Sunday, November 14, 2010

HIPSTER RUNOFF

HIPSTER RUNOFF

Deakin wears a hemp choker necklace 2 prove he is better than Avey/Panda

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 03:09 PM PST

Photo by Tim Griffin via BrooklynVegan


Hi
I'm Deakin
The '4th Member' of Animal Collectives
Rlly trying to take my brand to the next level

Doing shows on my own now
Really trying to set my personal brand apart from the rest.
Noah has the whole 'Panda Bear' thing
Avey Tare has the Crocodile thing now
Geologist wears a zany headlamp

What should my gimmick be?
Want ppl to connect with me
Think of me
Want 2 be me
Buy merch inspired by me

I think my gimmick might be
the hemp choker necklace
Got this bad boy at the coast
when my parents rented a condo for a week
Chilled pretty hard with my bros
really good memories

Seems like a lot of ppl are in2 me
already wearing 'Deakin-style' hemp necklaces

That broad is pretty hot
Glad she vibes 2 me

Seems like this bro is in2 me too

My Name's Deakin
And my new 'buzzband gimmick brand'
is riding the hemp necklace choker [via 'the coast'] wave

Is Deakin going 2 become more popular than Panda / Avey / Geo?
R u gonna buy a hemp choker necklace 2 be like Deak?
Should Deak come up with a catch phrase like 'Do the Deak' or 'Dig the Deak!' or 'Deak the Deak!'?
Do ppl take Deakin srsly as an artist, or do they just hope he plays pre-StrawbJam songs?
Did Deakin do more for 2k10 than Pandy?
Will Deakin ever release an album / mp3, or will blogs just keep blggng abt him because he used to be in Animal Collective?

Lamestreamers on Facebook discover the song "KIDS" by MGMT

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:07 PM PST


MGMT is a band that has a hit song called "KIDS" but then they wrote a bunch of songs that weren't as poppy as KIDS so then they made other albums and ppl were like "Why didn't u write more songs that sound like KIDS?" and then ppl were pissed/sad.

Anyways, some lamestreamers on facebook discussed the popular song KIDS and made some sweet band recommendations:

First a lamestreamer is talking to her BFF and says 'I miss dancing with u soo bad! Have u heard KIDS by the Managmant?'

Then she instantly replies and is like "Check out Sleepyheads by the Pashy Pit, yall!"

Then some1 is all like "Aww hell yeah! KIDS! Oracular Spectacular is the effing shit."

Then some1 says "Yeah that album is as good as the Beatles. I heard MGMT's second album was rlly terrible. N e ways g2g ttyl"

*******
Do u think it is a bad sign when lamestreamers h8 ur second album?
Is KIDS.mp3 the greatest song ever written?
Can MGMT 'recover' from their second album?
R u happy that 2k10 is almost ovr so we can 4get abt "Congratulations"?
Do u <3 or h8 the Pashy Pit / Managment?
Have u seen any lamestreamers on facebook talking abt anything relevant recently?

Regine ruins the Arcade Fire's set on SNL, while Win Butler tries 2 be Bono

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 12:18 PM PST


The Arcade Fire was on the popular mainstream comedy show Saturday Night Live. It seems like they really wanted to take their brand to the next level. Unfortunately the stage was all small, so they were all cramped in there and no1 could really move around. I am not sure if SNL was a good place for their sound. Not sure if they made any new fans or just sorta came across like 'another random indie band.'

First they sang "We Used To Wait" and Win Butler tried 2 be Bono. Sorta sounds weak. Maybe they shoulda gone with "Wake Up" just to stay mainstream-ish.

I feel like Win is not sure if he is a 'rock n roll god' yet. Like maybe he thinks he is Bono/Brandon Flowers/Jeff Nickelback, but at the same time he might be a lil bit insecure.

Does Win deserve to act like a 'flamboyant frontman' or is he still just another meek indie bro?
U notice that in this video they 'hide' Regine in the back. Win probably had to promise to let her sing a song, so then they sang Regine's "Sprawl II."

They weren't able to mask Regine's vocals on TV, so ppl were probably kinda weirded out/let down by this performance.

Does Regine have 'the worst voice in indie rock'?
Did Regine single handedly ruin this performance?
Did things get weird when Regine brought out the color guard twirly things?

Are those actually 'sex toys' that she uses to tickle/punish Win?

Then the Arcade Fire was in a lame Andy Samby skit. Sorta not rlly very funny. Wonder if Samberg needs to 'hang it up', but then maybe he wouldn't be too successful without SNL to launch his viral videos.

The Arcade probs agreed to be in it because they were like "This will probs go as viral as Dick in A Box" but then no1 rlly cared.

Overall, was this a successful SNL trip?
Did the Arcade Fire 'sound good'?
Did Regine ruin everything?
Do u think Regine should be kicked out of the Arcade Fire?
Will Win Butler become the next Bono?
Did the Arcade Fire look like 'clowns' wearing those weird costumes/shirts/etc on stage?
Does the Arcade Fire need to give up the Coldplay costume gimmick?
Will The Suburbs be considered the best album of 2k10?
Do u wish u were Win Butler so u could be married to Regine?