| Oliver Sim of the XX decides not 2 wear black 4 the first time in his buzzband life Posted: 12 Oct 2010 04:49 PM PDT 
Oliver Sim is a member of the popular UK buzzband the XX. They are famous for their personal brands because they wear a bunch of black clothes, usually mock turtle necks and other goth-vibe clothes. So many fans go to their concerts dressed in all black just to be like the band. So many of their fans learned how to play minimal guitars just 2 try to make it as a buzzband.
Unfortunately, their album cycle is over, and they are returning to the United Kingdom to harvest/create/incubate more buzzworthy MP3s for 2k11. At their last show in the United States, it seems like Oliver Sim decided 2 wear a sweet ass red shirt instead of his usual goth black gear. Wonder if this is some new personal brand that he is trying out. Wonder if their manager 'forces them' 2 wear black or else they are kicked out of the band. Does he look cute in red as he bangy bangs the cymbal?
Do u think Ollie wears black because he has a dark soul?
Do u think he has been hurt b4?
Is the XX 'goth music' or 'emo music'?
Can the XX top their debut album, or will they have a sophomore slump?
Did Ollie 'let down' his personal brand by failing 2 wear black? Should I get male capri pants?
 Does he seem chill because he drinks Bud Heavy?
Should the XX stop wearing black?
Does Oliver Sim look 'way keuter' in red?
R u gonna be the XX for Halloween and buy some black mock turtle necks + carry some guitars?
If u were a member of the XX 4 Halloween, which member would u be? Romy, Jamie, or Ollie? |
| Beach House's Victoria LeGrand wears a see-thru shirt on stage Posted: 12 Oct 2010 02:09 PM PDT 
Hi Vicki
U look real good
Not gonna lie
U kinda have snuck up on me during the 2k10 album cycle
Didn't really have a good feel for ur personal brand
since most writeups focus on ur 'amazing voice' or whatever
So sure u have a great voice
But honestly
U look great
Rocking ur see thru shirt at Austin City Limits Music Festival So sexie
Yet classy at the same time
U might be just what i need
Not just another slutwaver.
I'm getting lost in ur curls [via AnCo]
That beautiful mop of curls
want to move the hair out of ur eyes
As u look at me
and feel inspired to write numerous buzz band mp3 hits. Feel really good about the future
As u have become 'elite' Also: MEMO TO OTHER DUDE IN BEACH HOUSE
We get it bro
Ur in Beach House
Ur chill--okay
Just wanna focus on Vicki. Plz get out of frame.
Jesus. So over it, bro.
Wish u'd just wear a mask like the Crystal Castles guy does so u can focus on Alice Glass [link] <3 U Vicki Is Vicki LeGrand the #1 female in indie music?
Is it chill that we call her 'Vicki' [via bff/bro status]?
Can Vicki LeGrand 'crossover' if she ditches 'other dude'?
Will Beach House win the 2k10 album of the year contest?
Do u respect Vicki for not riding the slutwave and wearing something 'tasteful' yet 'sexie'? FUCK 1, KILL 1, MARRY 1
Victoria LeGrand, Alice Glass, and Bethany Cosentino |
| PHOTO: Does Best Coast pay her guitar player in dank? Posted: 12 Oct 2010 10:12 AM PDT 
Little Known Buzzband Fact: Best Coast isn't actually a 1 woman band who plays a guitar on stage. She has a band, and the guitarist/bass player is some AZN bro named Bobb Bruno. I was just vibing out to Best Coast's blog where she posts personal stories, pix, and retro content, and I noticed a pic where she is 'feeding' her guitar bro some 'weed.'
Seems like they bought a mini-pipe 'one-hitter' for the road so they aren't busted with tons of pipes/bongs/pounds of weed while driving thru the Bible Belt. Wonder if Beth is probs all 'hurry up and hit it', like "I pay the effing bills, so I get the majority of the tour dank fund." AZN bro seems chill, like most AZN bros do, just vibing out, hitting the pipe, lovin life in a chill way [via Buddah=God Theory]. Really seems unchill that Bethany is 'stealing his weed.' Just wanna be in a buzzband, have fun 2gthr. Seems like it is a 'corporate culture' that must stay healthy as u drive around the country in a minivan. Instead of actually talking about issues and our personal relationships, we can just get 'mad high' and escape into another world where everything is okay. There are no problems. There is no pain. There is just dank. We will identify with blazed ass nostalgic feelings from youth.
Did yall know there was another bro in Best Coast?
Do u think he is the main songwriterr?
Does he seem chill, or is he evil cuz he's on #TeamBethany?
Do u think WAVVES is chill with Bobb Bruno or do u think WAVV + BEST are in an 'open relationship' on the road?
If u were in a buzzband, would u 'get high' all the time because it would be so boring 2 drive everywhere in a minivan with ppl ur were so tired of being around?
Is Bobb Bruno the Timbaland of Best Coast? |
| Pitchfork gives Sufjan Stevens an 8.4. Is it overrated? Posted: 12 Oct 2010 09:01 AM PDT 
Pitchfork is a popular internet reviewing service that 'rates' modern indie music bands and sometimes hip hop bands to seem 'kewl and trendy.' Anyways, Sufjan Stevens is a folkwave indie artist who 'crushed it' with a couple of definitive indie songs that were used in meaningful indie movies. If he wanted to 'go mainstream' he would just mimic the formula, but instead he decided to get all artsy fartsy and made a bleepy bloopy electro album.
