Today I had to access some data on the go, so I took out my Macbook and searched for a wireless internet connection on the stoop of a local apartment complex. People walked by me and stared, as if I was some sort of ‘lower class’ individual. Eventually, I connected to a network called ‘linksys’ but I felt less connected 2 the modern world than ever.
Feeling like a ‘little bitch’ now that iPads exist. It’s like the Macbook is no longer the status symbol of a ‘relevant young person.’ Laptops feel really antiquated now, like I am some sort of grandpa accessing a 100 year old version of the internet. The glow of my laptop monitor seems dimmer than ever, now that iPads exist, lighting the way into the technological future.
iPads are ruining my life, making me feel less relevant.
Even my cat, doesn’t want to play with me any more since he went to the Apple Store and tested out an iPad. He says it is more fun 2 play with the iPad games / apps than it is to play with ‘boring ass non-intuitive cat toys.’
Feel like Steve Jobs ruined my life. I convinced my parents to get me a Macbook so I could write a hit chillwave EP, photoshop the album cover, and video chat with my friends from all around the world. But now I am stuck with a useless piece of technology. Maybe standard computers are just ‘too powerful for me.’ Feel wasteful, like I am wasting resources that could be used to find a cure for cancer. R u ashamed of your laptop? Is the Macbook now as ‘uncool’ as a Dell Desktop? Is the iPad the perfect computer? Is taking out your laptop in public sort of the same as lugging your desktop around in a huge duffel bag and setting it up in a coffee shop? Is lugging around a desktop now more alt/authentic/retro than having a Macbook? Now that the iPad is the ‘most functional on-the-go computer of all time’, will computers start to get bulkier for the sake of creating a new aesthetic? Do u feel ashamed of ur Macbook? Is the iPad the crowning achievement of modern society, sort of like ‘our version of the wheel’? Should I buy an iPad even though I live in a rural part of America that doesn’t have a 3G wireless network?
Feel worried about Dan Deacon. He is supposed to be ‘all zany’, like the ‘court jester of the indie scene’, because he is a big, large, happy man with a conceptual live show, but he told Pitchfork Magazine that he is ‘actually very sad on the inside’ because of a recent breakup. I am not sure if his music was ever really ‘that good’ or if it really resonated with people, but I think his shows / personal brand are sort of just an interactive spectacle.
On the EP, Deacon writes, “I’ve been wanting to release a record like this for some time and my current breakup has been the perfect catalyst to motivate me to finally do it… Unlike my other releases, this music will be much more low key, sparse, and I find the songs to be sad, although others might disagree.”
Deacon says that he may release the EP under a name other than his own, just so he can play live without disappointing or confusing the party-up segments of his audience. No word yet on a title or release date.
Seems like he’s in a ‘dark place.’ Does n e 1 know why his lover broke up with him?
Kinda weird to think of a man surrounded with so many alts feeling so sad on the inside. Feel like maybe he could slide into some entry level pussy to ‘get over’ his ex.
Do u believe that Dan Deacon is depressed, or is he just generating musical content for people to buy? Does he have to rebrand since his shows have become a generic indie experience? Will ‘emo’ be reborn in the form of Dan Deacon songs? Do u like Dan Deacon, or is he just ‘electro poo poo’? Is Dan Deacon the purest artist in the indie scene right now? Is depression too unchill of a topic to sell during the chillwave era?
Just read some story about how veggie burgers are bad for you because they contain dangerous shit in them. Worried and sad. I became veggies-tarean because I wanted to be healthier, and stop eating meat. I eat between 7-10 veggie patties per week. Now I find out that veggie burgers might kill me.
A new study shows that a number of popular soy products contain trace amounts of hexane, which listed as a “hazardous air pollutant” by the EPA and is known to cause nervous system failure and skin disorders in humans. It’s unclear how much hexane you need to eat before getting side effects, but do you feel lucky, veggie?
The 37-page report [PDF] says that though the use of hexane is prohibited in “organic” food processing, it’s widely used in the “natural” soy industry, and even by some companies that use the wording “made with organic ingredients.” Mother Jones reports that since many fake meat producers aim to have as little fat as possible in their products, they will soak soybeans in a hexane bath to separate the oil from the protein. One researcher said, “If a non-organic product contains a soy protein isolate, soy protein concentrate, or texturized vegetable protein, you can be pretty sure it was made using soy beans that were made with hexane.”
I am not even sure what all of this means because I didn’t take chemistry in high school, but it seems bad. I really think veggie burgers do a great job of replacing the normal hamburger you can get at Chili’s, Fuddruckers, Five Guys, In-N-Out Burger, Wendy’s, McDonalds, Burger King, Ruby Tuesday, Sonic, Whataburger, Burgertown, Red Robin, and Johnny Rockets. Kinda bummed that I might have to start eating fatty meat again just 2 stay alive longer.
Feel sad. I am not sure if it is even possible to make your own veggie patties. Seems like it would be impossible, like modern kitchens don’t have what it takes to chop up veggies and mishmash them 2gether. I guess veggie patties are marketed to people who want to lose weight by not eating fat, so they have 2 do whatever it takes to get fat out. Not sure how the human body / dieting works, but I think ur not supposed 2 eat any fat.
Am I going 2 die 1 day? Will veggie patties give me diabetes? Are vegetarians ‘full of shit’ & they should start eating meat? Are veggie burgers bad 4 u? Is the organic / healthy foods industry a pyramid scheme / evil gimmick? Will I lose weight if I only eat veggie burgers for the rest of my life? R u a vegan? What’s the best tasting burger in the universe?
