HIPSTER RUNOFF

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• Episode 7: Why Do I want 2 Be Relevant?
• Newest Member of Interpol wears a suit 2 try 2 fit in
• Karen O tries 2 launch her slutwave career by modeling for Absolut Vodka
• Rolling Stone tries 2 save their magazine by launching a themed restaurant
• Natalie Portman reunites with Zach Braff in new indie super hero movie
• Is the Vivian Girls' album cover the early front runner for 'worst album art of the year'?

Episode 7: Why Do I want 2 Be Relevant? Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:15 PM PST Episode_7_ WhydoIwant2berelevant.mp3 Carles explores the alternative desire 2 be relevant. Why do we want 2 be relevant?

Newest Member of Interpol wears a suit 2 try 2 fit in Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:27 PM PST Photo via Stereogum by Andy Youssef Hey it's me David Pajo U don't know me? Oh yeah. I am the Carlos D bass playing replacement in the popular 2k0s buzzband: Interpol Yeah. I know, I know I'm wearing a suit I'm just trying 2 fit in, ya know? The band has a high-end personal brand so I went ahead and got a new suit at JC Penney's Why do they wear suits? I dunno I gotta be honest, the gimmick hasn't been helping their last couple of albums but at the end of the day mad overgrounders come out to support the band and I'm not arguing with the paycheck Well I better go practice some easy ass Interpol basslines Glad u could get to know me I guess I understand why Carlos D left the band Kinda lame But what are u gonna do All Buzzbands go 2 heaven Laters! The Pajo Bro Do yall miss Carlos D? If u joined Interpol, would u wear a suit 2 try to fit in, or just chill in cargos? Do u think Interpol 'forced him' to dress in mens formalwear? How did Interpol manage to 'ruin their music' but still have a 'successful career'?

Karen O tries 2 launch her slutwave career by modeling for Absolut Vodka Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST I just saw this picture of Karen O 'posing'/'modeling' in an Absolut Vodka advertisement. I don't really know much about the Yeah Ya Yeeeaas because they only have like 2 good songs that they some how managed to make an entire career of, but it seems like Karen O is finally 'trying to go mainstream.' Even though they are pretty maltstream, u kinda get the feeling that Karen O still thinks she is a Brooklyn-based artist from 2001 if you watch the interview that follows. I think this might mean that she finally decided to venture outside of the band, because the 2 other forgettable dudes make more money off writing songs than she does, so she is like "I gotta use my looks 2 make some money", one of the first signs that ur a slutwave artist. Here is some video where she does her best to try to sell "I am doing this because it is art. Absolut supports the arts. I am an artist." Some guy with an accent keeps talking 2 try to make everything sound formal, but every1 knows 'ur just a photographer. I can get the same shots u do with a disposable camera.' Phrases overheard in this pretentious video: "Creative Collaboration." "Stepping out of my Creative Comfort Zone." "Visual Communication." "Combined Passion and Vision." "We're dreamers." "As an artist, I would never limit myself to one medium." Is Karen O gonna 'break free' of the YYYs and 'go mainstream'? Is Karen O 'a genius'? Is "Maps" their only good song? Does n e 1 drink Absolut Vodka or is it the alcoholic equivalent of shopping at Target for clothes? ABSOLUT BUZZWORTHINESS