Since he is a relevant indie artist of the meaningfulcore era (2k4-2k6), it is impossible for indie critics to 'throw him under the bus' / euthanize him, so all of these formative indie presences keep getting 'high scores' even though their music isn't valuable 2 culture any more. Sorta just a celebration of 'hey--remember when we used to like this music/person?' Now it is just kinda an awk relationship, like 'dude--can u make them sound like they used to instead of going all MGMT on us, bro?' Did P4k 'eff up' by giving Sufjan an 8.4?
Best Coast = WAVVES = Twin Shadow = Sufjan ? They start off by trying to really sell the angle that Sufjan is 'finally free', being himself, and even saying 'the F-word' on some mp3s: With his sixth proper album, Sufjan Stevens does battle with what we've come to expect from a proper Sufjan Stevens album. This time, instead of painstakingly humanizing the locations, historical inhabitants, and trivia of a certain slab of America, he's more concerned with his own state of mind. Banjos are out; moody electronics, deep bass, and drums that burst like geysers are in. The lengthiest song title on his last LP, 2005's Illinois, was 53 words long; here, that same superlative goes to a tune called "I Want to Be Well". He's whispering less, hollering more. And at the climax of The Age of Adz, the devout Christian and poster boy for mannered indie-dude sensitivity shouts, "I'm not fuckin' around!" no less than 16 times. Believe him.
Here is some part where they use the term 'Brooklyn-dwelling', evolving beyond the phrase 'Brooklyn-based.' Yet, there is no mistaking this as a work by the Detroit-born, Brooklyn-dwelling overachiever.
R u depressed that Sufjan has 'lost it'?
Should he retire and get a job as a State Farm insurance agent?
Here is a paragraph where we find out that Sufjy is a 35 year old single cool dad, and that the reviewer thinks that Illinois got 'hella gay' when the mainstreamers found out abt it [via indie movies].
Because The Age of Adz is a relatively dark affair, with the 35-year-old songwriter sometimes forgoing his child-like naïveté for something more oblique and adult. Considering the triumph of style that was Illinois (and the legions of lesser lights that subsequently turned it into some sort of over-the-top Disney on Ice parody), the change of perspective is welcomed. It just closes out with the usual crap, like 'If u listen to this a lot, u will start to like it. Sufjan is the real deal. This album is a grower.' But instead of succumbing to trends, Stevens barrels through with another long-form work that requires-- and rewards-- time and devotion. As important questions about music's worth in the age of free continue to swirl around him, Sufjan's still combating instant-gratification culture the best way he knows how.
Did The Age of Adz 'effing blow'?
Is Sufjan in a dark place?
Should he have just stuck 2 writing meaningfulcore folk songs?
Did Sufjan miss out on an opportunity to 'go mainstream'?
Did u even listen to this album, or can u guarantee it is poopy? |
| GAP pusses out on their sweet new logo bc ppl on the internet made fun of them Posted: 12 Oct 2010 08:24 AM PDT 
Recently, the popular American retailer THE GAP 'rebranded' with a sweet new Helvetica logo [link]. Basically just opened up photo shop, made a lil box, used the 'fade' tool, then wrote "Gap" in Helvetica font. Pretty chill with me. Nothing wrong with Helvetty.
Then a bunch of ppl on the internet made fun of them because it was such a 'lame' logo. Anyways, it seems like The GAP reverted to their old logo just because their new logo was a trending topic on twitter. Do u think the GAP was 'cyberbullied' into changing their logo? Should they have believed in their identity? STATEMENT FROM MARKA HANSEN PRESIDENT OF GAP BRAND NORTH AMERICA
"Since we rolled out an updated version of our logo last week on our website, we've seen an outpouring of comments from customers and the online community in support of the iconic blue box logo. "Last week, we moved to address the feedback and began exploring how we could tap into all of the passion. Ultimately, we've learned just how much energy there is around our brand. All roads were leading us back to the blue box, so we've made the decision not to use the new logo on gap.com any further. "At Gap brand, our customers have always come first. We've been listening to and watching all of the comments this past week. We heard them say over and over again they are passionate about our blue box logo, and they want it back. So we've made the decision to do just that – we will bring it back across all channels.
Kinda unchill. Seems like they shoulda made a logo that they believed in, and stuck with it. Wish they understood that when it came to branding/user-experience, the customer isn't always right. It is the brand's responsibility to curate a modern experience for their customers.
Maybe they are just trying to 'milk the meme' or something to get more 'advertising on blogs.'
Do yall think that the Gap is 'mad lame'? Here is the rest of the press release where they 'totally puss out' and say 'we should have consulted yall with some sort of facebook voting system or something. Sorrie, but glad yall <3 our old logo.' "In the meantime, the website will go back to our iconic blue box logo and, for Holiday, we'll turn our blue box red for our seasonal campaign. "We've learned a lot in this process. And we are clear that we did not go about this in the right way. We recognize that we missed the opportunity to engage with the online community. This wasn't the right project at the right time for crowd sourcing. "There may be a time to evolve our logo, but if and when that time comes, we'll handle it in a different way. "
Do brands take 'random ppl on the internet too seriously'?
Was the Gap Helvetica logo really 'a failure' or is it just as forgettable as the old/new Gap logo?
Should brands ever re-brand?
Should all brands consult with relevant bloggers/super users before morphing their identity so that there isn't an 'internet uproar' abt their new logo?
Is The Gap logo the ultimate 'logo failure meme'?
Should the Harvard School of Biz write a Biz Case abt the Gap logo, and how this whole fiasco has no impact on sales? R u gonna miss the 'new, old' The Gap logo?
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