Best Coast is the most approachable artist in the recent micro genre of ‘fuzzy buzzy’ guitar bands that make you sound like u r at the beach in the 50s-70s, or something. It seems like her new video is meant to ‘break free’ from being a blogcentric internet indie artist, and start to get some more mainstream coverage. The song “When I’m With You” seems like it is intended to be some sort of summer love song.
The video debuted [via stream] at MTVU, which is supposed to be the channel that MTV uses to try to connect with ‘indie artists.’ I think MTVU gets tons of airplay in college cafeterias. The video features the Best Coast broad falling in love with a Ronald McDonald type of character. I am not sure if it is supposed to be an advertisement for In-N-Out burger or something. Is Best Coast going to ‘crossover’? Is McDonalds going to ’sue her ass’ for stealing Ronald McDonald as her band mascot? Is this video too ‘clean’ for her sound? Are they packaging Best Coast correctly to ‘take her to market’? Do u know any other good fuzzy buzzy bands? Will the Best Coast broad become the next Feist, or will she morph into the next Cat Power? Do u have MTVU?
The embedded video is a Japanese computer simulation of 2 goths from Russian drowning a girl in a bath tub, putting the majority of her limbs into garbage bags, saving her premium meat to serve in a classic meat + potatoes recipe.
Feel scared and creeped out. Like I don’t want to be friends with goths because they might eat me. Whenever I see one hanging out at the mall with his/her mom, I will feel scared, like they want to eat me/their mom.
Two Russian men, goths as you can see above, are accused of chopping up a 16-year-old girl and serving her with potatoes to a lodger. The trial has now been postponed after the juror had to be excused while examining photographs of student Karina Barduchian after her death. Maxim Golovatskikh and his friend florist Yury Mozhnov, both 20, drowned 16-year-old Karina Barduchian in a bath, then carved up her body and served her meat with potatoes to a lodger.
The lodger, Ekaterina Zinovyeva, told the court in St Petersburg they had a party with their Goth friends on the night of the murder in January, 2009. Karina, who was in love with Golovatskikh, stayed the night, she said. The victim had defied her mother in continuing to see Golovatskikh, who was also the lead singer in a minor pop group in Russia’s second city.
Feel like I’m going to start listening to my parents when they tell me not to chill with certain dark hearted alts.
This Russian bro seems pretty alt. He has a poster of Robert Smith from the Cure. Wonder if that is a ‘goth’ band in Russia, like the lyrics of their songs translate into things like ‘Go purchase some sweet goth accessories from ur local hot topic.’
Kinda into this bro. Pretty alt to not have earbuds.
I feel sad about the girl who got gobbled up. Maybe the other two bros were trapped in their goth personal brands, and realized that this was ‘just a phase’ for her, so they wanted to keep her forever, at least until they pooped her out. R u scared to travel 2 Russia? Does any 1 have any insider knowledge about Russian Goth culture? Like do they eat people all the time? Are Russian Goths kinda like Juggalos in America? Would yall rather eat a Hot Pocket, Chili’s, or a 16 year old girl? Do you know any good cannibal recipes? Are potatoes really the optimal ‘mixer’ or would u prefer ramen/ some sort of stir fry with veggies? Is this story more of a ‘tragedy’ or an ‘oddly enough’ type of story according to the mainstream media?
Death Cab for Cutie continued their ascension into the post-mainstream by opening for the ultimate band of all–the Seattle Mariners, a major league baseball team from the Seattle Area. This seems like it is just the next step in their ascension towards playing the Super Bowl with Vampire Weekend in 2k14 (after the Kings of Leon in 2k13). Do u know if Cool Dads are into baseball? Feel like that might be an ‘uncool’ sport for the next 10 years, but might gain retro/vintage stock in 2k19.
Is opening for a baseball team on opening day of the baseball season sorta like opening for God / George W. Bush / America?
Do yall think they ‘killed it’? Do u think they should have played one of their original songs to ’stay true to the indie vibe’?
In this interview with a regional talking head, Ben Gibbard claims that “his two favourite things in life are music and baseball.” Do yall think Zooey Deschanel got all sad when she heard that quote?
Wonder if the acoustics in a baseball stadium help the indie sound. Kinda feel like it was probably similar to Animal Collective’s performance art at the Guggenheim. Need to get custom jerseys of my fave indie alternative celebrities.
Baseball seems like a pretty alt place to chill. Music, fashion, art, graphic design, public space, and architecture come 2gether for a really chill ass authentic experience. Wonder if Lady Gaga will get some conceptual merch at a baseball game.
R u a Deathcab fan? Is Death Cab for Cutie bigger than Nirvana in the Seattle area? Will Ben Gibbard always be ur bro? Do u think DCFC generated tons of regional sales from fat old dads who were watching baseball on their regional Fox Sports provider? Will Animal Collective open for the Baltimore Orioles in 2k11?
Adapted Version of ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ entitled ‘Take Me Out to the Indie Alt Blogosphere’: Take me out to the relevant alt concert at which a buzzband is playing, Take me out with the crowd; Buy me some free PBR and free vodka + mixer who paid 2 ’sponsor the event’, I don’t care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the buzzband, If they don’t ‘go viral’ and ‘get above an 8.0 from pitchfork’, it’s a shame. For it’s one, two, three mp3s, you’re relevant, At the old alternative indie memesphere game.
