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From WikiHow:

Pop is a genre that has been around for a very, very long time. Everyone reasonable knows that pop is the best music genre.

Steps:

1. Start listening to lots of music. Music is the most important part of being a pop kid. You should explore twee, c86, shoegaze, fey pop, jangle pop, guitar pop, anorak, shambling, dream pop and noise pop.
2. Dress however you want, it's not that important. However, dressing in cardigans, corduroys, anoraks, and band shirts will help other pop kids identify you.
3. Wearing badges (also called pins) is also helpful. Pastels badges can be especially useful. A Pastels badge started Talulah Gosh, so who knows what could happen!
4. Start a band.
5. Write a fanzine.
6. Maintain a LiveJournal way past its expiration date. (Only if fanzine plans fall through.)
7. When you enter your thirties be sure to only listen to records that came out in your twenties. (ex: if you are 35 now only listen to stuff from Kindercore, Sarah, etc.)
8. Have a boyfriend/girlfriend who looks just like you. Not the way you dress (which will certainly be identical) but actually looks like you (i.e. nose, body shape, etc.)
9. Familiarize yourself with commonly referenced songs. (such as "Throw Aggi Off The Bridge" by Black Tambourine, "Anorak City" by Another Sunny Day, "Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend Is Too Stupid To Know About" by Tullycraft, etc) Listen to the rest of the songs by these bands, too, of course.
10. Become hopelessly in love with a particular record label and talk about them dreamily to people who probably do not care or know what your talking about. (a pop kid favorite is Sarah Records)
11. Join the indiepop list and make friends.
12. Try to persuade countless friends to listen to pop with mixtapes. (or CDs if you're digitally inclined) Be crushed when they don't listen to them.
13. Remember that stripes never go out of pop style!
14. Wear 1 billion buttons on whatever bag you're carrying. When you change bags take your buttons off and apply them to the new one. Repeat.
15. Make really, really little stickers to advertise whatever it is you are involved with (zine, label, mini-comic)
16. Have a crush on a boy/girl who doesn't know you exist. Write songs about it.

Tips:

• Being a fan of public transportation is important, trains in particular.
• Have vague ambitions of moving to Glasgow. (note: if you live in Glasgow, have vague ambitions of moving Somewhere Else... Bristol, Stockholm or Sheffield, maybe?)
• Always remember that wherever you are is never as great as where you talk about wanting to be (EX: if you live in the US, Canada is always better; If you live on the East Coast, the West Coast is always better. Good pop cities are Athens and Olympia)
• If anyone ever compliments something you're wearing never, ever admit to buying it. Always tell them, "I made it."
• A lot of your indiepop days might be kind of lonely, so fill them with other hobbies besides zinemaking and band-doing! Examples include trainspotting, shoegazing, knitting, looking at bridges, trying to draw the Sarah Records or K Records logo JUST RIGHT, daydreaming, mixtaping, taking long walks while listening to the Field Mice, and arts and crafts.
• Buy a duffle coat. Now.

Warnings

• You might get beat up by skinheads or punks...actually, you might get beat up by everyone.
• Matt Haynes might break your chin
• It might be near impossible to find popkid friends that aren't Internet Friends From Faraway Places.
• You will probably get made fun of, especially if you are in Britland
• If you are in Britland, avoid the term "twee", as some people find it offensive
• Popkids are either completely sexless or complete sex fiends. There is no middle ground.
• Shyness is nice, but shyness can stop you. If another popkid comes up and tries to befriend you, say, at a show, you should definitely befriend them. (especially if you are secretly in love with them)

Things You'll Need:

• Lots of money to buy records
• Determination
• A broken heart and a nice haircut
• Saropoly