Rolling Stone tries 2 save their magazine by launching a themed restaurant Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:27 AM PST Link: http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/rolling-stone-announces/ Every1 says that the magazine industry is dying and that blogs are replacing magazines...but what if I told you that concept restaurants were replacing both blogs and magazines? It makes sense, because at the end of the day, u need to eat food more than u need 2 discover buzzbands/mp3s. Anyways, it seems like Rolling Stone is apparently launching a themed restaurant, sorta like the Hard Rock Cafe / Planet Hollywood. The Hard Rock Cafe has a new competitor in Rolling Stone. With a restaurant on the way and a new deal signed with IMG, the magazine plans to extend its licensing business into new categories, including electronics and gaming and fashion-based products that are inspired by the magazine’s rock ’n’ roll roots. R u looking forward to being able 2 purchase 'kewl graphic tees, coffee mugs, and _____' with the Rolling Stone logo on them at the RS Gift Shop or can u already get those [FREE] with a subscription? Wonder if the CEO of Hard Rock Cafe is 'hella pissed' at this news, like "We were the #1 rock n roll themed restaurant except 4 Rock N Roll McDonalds [via Wesley Willis]. This is bullshit." Do u think the food at Roling Stone Restaurant is gonna be 'hella crappy'? Will it be like Chili's, except the wall paper will be unread Rolling Stone Magazine pages? Will Hard Rock Cafe 'go under'? Will Rolling Stone be saved by this new concept restaurant? Do u think the journalists from their magazine will get 2 eat free food there? Should I take my family 2 Planet Hollywood in my Midwestern suburban city because we can't afford a real vacation 2 California? Ultimately, no1 cares abt eating $20 burgers at a restaurant about music. Only good thing abt this meme is the typical Los Angeles Hollywood industry 'outsiders' who think that working at this kewl grill & bar will give them 'A-List status.' Feel like I shoulda gone 2 bartending school and moved out to LA in order 2 start my 'acting career.' Here are some ppl begging 4 jobs on the RSLA Facebook wall. 'When are yall hiring?' 'I'd love 2 join the_team.' 'I'm a DJ. I play a lot of the music that yall write abt.' Have yall ever begged 4 a job on a brand's facebook wall? Are yall gonna apply 4 a job at Rolling Stone Cafe?

Natalie Portman reunites with Zach Braff in new indie super hero movie Posted: 08 Feb 2011 06:52 AM PST Natalie Portman is always doing her best to prove that she is an indie actress. It seems like the took out an ad during the Super Bowl to promote her new indie film "Thor." I don't read comic books, but if I had 2 guess, this is clearly a new indie super hero movie, trying to be quirky, kinda like Scott Pilgrim Vs the World starring Michael Cera. It seems like she reunited with former Garden State cast-mate Zach Braff to really make sure that this movie is 'hella indie.' Zach Braff's career has clearly 'gone down the shitter', so he has to be thankful to have been cast as THOR in this new movie. R u rooting for Zacky? Did he get plastic surgery? Is Natalie Portman an indie actress, or is she 'hella mainstream'? Did she just do this Super Hero movie 2 cash in 4 her baby? Can Zach Braff thrive as a lead actor? Does Zach Braff look hella swole in this movie? Remember that time Natalie Portman was like "Listen to this mp3. It's the Shins." Do u think they're gonna do that again in this movie, except with Peter Bjorn & John or something? R u listening 2 the Shins rite now? When Z Braff cast Nat Portman in his movie, do u think he thought they were gonna be 2gether forever irl? #LEAVE BRAFFY ALONE

Is the Vivian Girls' album cover the early front runner for 'worst album art of the year'? Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:12 PM PST Link: http://iheartvinyl.polyvinylrecords.com/em/iheardyousay At the end of every year, blogs will aggregate a fun visual meme that compiles the worst album art of the year. It seems like this year, the Vivian Girls are using the buzz strategy of 'doodling the worst album art possible' to try to get blog coverage. I think they might be trying to 'distract us' from their sadness because they didn't get to escape from their own middling buzzband to join Best Coast, who is clearly the #1 female fuzzy buzzy band in the world (mainly because they hired a male AZN fuzzy buzz guru) [link]. Should the Vivian Girls be disappointed in the artist they commissioned for their album art for "Share the Joy"? Have u listened 2 this? Is it any good? Did 1 of their band members draw it, and the other 2 were 'too stoned'/too afraid to cause inner-band-conflict 2 veto the art? Does everything the Vivian Girls do now make u sad? Have u heard their music? Are they fuzzy buzzier than Best Coasts? Is Ali Koehler laughing all the way to the buzzbank? Do yall miss doodling with Crayola markers, or did u move on 2 authentic pastels/colored pencils? Who will create the worst album art of the year? Would yall rather be stuck on an deserted island with a Crayola Big Box of Crayons, a regular pack of washable markers, or a pack of Yikes Pencils? (Ur answer will say a lot abt u).

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