Thursday, July 22, 2010

HIPSTER RUNOFF

HIPSTER RUNOFF

The Guy from Maroon 5 tweets about kewl new band called “The Animal Collective.”

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 04:15 PM PDT


Adam Levine is the lead singer of the popular soft alt rock band “The Maroon 5 bros.” It seems like he is a chill bro who probably gets ‘a shit load of prime mainstream ass’ since he is a mainstream soft rock icon. I think his song “This Love” will probably be played for the rest of time, since it was basically constructed 4 mainstream radio.

N e ways, he just found out about a kewl new band called . Just thought I’d spread the word [via twitter retweet blog] so yall can check it out. The seem far out and cool, like they might be ‘the next Maroon 5.’

Have yall heard of this band?
Do they seem chill?
Will make songs that are ‘as good as’ Maroon 5’s?
Will ever sell more records than Maroon 5?
Should AnCo invite Maroon bro into their band to sell more records/write better pop records?
Is Adam Levine officially a ‘bro’ or is he just a mainstreamer masquerading as an alt to try to ’seem more interesting’ / ‘bang top tier alt pussie’?
What’s yalls favourite Maroon 5 song?

“AnCo will be loved…
Yes… Anco will be loved” -Marrons_5ive

That band who wrote a song for Converse performs it live, sounds ‘terrible’

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Link: http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/21/fader-tv-kid-cudi-vampire-weekend-and-best-coast-perform-together


, Rostam Batmanglij, and some rapper named Kid Cudi ‘wrote an indie jingle 2gether for Converse.’ They are really milking the meme for blog coverage, making a music video and making sure every alt/afro american who likes one of these bands is ‘aware’ of the song.

They seem to have had some ‘party’ where the song was performed live. Some1 took this video, and it seems ‘bad.’ Not sure if it was because they wrote the song in the studio and never intended to play it live, or if it is just ‘a bad song.’ Maybe Converse should have rented them a practice space, or possibly made them ‘lip sync’ the song to make sure it didn’t sound so poor. Feel like their brand managers ‘really let them down.’

Feel like the Vampy Weeks bro is just chillin, playing some guitar, but the rapper dude sounds terrible (maybe that is how all rappers sound live. ’s voice seems ‘under stress’. Might be a bad night, but might be ‘exposed.’ Rapper just keeps mumbling all over the song then tries to sing with .

Does the song sound ‘bad’ live, or is it just a bad sound rip?

Here is some blog’s writeup, trying to ‘kid’ readers into thinking the performance was ‘good’/'worth taking seriously’. Not sure why some blogs can’t just let performances/bands ’suck’:

We all know that music is fragmented these days—a different venue, CD, subculture, genre for every type of person in the world. And we definitely know that that those different musical worlds don't often collide with each other either. That really sucks, too, because when they do, like they did last night for the Converse: Three Artists, One Song show, the friction is pretty real and pretty beautiful. Kid Cudi, Bethany Cosentino of , and Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend don't seem to have much in common, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Their performance of the song last night at Music Hall of Williamsburg highlighted that while the whole isn't necessarily better than the parts, it might be just as good. Plus it's kinda awesome to see all three of them on stage at once.

N e ways, seems like this meme is over. As a blogger, I felt a ‘huge internal struggle’ during the whole thing, since I ‘didn’t want to be a pawn in a marketing scheme’ but just wanted to give people the opportunity to discuss and analyze a ‘modern product marketing initiative.’

What brand + buzzbands will be the next to collaborate on an mp3 release?
Will Mountain Dew + Converse ‘keep striking out’?
Will this collab be a ‘blemish’ on all of these humans’ careers?

BRANDING STRATEGY EXIT INTERVIEW: Do yall feel ‘more or less likely’ to buy Converse shoes now that this is over?

Legal Expert Says Vampire Weekend could see jail time.

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 10:26 AM PDT

Link: http://www2.thetripwire.com/news/2010/07/21/the-vampy-weeks-lawsuit-a-brief-legal-analysis/


Apparently some blogspot asked a ‘real lawyer’ about what Vampire Weekend was ‘up against’ from a legal standpoint, since they ’stole’/were misled about using that vintage cougar’s photograph.

Here is the blog saying that the lawyer is ‘real’ or something.

…we've turned one more time to our esteemed and ludicrously well-dressed legal consultant, Nathan Soderstrom. His analysis is still very expensive.

Feel like the headline is misleading, since Vampy Weeks probably can’t go 2 jail, but this story seems to need some ’spicing up’ since every blog feels ‘too bummed’ about $2 million in potential losses to really turn this into a meme witch hunt. Would be kinda sad if they went to the slammer, though. They would probably be ‘the whitest bois alive.’

The lawyer bro says that Kirsten Kennis is a ’straight up bitch’ since she is filing suit in California, since she could probably find a nicer judge/jury + bigger settlement, since they are used to litigating ’stupid cases’ over there:

First, if one is into that type of thing, this suit is a textbook example of forum shopping. The plaintiff (Kirsten Kennis) lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, and is suing New York City-based Vampire Weekend and their London, England-based record company in… Los Angeles. This is presumably because the California misappropriation of identity statute allows a plaintiff to recover both actual damages (whatever amount should have been paid for the misappropriated image, emotional distress, damage to the model's reputation, etc.) as well as "any profits…attributable to the use" of the misappropriated image. This latter method of calculating damages is uniquely plaintiff-friendly, and is presumably the reason Kirsten's lawyers chose to file suit in California. Or, she may have chosen to sue with her Beverly Hills law firm just to show the Vampire Weekend guys that she, too, is on that rich person shit. Or not. Regardless, because Vampire Weekend played shows in California during which they displayed the image, sold the album in California, etc,, it is an appropriate venue for the suit.

