| Jack from Salem gets a new alt dog 2 try to 'take down' Snacks the Cat Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:41 PM PST 
It seems like the 2k10s might be defined as 'the era of the indie mascot.' First, Best Coast 'used' Snacks the Cat in order 2 raise her profile. Then Girl Talk made sure every1 knew he had a dog named Wally [link]. Then Jack Donoghue got some dogs [link], but he must have gotten rid of that dog because it wasn't alt enough [via Michael Vicks].
Now he has some sort of pink lil poodle dog. It seems like this dog is supposed to represent a 'totally alt' pet that cares abt taking its own personal brand 2 the next level. Many domestic pets are just 'happy 2 be loved' but don't invest the time and energy 2 truly be an 'alt celeb.' Does Jack Donoghue look totally keut?
Does n e 1 know the name of this dog? Pinky? Gazey? Rapey?
Should he/she become the official mascot of Salem?
Should Pinky be dyed 'black' to match the rape gaze aesthetic?
Does Jack look keut? |
| Some Am Appy billionaire investor sells off his shares--is Am Appy 'in the shitter'? Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:00 PM PST Link: http://jezebel.com/5744078/sketchy-billionaire-dumps-a-chunk-of-american-apparel-shares
For the last 1-2 years, it seems like the prevailing American Apparel story has been abt their financial issues. I don't really know anything about finance/investing/buzz_companies, but it seems like 'as an alt blog', it is important 2 bring u news abt companies that are relevant 2 u. Anyways, some rich ass bro named Ron Burkle bought a bunch of Am Appy shares a while ago and ppl were like 'the company is saved!' but now it is al like "WTF he is selling off his shares. What does that mean? Is Am Appy 'going under'?' Ron Burkle bought $6 million worth of American Apparel shares last summer. Then the stock price pretty much plummeted. Now he's reducing his stake.
Burkle became American Apparel's second-largest investor after founder Dov Charney (who owns around 57% of the company) last June. Burkle's company bought a 6% stake in the troubled clothier for some $5.9 million.
I wonder what this means. Maybe I will start an e-Trade account and start buying American Apparel 'shares' instead of Am Appy t-shirts + leggings + hoodies. 
Here is a paragraph that has 'specifics' on how/why American Apparel is 'in the shitter.' Unfortunately for Burkle, and all of American Apparel's other shareholders, things went from bad to worse for the company during the second half of 2010. The share price plunged below $1.00 in late August and early September, as the company fell out of compliance with several of its biggest lenders, lost the confidence of its public accounting firm, which promptly quit, and struggled to report its financial information to investors in a timely manner. American Apparel's failure to file its quarterly results on time drew the ire of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, which warned it of delisting but ultimately didn't follow through, and the departure of the accounting firm earned the company subpoenas from the Department of Justice.
I wish I understood 'stock markets', 'investing', 'companies', and 'financial advising', but I srsly have $13.42 in my bank account right now. Might start watching more CNBC/reading the Wall Street Journals. Is Am Appy still a relevany buzz brand?
Can Am Appy 'rebound'?
Will Dov 'save' Am Appy?
Can American Apparel 'go mainstream' enough 2 make mad bank, or will tweens always be way in2 Crombies and Hollisters?
Does Ron Burkle seem like a chill bro, or is he harshing Am Appy's vibe?
If u were a billionaire, what would u buy stock in? Or would u just buy tons of prostitutes? #pray4Dov
#pray4AmAppy
 If you are an American Apparel stock holder, plz use the comments section 2 talk abt how u feel abt ur investment. |
| Some cool dad folkwave indie band called the Decemberists have the #1 album in America Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:28 AM PST 
I have never listened to the Decemberists because they always seemed like some sort of band for people who like 'folky' sounding indie or something. Like cool dads or girls who doodle pictures of unicorns and like bands that have a dude with a really 'distinct' voice that sounds kinda like a joke. I'm sure some people would say they are 'brilliant', but they would probably also say Sufjan Stevens, Architecture in Helsinki, Of Montreal, and Iron and Wine are their favourite indie bands.
Anyways, they some how have the #1 album in America. Have no idea who likes this band/who listens 2 this band, but I feel like there is some huge grid of people who still 'read Rolling Stone and listen to NPR'. No idea who these ppl are. Does this mean the Novemberists are 'hella relevant'? Or are they just a honky ass Kings of Leon-wave indie band? The Decemberists' sixth album The King is Dead debuted at the top of Billboard's album chart this week, scoring not only the band's first Number One album but also the best first-week sales performance of their career. Their previous high water mark for sales was the opening week for their previous album The Hazards of Love, which peaked at Number 14 with approximately 19,000 units sold. The King is Dead performed significantly better, selling 93,567 copies last week.
