Lindsay Lohan has some sort of ‘clothing line’ that specializes in leggings. I am not sure what her goal is, probably to be picked up by Walmart, Target, Forever 21, or some other mainstream retailer that will guarantee her several months worth of party-life income. I am not sure if leggings are a high-margin product. Not sure if Lindsay is the CEO of her company, or if she is just a model.
Feel sad reading this blurb on her website about her ‘lifestyle brand.’ Are all lifestyle brands for women the same? Do they all want to convince women that they are ’strong individuals’? Feel scared that most women don’t really have an identity.
Does Lindsay look hot in these leggings? Should she get naked to create more buzz for her brand?
Seems like a solid graphic design firm with sick photoshop skills made this sweet background.
R u gonna buy some Lindsay Lohan leggings, or just stick to Am Appy? Is Lindsay Lohan one of the most influential / inspiring women on the planet? Is Lindsay Lohan still a lesbian? Can any one who is mildly famous build a lifestyle brand?
Some bro just did a CNN iReport vlog about how Vampire Weekend came to his house, then stole his guitars. The alleged incident happened in November of 2007, probably before Vampire Weekend had ‘made it.’
Wonder if this bro is ‘authentic’ or if he is just trying to get attention + money from Vampire Weekend now that they are ‘rich and famous rock stars.’ Do u think he is lying?
Ezra, Chris Tomson, and Rostam came to my place for an afterparty when they played Lexington, KY in November 2007. We had a mutual friend, Caroline Beck, who worked their merch table at their show. We hung out, played some songs by the Band together, drank green chartreuse… partied. Well when I woke up the next morning my Guild Starfire III and my roommate’s Gibson SG were just-a missin’. Since that day I can’t listen to Vdub’s music without thinking about it. Do you know anything about that?
Feel bad for the bro. He probably has dreams of being a buzzband, but now every time he sees Vampire Weekend, he is probably looking at their gear, wondering if they are using his guitars. He probably searches tons of youtube videos of Vampire Weekend playing to see if they are using his gear.
Did Vampire Weekend steal this bro’s stuff? Is this bro a liar? Should Vampy Weekend just send him a few autographed tshirts 2 make him go away? Is he just trying to create a meme, then he can link to his own band’s myspace? Are yall on #TeamVampyWeeks or #TeamKentuckyBro? Are you one of those people who invites bands to your house after the show, then finds stuff stolen the next day? Has a band ever stolen something from u after u let them crash on ur couch / have sex with u + ur roommate? If Animal Collective stole your Wii / Macbook, would u still be able to enjoy their music?
The Insane Clown Posse are the leaders of the juggalo nation, a group of degenerate white Middle Americans who like to listen to music about killing other humans. Recently, juggalos have been under fire from the mainstream media because juggalo fans have been murdering people, probably because they are uneducated + listen to music that makes graphic murder / sex seem like it is ‘normal.’
This song seems like the juggalos are trying to ‘rebrand’, and or ‘crossover.’ They no longer want to just make songs about murdering people and having sex with dead bodies. They had to make an inspirational anthem to let every1 know that they love life. The song seems like a worse version of a hopeful Linkin Park song, or maybe that song by Crazytown called “Butterfly.”