Not even sure if ‘legal advice’ really means anything. Seems like from what I have seen in the movies, you just need a sweet ass lawyer to make a passionate closing argument to ‘get you off the hook.’ Most of the evidence doesn’t even matter. Not sure if ‘lawyering’ is a legitimate job. From what I understand, most people go to law school because they ‘can’t find careers with their liberal arts degrees.’

h8 the law… just wish we could all chill.

Then he says it is basically the photographer bro’s fault, but Vampire Weekend bros are also ‘effed’ because they should have done more to ‘verify that he took this picture’:

Anyway, the complaint alleges that Vampire Weekend purchased the photograph of Kirsten Kennis from a photographer named Tod Brady for $5000. However, Brody had not actually taken the photograph, and no rights to the image. To get around this, he allegedly submitted a release form to Vampire Weekend, signed by "Kirsten Johnson." (if California had a "lack of creativity" cause of action, choosing "Johnson" here would probably be actionable). In the event that Brody actually did submit this release along with an image to which he didn't have the rights, this would be a pretty clear-cut case of misappropriation of identity. The complaint hooks in Vampire Weekend by alleging that the band had a "non-delegable duty to prevent or cure…the behavior" (basically, VW had an obligation to make sure the signed release was authentic/legitimate) and that "the Defendants… behaved in such a fashion that there existed a unity of ownership and identity amongst them" (basically, by retaining Brody to find/submit the photograph, Vampire Weekend became liable for any wrongdoing he might commit in that process).

It seems like the photographer bro could potentially be the bro who ‘effed everything up’ here, if he is lying. But Kirsten Kennis wants ‘millions of buzzband dollars’, they are suing the people who earned the most money off her image. Feeling bummed. I wonder if this is the end of ‘commissioned photos’ for album covers in the indie era. Feel like from now on, art work will either be commissioned or a member of the band will ‘take the photo themselves.’

Will Vampire Weekend’s record label ‘take the fall’ for Vampy Weeks?
Will Vampire Weekend lose millions of dollars worth of hard work?
Do yall still h8 Kirsten Kennis?
If Vampire Weekend gets ‘taken to the cleaners, Elin Woods style’, do u think they will sort of go thru a business + perception Renaissance, since people will sort of be eager to help them make more money + ‘get more indie cred’?
Does being sued for millions of dollars make u ‘more authentic’?
Could this lawsuit be ‘good’ for Vampire Weekend’s long term brand?

An altbro vlogs while driving, feels it all around, tries to drive on chillwaves

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 06:45 AM PDT


Feeling it all around
an altbro in the summer
headband + sunglasses + long hair
wind blowing in my face, windows down

Moustache + soul patch
Shit eating grin

I am driving to a local Chili’s to meet with a group of my closest friends
but if I had my way
I would drive my Toyota Chillmobile
right on to a chillwave

ride the waves for a while
then take a deep dive into the conceptual ocean
hearing nothing but the drones of deep sea Panda Bears

Swim back up to the surface, lungs about to implode
Create a bong out of a snorkel mask
Get ‘mad danked’ on some Great Bro-rrier Reefer

Spend the rest of the day chilling on the best coast, watching the wavves
listening to summer beach jams, conjuring up nostalgic images of youth
and/or nostalgic images of the 50s/60s/70s/80s/90s

But as for now
I am just a bro
vlogging in his car
Feeling shit all around


Some bros feel things as they are and ‘chill’
Great bros feel things all around and say ‘mad chill’

If u could take a road trip any where in the universe, both physical + conceptual locations, were would yall drive 2?

Blipsterette gets ’street fashion blogged’, blogger chooses unflattering/racist background

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 06:02 AM PDT

Link: http://chicagolooks.blogspot.com/2010/07/nia.html


Got dressed up super cute
to go to the
An outfit that is vintage and sexie
but also functional to beat the summer heat

I was chilling, enjoying modern buzzbands
taking my post-blipster brand to the next level when a photographer+blogger approached me
he/she told me that they had a Street Fashion Blog
and I

I was flattered beyond belief
While I knew I was dressed alt/vintage enough to merit blog coverage
I never thought I would find some1
who had a relevant street fashion blogspot

They took my picture
It made my day
Felt better than listening

I logged on to my Dell Macbook the next day
Loaded up the street fashion blog website
and was mad pissed
that my photo was taken in front of some shitters

H8 u portapotties
Usually street fashion photographs are ‘perfectly framed’
in the middle of some high end/vintage street

But I am stuck in front of some portapotties

I shoulda realized
and maybe coulda used my design background to suggest a different location.
Every1 could share the blame
but I was still mad pissed.

Standing in front of the shitter
looking down, ashamed

Not sure if this is some sort of ‘racist metaphor’
about how African Americans were once segregated
and forced to use different restrooms and water fountains
Feeling like I let every1 down

All I wanted to do was showcase my vintage looks
but now I am involved in something so much more complex

Can u look deep/fashionable in front of portapotties?
Can u see any bros taking shits in front of the portapotties?
Who is to blame for this shot?
Do u think the portapotties provide racial commentary, or do they represent ‘the music festival’?