Sunday, January 30, 2011

HIPSTER RUNOFF

HIPSTER RUNOFF

Is this the worst/dumbest/lamest party flyer in the world?

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:01 PM PST

Via: http://youtellconcerts.com/?p=1633

bass off worst party flyer ever
A party flyer is meant to 'promote' an event, giving people a reason to be 'intrigued'/'inspired' to attend an event. Designers value the opportunity 2 create an image that will last forever, representing a moment in time where every1 celebrated, drank, and danced their a$$es off, bringing it 'effing hard.'

I just saw this party flyer for an alt event called BASS/OFF.
Do u think this is the 'worst party flyer u've ever seen in ur life'?
Or did they create a buzzworthy flyer worth talking abt?
Do u think these 2 alt dudes are trying to be more indie relevant than Nic Cage and Johnny Travolta?

Was Face/Off better than Con Air / Battlefield Earth / Broken Arrow?

Do u want to attend BASS/OFF?
R u excited about the upcoming wave of SXSW meme party flyers?
Is the graphic designer who made this 'a genius' or 'a huge lamestreamer'?
Do yall miss when movies 'kicked ass'?
Who had a better career: Cage or Travolta?
Would u rather see FACE/OFF or attend BASS/OFF?
Do yall miss the thriving electro scene of the blog house era, or is it still alive in California?

Google censors rapidshare, megaupload, & torrents because they leak 2 many albums

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 02:27 PM PST

Link: http://torrentfreak.com/google-starts-censoring-bittorrent-rapidshare-and-more-110126/
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2011/01/27/27readwriteweb-google-starts-to-censor-torrent-related-sea-54237.html?ref=technology


No1 buys albums any more, unless you are a tween or an overgrounder, so people just illegally download them by googling [album name] + [file hosting provider]. It seems like Google is trying to make that process more difficult because they 'turned off autocomplete' for these [file hosting providers]. The results still show up, but u just have to type it all out now. S000oo0o0o00oOO ann0ying, Google.

Searching for file-sharing information via Google is going to take a little bit more effort now, thanks to new steps taken by the search engine to remove all sorts of references to torrents from its instant search and autocomplete features.

Do u think the dude from Metallica who shut down Napster 'made this happen'?
Do u h8 the RIAA?
Have u been sued/served bc u illegally downloaded something?

It’s taken a while, but Google has finally caved in to pressure from the entertainment industries including the MPAA and RIAA. The search engine now actively censors terms including BitTorrent, torrent, utorrent, RapidShare and Megaupload from its instant and autocomplete services.

Why do u think they singled out these services, but let u autocomplete sweet services like The Pirate's Bay, Mediafire, and AlbumLeakedFreeZipFiles.net?

Part of the problem with this new implementation, as TorrentFreak noted when it broke the story, the list of banned terms is "seemingly arbitrary." No version of the word "torrent" will work for instant search - neither the software "uTorrent," nor "BitTorrent," the name of a protocol and a San Francisco-based company. But while the cyberlockers RapidShare and Megaupload are now forbidden, other sites like HotFile and MediaFire are not. Furthermore, you can still find the names of other popular torrent sites, including The Pirate Bay.

It seems like these companies are trying 2 pretend that 'legitimate users' use their services, not just people who are trying to illegally leak + share files. C'mon yall... It's chill. Accept what u r.

RapidShare is not pleased with Google’s new filter either, at least not with its current scope in today’s roll-out.

“We knew about Google’s plans for quite a few weeks now. We embrace that certain search suggestions will not put a wrong complexion on RapidShare anymore, but we are concerned that at the same time the legitimate interests of our users will also be affected. We believe it was the wrong decision to remove the term ‘RapidShare’ from the search suggestions,” RapidShare told TorrentFreak.

“RapidShare is one of the most popular websites worldwide. Every day hundreds of thousands of users rely on our services to pursue their perfectly legitimate interests. That is why Google has obviously gone too far with censoring the results of its suggest algorithm. A search engine’s results should reflect the users’ interests and not Google’s or anybody else’s,” the company added.

Is Google being 'totally unchill'?
Will they stop indexing these file hosts, or just do this autocomplete crap?
Is Google more useful than the Hype Machine now?

Is it gonna be 'totally annoying' 2 have to type out 'rapidshare' when ur looking for a relevant album to download for free?
Do u wish Rapidshare at least had 2 share their download numbers with record companies so that the DLs could be counted towards album sales numbers?
What are some great ways to download leaked indie albums?
How many leaked albums do u download per year and what is your preferred file hosting service?
Should Google just be chill and let us search 4 whatever we want?
What searches should google 'ban'?
Is Google 'owned by the Chinese/US govt'?
Will bing become the next big relevant illegal file hunting system?

Choir of innercity kids sing Ariel Pink's "Round and Round", completely ruin song

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:30 AM PST


Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti's hit 2k10 song "Round and Round" might be remembered as 'the most memorable mp3 of 2k10' for years to come. In 2k10, we witnessed Ariel Pink 'go mainstream' [link] + garner 'tons of critical acclaim' + 'go mainstream' + have the potential 2 go overground.

The PS22 Chorus is a group of innercity kids who have a free-spirited music teacher that listens to indie music, and he makes them sing songs meaningfully, and then celebs + blogs think that they are 'helping these kids out' by giving them attention, but it is kinda mean because it is sort of a sympathy meme type of vicious cycle and ppl feel 'good' sharing the link but don't really care about the long-term psychological counseling necessary to handle 'life after thinking u were famous even though no1 ever really knew who u were.'

The PS22 Chorus performed a cover of Ariel Pink's "Round & Round" and every1 thinks it is meaningful/brings 'a whole new life' 2 the song, but I am an Ariel purist, so I think they ruined his song. I guess ppl liking this version just means he is going mnstrm/overground. Will people expect Ariel Pink's next album to just be 10 songs 'on the level' as Round & Round? [via his perceived sophomore album]

Is Ariel Pink going from 'underrated' to 'vastly overrated'?
What happens to PS22 Chorus kids after they 'graduate'?
How do they handle 'life after viral'?
Will mainstreamers start listening 2 Ariel Pink, or will they 'not get that many views 4 this video'?
Is the teacher 'too chill' for his own good? Do u think he just danks and listens 2 indie, then danks, goes 2 work, and makes kids sing indie songs?

Remember the time they covered MGMT's "KIDS"? [link]
Remember the time they sang Lisztomania, then made Phoenix 'famous'?

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Is the PS22 Chorus the 'new' platform for indie musicians 2 'gain more fans'?
Do u wish u went 2 a school where you just had a free-spirited teacher who made u listen 2 indie music all of the time?
Are these kids now Ariel fans, or do u think his lyrics get 'too dark' for pre-tweens?
Are these kids 'what music is all about'?
Did these kids 'crush it' or 'kill the vibe'?