New Dating Site Aims To Connect Like-Minded Music Snobs

Chan Marshall as Cat Power in a Bob Dylan t-shirt

I generally don't date women who dislike Bob Dylan. Or the Velvet Underground. Or, for the love of God, Nina Simone. I mean, I can respectfully understand and agree not to date a Dylan hater, but what was up with you, Debby (not her real name, obviously, since the name Debby doesn't exist anymore), girl of the north country, who didn't even think "Feeling Good" was good enough for you?

That's probably why I'm the perfect person for a music snob's (i.e. mainly annoying hipster's) paradise called Tastebuds, which can be loosely described as a dating site for people who choose "differing taste in tunes" as a definite dealbreaker.

The site, as they say, "allows you to find single people who share your passion for music. Tell us the bands you love and we'll find people nearby who share your tastes." Really, people are probably checking it out to get recommendations based on bands they already like, but maybe a few actual hookups are occurring.

After all, if you're so much of a music snob that you're choosing partners based on a top ten list of bands, you're bound to find at least one Toad the Wet Sprocket or (ah hem) Animal Collective for every eight or nine acceptable choices in each mate's list, thus ending the possibility of romance for you.

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Comments ( 13 )

whoa....toad the wet sprocket.

anyway, this sucks if your soulmate doesn't happen to be an internet nerd.

superdraggy commented on Jun 22 10 at 10:48 am

Indeed, superdraggy. Are we narrowing the field a little too much? Does the fact that we spend time online dating reduce our motivation to try to meet people in real life, thus limiting our chances of meeting The One?

Hmm...

brianfairbanks commented on Jun 22 10 at 12:07 pm

What's wrong with Toad the Wet Sprocket? Why can't I like them AND Dylan, Simone, and all the other artists that a good hipster is supposed to like?

LAP commented on Jun 22 10 at 12:10 pm

Hey, LAPP, I'm just kidding around. It was the first name that came to mind.

brianfairbanks commented on Jun 22 10 at 12:31 pm

This article has revealed to me what a music snob I really am. I just shuddered at the thought of spending my life with someone who couldn't stand Dylan's gravelly post-1980 voice.

Hannah commented on Jun 22 10 at 3:40 pm

Hannah, will you marry me?

brianfairbanks commented on Jun 22 10 at 4:59 pm

@brian and hannah: it worked! in a strange, roundabout way, tastebuds worked!

superdraggy commented on Jun 22 10 at 5:47 pm

Wow - no females in Canada are a fan of Merzbow, huh? Or Anthony Braxton? Or The Hafler Trio?

I live in a lame country, I do. Either I gotta move or develop an enthusiasm for Celine Dion and Nickelback.

greg commented on Jun 22 10 at 5:48 pm

greg, try Barenaked Ladies. I hear they're pretty big up your way. ;-)

brianfairbanks commented on Jun 22 10 at 6:05 pm

I'd be honored, Brian, but I should warn you that not all my musical tastes are quite so highbrow.

Hannah commented on Jun 23 10 at 3:56 am

Oh yeah. Dylan. That's pretty out there. :-| The Big Music List is about as useful as the Big Book List in dating world if you ask me. I think the people who say things like "I couldn't imagine being with someone who wasn't a fan of [exactly one specific artist, usually discovered during adolescence]" just want to blow themselves. No offense, Hannah and Brian. I hope you share many gravelly years together.

thinkywritey commented on Jun 23 10 at 10:13 am

Nah, my spouse doesn't have to be a Dylan fan—he just has to be willing to stay married to me while I listen to him. If he does happen to be a fan, though, all the better. :)

Hannah commented on Jun 23 10 at 4:18 pm

Hannah: DEAL.

brianfairbanks commented on Jun 25 10 at 11:14 am

New Dating Site Aims To Connect Like-Minded Music Snobs

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