It seems like this is a rap song that a 5th grader wrote or something. Some of the highlights of the song include the lyrics:
If magic is all we’ve ever know Then it’s easy to miss what really goes on But I’ve seen miracles in every way And I see miracles everyday Oceans spanning beyond my sight And a million stars way above em at night We don’t have to be high to look in the sky And know that’s a miracle opened wide Look at the mountains, trees, the seven seas And everything chilling underwater, please Hot lava, snow, rain and fog Long neck giraffes, and pet cats and dogs And I’ve seen eighty-five thousand people All in one room, together as equals Pure magic is the birth of my kids I’ve seen shit that’ll shock your eyelids The sun and the moon, and even Mars The Milky Way and fucking shooting stars UFOs, a river flows Plant a little seed and nature grows Niagara falls and the pyramids Everything you believed in as kids Fucking rainbows after it rains there’s enough miracles here to blow your brains I fed a fish to a pelican at Frisco bay It tried to eat my cell phone, he ran away And music is magic, pure and clean You can feel it and hear it but it can’t be seen
Music is all magic (Are you a believer in miracles) You can’t even hold it (Do you notice and recognize miracles) it’s just there in the air (Are you a believer in miracles) Pure motherfucking magic Right? This shit’ll blow your fucking mind (Do you notice and recognize miracles)
Music is a lot like love, it’s all a feeling And it fills the room, from the floor to the ceiling [ Find more Lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.org/RFGe ] I see miracles all around me Stop and look around, it’s all astounding Water, fire, air and dirt Fucking magnets, how do they work? And I don’t wanna talk to a scientist Y’all motherfuckers lying, and getting me pissed Solar eclipse, and vicious weather Fifteen thousand Juggalos together And I love my mom for giving me this Time on this planet, taking nothing for granted I seen a caterpillar turn into a butterfly Miracles ain’t nothing to lie Shaggy’s little boys look just like Shaggy And my little boy looks just like daddy Miracles each and every where you look And nobody has to stay where they put This world is yours for you to explore there’s nothing but miracles beyond your door The Dark Carnival is your invitation To witness that without explanation Take a look at this fine creation And enjoy it better with appreciation Crows, ghosts, the midnight coast The wonders of the world, mysteries the most Just open your mind, and it ain’t no way To ignore the miracles of every day
(Are you a believer in miracles) Magic everywhere in this bitch (Do you notice and recognize miracles) it’s all around you, you don’t even know it (Are you a believer in miracles) Shit’s crazy (Do you notice and recognize miracles, So many miracles, the magic miracles)
Is the rebranding of horrorcore going to work? Is the Insane Clown Posse one of your favorite buzzbands of 2k12? Will ICP crossover into mainstream tween America? Is this video better than the new MGMT video? Do u believe in mutha fuckin miracles?
Solange Knowles is the little sister of Beyonce Knowles who is trying to ‘make it’ as an indie artist. She is unlikely to have a credible career in the same genre/path as her sister, so she has had to ‘go alt’ to carve out an authentic path that she probably finds fulfilling / allows her to create her own identity.
NYMag did some sort of ‘puff piece’ / ‘profile piece’ about her existence / career / evolution from failed mainstream to indie schmoozing artist.
In February, Solange performed live with Dirty Projectors for the first time, at an Ace Hotel party populated by all manner of cool people (Spike Jonze, Jason Schwartzman, Terry Richardson, Donald Glover, Michael Stipe … ). They did Solange's version of "Stillness Is the Move," with Dave Longstreth head-bopping while playing the "Bumpy's Lament" riff, then segued into Groove Theory's 1995 hit "Tell Me" (Solange's pick). She had only practiced with the band once, a few hours earlier in her hotel suite, and says she stumbled over her cue: "I was supposed to come out way later, but I couldn't hear shit. It was awkward. I just started dancing." The crowd certainly couldn't tell, roaring their approval for the surprise guest spot. (Justin Theroux seemed to be particularly into it.) Afterward, Solange D.J.'d the rest of the event, then continued the party upstairs in her room along with Dirty Projectors.
Does this music journalism make u feel like ‘u were there’ witnessing this special event? Will Solange ‘make it’ as an indie artist? Will Solange become a high level alternative celebrity, or is she going to become the African American female version of Jared Leto? Whatever happened 2 the Dirty Projectors?
Solange also tried to explain what her new album will sound like by declaring that white indie artists ’stole’ music from black people:
"You have Vampire Weekend who have more African references musically than most African-American artists," Solange says, by way of explanation. "As soon as I heard the Dirty Projectors song, it sounded like an R&B song. That happens when I listen to Of Montreal — I can hear so much funk shit that I grew up listening to … There's so many different musical references in everything now that it just makes sense to take advantage of this moment." She adds, laughing, "The white kids aren't going to jack our style anymore! We're taking it back!"
Do yall miss classic music journalism that tries 2 brand artists as being ‘cool’, ‘up-and-coming’, or ‘buzzworthy’? Is Solange going to ‘make it’ and get a 7.0-9.0 on pitchfork? Is Solange Knowles the next Zooey Deschanel? Is indie music born from African American music? Did the human race really start in Africa?
According to the professional social networking site LinkedIn, Ninja has become one of the fastest growing job titles of the Great Recession.
Just read this Wall Street Journal article about how people are making up fake titles to make themselves seem like they are distinguished/unique/qualified/passionate candidates when they apply for jobs. Basically, since most job listings are flooded with hundreds of applicants, people have increasingly made up dumb job titles that attempt to represent their abilities and/or connection to their profession. The new kewl job description is ‘ninja’, replacing the popular web 1.0 buzz term ‘guru.’
