Buzz·Posted on 14 Sept 201629 Things Only 90s Brummie Indie Kids Will RememberBirmingham in the 80s and 90s was a magical land of Snobs, Pots, and Flappers.by Tom LennonBuzzFeed ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. "Snobs" has a whole different meaning to you. View this photo on Instagram 2. You remember how disgusting its floors were. Ian Dawes @SenorDawes @snobsnightclub Post snobs @Converse #standard 03:32 PM - 20 Aug 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @SenorDawes And still are, apparently. You can see why shoegazing stopped being a thing. 3. And what's with that wall that looked like the insides of an old school TARDIS? 4. "Flapper" doesn't bring to mind a 1920s dancer, either. View this photo on Instagram 5. If you're a guy, you probably asked your Erdington barber for an Ian Brown haircut. RJB Radio @rjb_radio Playing : I Wanna Be Adored by The Stone Roses #listen @ https://t.co/pqHyVJgxQX - Buy it https://t.co/Oe7Zgjl88L 11:31 AM - 22 Aug 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Via Twitter: @rjb_radio 6. But instead, you ended up looking like Ian Beale. 7. And you got your second-hand Levi 501s and retro threads from the old Folio 50 shop in Digbeth. View this photo on Instagram 8. While Brum indie girls got their plaid shirts and DMs from the Oasis Market. Jon @SnowdoniaJack Flashback to my youth! Nice to see @OasisBirmingham still there in Brum 08:20 AM - 16 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @SnowdoniaJack But never from the Blur Market. #IndieJokes 9. You like to boast about Birmingham's proud indie heritage. View this photo on Instagram 10. And, on a more solemn note, that Joy Division played their final gig at Birmingham University. Joy Division @joydivision Remembering Ian 02:27 PM - 18 May 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Joy Division / Via Twitter: @joydivision We'll never forget. 11. You saw indie legends like The Smiths and New Order at The Tower in Edgbaston. View this photo on Instagram 12. You still refer to the pub by Aston University as "The Pot." Indie Rewind @indiekid1974 @pweiofficial at The Pot of Beer now @GostaGreenPub Birmingham - signed photo card @iamclintmansell @JeSuisCrabbi 03:56 PM - 29 Nov 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @indiekid1974 Gosta Green is a crap name; to you it will always be The Pot of Beer. 13. And you remember this place as the Barrel Organ View this photo on Instagram 14. Despite Birmingham’s distinctive lack of coastline, you regularly drank at a pub called The Ship Ashore. View this photo on Instagram 15. You have fond memories of Ol' Blue Eyes Indie Rewind @indiekid1974 Synatra's - Birmingham April 1989 indie gigs 08:09 PM - 12 Aug 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @indiekid1974 (And you don't mind spelling mystakes) 16. And this bar was the only place that mattered in the West End. 17. Tuesdays was all about The Click Club at Burberries. View this photo on Instagram 18. And Sundays revolved around The COD Club at Piranhas. BirminghamMusicArch @brummusicpics Do you remember the COD Club, by Alpha Tower Birmingham? http://t.co/8SzRNHNyL1 07:52 PM - 03 Feb 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @brummusicpics It's where The Stone Roses played their first Brum gig, and if that isn't exciting enough, it was also right next door to where classic darts-themed quiz show Bullseye was recorded. Smashing. 19. You probably remember when The Happy Mondays played Digbeth’s Irish Centre. Factory Manchester @FAC251 Been enjoying @Happy_Mondays all day and it's got me well in the mood for tonight ð»ð§ Who's out? ð 02:19 PM - 30 Jul 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Bez can't remember it, though. 20. You were confused by the disproportionate number of bands from Stourbridge* on the Brum indie scene. Miles Hunt @mileshuntTWS @thewonder_stuff 'Spot The Ball' for NME, 1991. At @WFCOfficial Bescott Stadium. 06:21 PM - 25 Nov 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @mileshuntTWS *Yes, we know that Stourbridge is in the Black Country, which is completely separate to Birmingham. This cannot be stressed enough. Don't sue us. 21. Although Brum did produce some damn fine indie bands too. 22. The cool bands all played at the Aston Villa Leisure Centre. View this photo on Instagram 23. Your indie records were released on indie record labels and you bought them from indie record shops. View this photo on Instagram 24. You listened to John Peel on Radio 1 as if your life depended on it. The Vinyl Factory @TheVinylFactory You can listen to John Peel's legendary record collection at the V&A today. https://t.co/KEx7afuXvv 10:35 AM - 11 Sep 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite John Peel Archive / Via Twitter: @TheVinylFactory Although Robin Valk's gig guide on BRMB was of more practical use. 25. And you remember the NME before it went glossy. 26. You didn't really give a shit about the whole Blur vs. Oasis debate. 27. Plus you could see Oasis at The Jug of Ale. Rob @TheBritPopStore @Britpopstore Rare @oasis ticket The Jug of Ale Birmingham Monday 28th March 1994 01:06 PM - 25 Jun 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Britpopstore But can we all please agree that Pulp are better than either of them? 28. You remember the exact day that Britpop finally died. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 29. But you know that the Brum indie scene will never die. Snobs Nightclub @snobsnightclub We're thinking of doing a small run of these who's interested in buying one ? 10:35 AM - 08 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @snobsnightclub See you in Snobs later, yeah?