Ask the indie professor: Why do so many bands drink Red Stripe?

You might think nothing about the beer you guzzle at gigs. But your choice may reflect indie's rejection of bourgeois valuesWhile alcohol is rejected in hardcore punk it is celebrated in indie. Why? And why does indie favour certain brands (I'm thinking Red Stripe, which seems to be the indie band drink of choice since the 90s)?Adam, via email Did you ask this question because my Twitter account says "I'm the anthropologist of everything fun except beer"?Music genres often express strong att...

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