Sunday, June 20, 2010

HIPSTER RUNOFF

HIPSTER RUNOFF

Are dads the ultimate bro, or are they post-bro?

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 02:29 PM PDT


Some people have a good father
Some people have a bad father
some people have no father
Some people have multiple fathers

Some people feel ‘chill’ around their father
a spirit of bro-ness
that lasts from ur birth
all the way until their death

Ur father was possibly ur first bro [via welcoming u out the womb]
and u will be forever connected 2 him
or maybe he was the first bro to be ‘un-bro-like’ and bail hard on u [via not yanking u out the womb]
U have the right 2 h8 him for that.

So many people on this Earth
have huge ‘father issues’
Topics like “Will I make them proud?”
to “Will my father accept me even though I am gay?”
or even “Does my father hate me, or is he just cold and incapable of displaying human emotion?”

So many issues with baby boomers + Gen Xers
Hope Gen Y Cool Dads correct the emotional shortcomings of the current crop of dads
inspiring a wave of emotional, chillbro dads
Some people never get over their issues with their dads

If you have a bad father
U need to understand that he is a bro
Deep inside he is still a bro
with all of the insecurities and shortcomings of the standard bro

Bro age 1 = Bro age 12 = bro age 18 = bro age 22 = bro age 35 = bro age 49 = bro age heart attack death
Bros are from Mars, Women are from Unchill

Before he had you with ur mom, he really bro-ed down
He probably acted like a chill bro to get in ur mom’s pants
And in a way, both ur mother + u ruined his chill vibes
He either decided that you could be 1 of his bros
or he said ‘eff yall, i’ve got real bros who are way more chill than yall.’

So people either have the opportunity to connect with their father in a bro-like way
or they resent their fathers for choosing other bros over you
All relationships are a system of bronnected feelings and events
which can be evaluated thru the eyes of a bro

R u dealing with ur dad choosing other bros over u?
Were you not bro enough?
Were you not chill when u were an infant [via crying]?
Does ur father love u, but just have trouble showing it?

So many people have complex relationships with their fathers
It gets complex
Maybe fathers are ‘beyond bro’
like a post-bro relationship that transcends and shatters the traditional bro relationship
But u need to take a step back and realize
‘My dad was a bro once, too. My Dad is still a bro.”

He is so proud of you
and happy that you exist
but sometimes ur just a lot to deal with
ur kinda spoiled, irresponsible, and just don’t come thru like a true bro would

Don’t blame ur father
Blame urself
1 day ur gonna have to decide if you want your family to be your bros
or if you will treat them like second class bros

Treat ur dad like you would treat one of your bros
Talk about bro-like common interests
Share some cool music to make ur father ‘feel young again.’
Go out and do bro-like things to make him feel less scared
less scared of getting older, and losing touch with the bro he once thought he was
Your father is a scared old man, annoyed by your mother, battered down by his job
battered down by the (impending) loss of his family
He doesn’t have much time left on Earth, and he feels it
He is a bro without much time–but still tons of quality time
if u bro down
Don’t thaw the chill vibes by piling ur problems on him–he’s just a bro
He can’t handle other ppl’s problems.

He just wants to bro down
The beauty/flaw of ur father
is his bro-ness
but that same brand of bro-ness is inside of u [via DNA]

Are dads the ultimate bros?
What is ur relationship with ur dad like?
Does ur dad h8 u for being a failure?
Do u and ur dad have a bro-like connection?
What do u see when u look at ur dad/father/bro?
What buzzbands does ur dad like?
Did ur dad walk out on ur family?
What type of bro is inside of your dad, or is he The Anti-Bro?
Is ur family ‘chill like bros’ or ‘high-strung, annoying ass holes?’
Was ur parents’ divorce ur fault?

M.I.A. and her rich ass husband go to some party 4 rich ppl

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 01:49 PM PDT

Link: http://thecobrasnake.com/partyphotos/ysl/index.html


Looking at some pix on thecobrasnake. Saw that M.I.A. and her rich husband heir bro were chilling hard at some party for some brand.

Just wanted to give her husband Benjamin Brewer (I call him M.I.Bro.) a shout out, and tell him to stay chill. It’s gonna be a rough album cycle for M.I.A. Critics are really gonna be ‘out to get her’, so u gotta be there for her. Tons of journalists see this as their opportunity to create a controversial meme that ‘takes their journalism careers to the next level.’ There’s gonna be days where you just need to take away her laptop, and go on a walk, eat a good meal, and talk about life. Just be there for her, bro. If you can make it thru this album cycle, u can make it thru anything.

Really chill of him to take her to this rich people party. Feel like it was a ‘good escape’ from all of the pressure on her.

Seems fun to be ‘mad rich.’ Sorta want to go to a rich person party. I am not sure exactly how they work, but based on these pix, I get a good feel for what goes down.

Mini hamburgers [via 'sliders'] served by cute boys. Sorta feel like the ’slider’ is one of the most important branded mini foods in the history of the fast food/chain restaurant industry.

Hope I can have about 10 mini ice cream cones. Wonder if they shoulda just purchased an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins

Wonder if they made every1 eat ‘mini fire’ or if fire only comes in ‘jumbo size.’

Need a gift bag 2 feel special at all parties. Will help me connect with nostalgic images of youth [via 'party favors']

Need a bunch of photographers 2 photograph me, trying to make money by selling images of me.

‘poppin bottles, muther effers’ – a bro’s fb status who is inda club

Wonder if it was one of those weird rich people sex parties where they hired ppl to have sex, sorta like at the end of Requiem For a Dream

Do yall want to come to a rich people party that I am throwing? Gonna make yall some mini corn dogs. Feel free to bring over some frozen stuff and we’ll microwave it and put it on fancy ass plates.

Do yall h8 how rich M.I.A. is?
Will poor music critics hold her ‘richness’ against her when they review her album?
Have u ever been to a rich party that a brand/corporation wasted a bunch of money on?
What’s yalls fave party food?

The XX ‘liquidates’ their album, puts on sale for $2.99

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Link: http://www.amazon.com/xx/dp/B002MCJZHS


Not sure what the popular 2k9 buzzband is ‘trying 2 do.’ They are selling their album for $2.99 when the popular price point is $9.99 for a digital album. I feel like the market rate for an actual CD is $17.99 [via Virgin Megastore/Blockbuster Music circa 1997]. Really unsure what I’m paying for when I purchase music–maybe it is just the jewel case, album art, and shipping costs. Making music seems really easy these days, so feel like it should be free.

I feel like I am on the ‘frontline’ of tastemaking, so I usually deserve a free copy of every album for ‘evaluation purposes’ [via rapidshare leak]. Really difficult for me to wrap my head around what is going down in the in the digital age.

Does n e 1 know what the strategy is when these album prices drop? Do they sell more albums? Does the band get any of the proceeds of this sale? Who determines what the price is supposed to be? The band management, or the retailer?

Is amazon the only chill bro service that reduces album prices?
Can some1 explain the digital sales revenue model for me?
Can u ‘liquidate’ mp3 inventory, or is there an infinite amount of disc space in our modern world?
Should all indie buzzbands ’sell’ their albums at a low price in the first week of their release to ‘cheat’ on the charts? Can we assign a name to this common practice, like ‘Vampire Weekending’ or something like that?
Who buys mp3s from amazon/itunes?
What is ‘worth paying 4′ in the ? Concerts? Festivals? Digital albums? Physical albums? Vinyl?
Does the XX make money off , or are they ’stuck touring 4 the rest of their lives’?