Have yall heard the Decemberists?
Are they 'relevant'?
Did they 'cheat' 2 win the #1 album by selling steeply discounted digital albums? Much of the album's retail success was online, with digital sales accounting for 65 percent of all units sold. The breakdown of the digital sales figures by retail outlet (iTunes, Amazon, etc.) is unknown, though it's worth noting that The King is Dead was sold at a deep discount — $3.99 — in Amazon's MP3 store.
Can indie bands ever win a #1 record without 'cheating' and selling their album at a discount 4 the first week?
Should I check out the Decemberists?
What do they sound like?
Is Collin Malloy 'hotter' than Win Butler/Ezra Koenig?
Is this another 'victory' 4 indie, or just further evidence of the mainstreamification of indie? |
| Should the broad from Sleigh Bells have shown more skin in their new video? Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:10 AM PST Anyways, have u seen this music video?
Do u think u r down 2 'talk urself' in2 Alexis Krauss?
Would u d8 her just because she is in a buzzband, even if you weren't in2 her music?
 Some 'other bro' shows up. Not sure what his deal is. Guess he is in the band or something, and made the director put him in the music video so it didn't seem like it was Alexis Krauss's solo project.
Do u 'like' Sleigh Bells?
Are Sleigh Bells 'relevant'?
Do Sleigh Bells make poop mp3s?
What is the deal with the SB 'brand'? Are they trying 2 be 'hardcore' or something?
Should the ride rapegazes?
Can Alexis Krauss reach 'Alice Glass' levels of alt hotness / coverage?
Should she 'show more skin', 'produce more upskirt memes' and 'let us see a few indie nip slips'?
Should Alexis Krauss go solo and start a hardcore slutwave act?
Should she have just vibed out on a webcam? [link] |
| Just another day in my dead end relationship Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:25 PM PST 
Sometimes I wonder why I'm still in this relationship. I don't even know what to do any more. It's like we've done every possible 'couple-based activity' available, and we ended up at this theme park, and now this bro is drawing a zany caricature portrait of us. I feel incredibly average. I feel like I have merged my brand with some one, and we have become a forgettable entity.
What are you supposed to do when you are in a relationship? What 'fun' things can you really do? Go out to eat? Go out to eat? Go out to eat? Go somewhere lame that other couples go 2? Go out to eat? Go out to eat? Run an errand with your significant other when you would rather be doing something else? Go out to eat? Go out to eat? Make dinner 'together.' Eat in silence. Watch TV. Go out to eat? See some movie? Grow old? Get fat? Go out to eat? Have kids? Go out to eat? I think about the days at the beginning of our relationship. I'm not the most romantic person in the world. But I really felt alive. I really felt like I was 'in it 4 the right reasons.' I felt happy. I felt like I was with the right person. Now I don't know so much any more. Sure there are tons of cliched stories about 'the fire' leaving a relationship as you grow older, and how that may or may not be beautiful. But I'm scared. I'm scared that I will be attached 2 this person 4 the rest of my life. I feel so much pressure in this relationship. I am supposed to be creating a meaningful experience with some1--but I feel like a complete failure. I'm not sure what 2 do any more. Should I 'stay loyal' 2 this person because we have bonded together, cried 2gether, gone out 2 eat a bunch of times together and 'experienced life 2gether', or can I pursue a meaningful existence without this person? Can I be happy 'alone'? Am I wasting my time & my life with this person? Do I deeply resent this person? Does my love for them override my deep resentment of them? I don't just feel tired of the person I am in a relationship with. I feel tired of myself, not just 'myself' in the context of this relationship, but I feel tired of 'myself.' A coward--I say I am 'unhappy' but I don't have the balls/energy/etc to either 'end it' or 'make the situation better.' What are couples supposed 2 'do'?
Is there such thing as a 'happy couple'?
Are you in a dead-end relationships?
Have u 'lost urself'?
Do u 'h8' ur partner?
Does the thought of 'growing old' with some1 seem 'appealing 2 u' in the twilight of ur 20something-years?
Were you in a 'dead end' relationship that u got out of. R u happier now, or sadder?
What is 'the point' of being in a relationship?
Do 2 ppl 'belong 2gether' or is every1 supposed 2 be alone?
Does every1 in a relationship turn in2 a lamestreamer mainstreamer, or can u stay interesting, alt, and authentic? 'This is life.'
-a human |