In 2009, the growth of “ninja” as a new job description far outpaced the growth of other trendy titles, according to LinkedIn Corp., a Web site that provides networking for more than 65 million professionals. While the numbers are still small on LinkedIn—some 800 current or former ninjas have public profiles on the site—their growth has skyrocketed past other fashionable careers such as “gurus” and “evangelists,” says Monica Rogati, a scientist at LinkedIn who finds patterns in jobs data.
Do u have a linkedin profile? What is ur job title? Would u call urself a ninja?
Do u think it is a good idea to call urself a ‘ninja’ when u apply for a job? If I used to work at Subway, should I call myself a sandwich ninja instead of a ’sandwich artist’? If you work at McDonalds, can u call yourself a Burger MGMT Ninja just to make sure that people know you were more than just another sad McDonalds employee?
“The concept of a ninja is metaphorical. It’s about confidence,” says Alex Schliker, who has been advertising to hire one for his San Francisco business software start-up, CureCRM. It’s “an easy way to say you need to be good at learning anything new I throw at you,” he says.
Ninja is “sexier” than its predecessor, Mr. Schliker says: “Guru is so Web 1.0.”
Feel scared about growing up. Like I will have to beg people for a job, convince them that I am ‘qualified’ to work at their firm. I wish they could just chill with me for a while, then realize I am a chill + authentic bro who truly ‘gets’ the world.
When I graduate from college, am I ‘fucked’? Do u have any tips for building a strong resume? Will I become a millionaire before I die? Have you ever done something gimmicky to get a dumb job at a creative agency? R u going to be unemployed for the rest of ur life if u don’t become a ninja? Should I just spend the rest of my life pretending like I am an ‘expert’ at the internet and trying to build my twitter brand?
NME is a UK magazine that probably hates Americans and most music from America, except for maybe the Kings of Leon and MGMT. They had some interview with M.I.A. that is getting ‘mad blog coverage’, from the Pitchfork Media to the Perez Hilton. M.I.A. is probably a D rate artist compared to Lady Gaga’s social status perception, so it was probably a ‘good move’ for M.I.A. to ‘talk shit’ about Lady Gaga.
Basically M.I.A. called Gagerton an unoriginal copy cat ripoff artist sellout who is part of the major label machine. Both M.I.A. and Lady Gaga are signed to Interscope Records.
I am not sure what M.I.A.’s deal is. It seems like she just likes to ‘talk shit’ to stay in the news. I think she hates America, capitalism, and most of the people in our blessed nation, even Lady Gaga.
Do we still need record labels? Are they even interested in making money from music anymore? Lady Gaga plugs 15 things in her new video. Dude, she even plugs a burger! That's probably how they're making money right now – buying up the burger joint, putting the burger in a music video and making loads of burger money.
Do you think those programmes and the internet have destroyed the mythology around popstars? I don't know. Again, there's Lady Gaga – people say we're similar, that we both mix all these things in the pot and spit them out differently, but she spits it out exactly the same! None of her music's reflective of how weird she wants to be or thinks she is. She models herself on Grace Jones and Madonna, but the music sounds like 20-year-old Ibiza music, you know? She's not progressive, but she's a good mimic. She sounds more like me than I fucking do! That's a talent and she's got a great team behind her, but she's the industry last stab at making itself important – saying, 'You need our money behind you, the endorsements, the stadiums' Respect to her, she's keeping a hundred thousand people in work, but my belief is: Do It Yourself.
How important are image and visuals to your music? Very. But it's not like "Haus of Gaga" (laughs). Me blindfolded with naked men feeding me apples and shit. Would you ever make a record for a Twilight soundtrack? They asked me. Luckily Jimmy [Iovine, chairmen of M.I.A.'s US label Interscope] had beef with the Twilight people, so he stepped in and told them to fuck off.
Photoshop by Carles
Whose side are you on, M.I.A.’s or Lady Gaga’s? Is M.I.A. ‘dead on’ about Lady Gaga’s unoriginality? Is M.I.A. a hypocrite? Is Lady Gaga more of a ‘genius’ for figuring out how to ’stay true 2 ur art’ even if you are in the mainstream system? Is NME an anti-American magazine? Are yall ‘over’ M.I.A.? Is M.I.A. kinda like an annoying blog that is negative about everything and only knows how 2 ‘talk shit’? Is Lady Gaga a sellout? Are all of the indie artists who were on the Twilight Soundtrack ‘fucking sellouts’? Should Americans boycott M.I.A.’s next album? Should Americans boycott NME Magazine? Is M.I.A. the poor man’s Rihanna or is Rihanna the poor man’s M.I.A.?
