'
'The Clique'
'Dream All Day: The Best of the Posies'
'Staring at the Sea: The Singles'
'Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'
'Eponymous'
'Underwater Moonlight . . . And How It Got There'
'The Greatest Hits Vol. 2: 20 More Good Vibrations'
'The Best of Thomas Dolby: Retrospectacle'
'The Best of the Box Tops: Soul Deep'
'Rolling Stone'
'Details'
'Wingspan (Hits & History)'
'Owsley'
'Radio Racket'
'Holiday Man'
'Fountains of Wayne'
'Spilt Milk'
'The Photo Album'
'Wingspan (Hits & History)'
'Spin'
'The Beatles 1'
'Details'
'Lost La's 1984 - 1986 Breakloose'