Recently, Vampire Weekend was ‘mad sued’ by some lady who is saying that they stole her photo from myspace or something (Her Name is Kirsten Kennis). Not sure what is happening in these pix, but seems like they are throwing down ‘mad bloghouse bangers’, throwing down a rowdy DJ set. If I had to guess, I would say that they ‘are trying to raise more capital’ to pay for legal fees + Kirsten Kennis’s second house in the Hamptons. H8 her so much for ruining the buzzosphere. Wish she’d understand that it is ‘rare’ that a band can come from nowhere to make money, but then when u go after a band’s money, it is hella unchill.
Just throwing down some bangers with Rostam + another non-Ezra Vampy Weekend bro (Do yall know the names of the other 2 bros in Vampire weekend? Should they ‘step up’ their personal brands?)
Seems like things ‘got complicated’, and the bros from Ra Ra Riot weren’t digging Vampy Weekend tunes. Huddled around the Macbook, trying to ‘top’ 1 another, playing more relevant tunes/authentic vintage tunes.
Huge ‘clusterfuck’ on stage. Wish when they hired Vampy Weekend, they just trusted them to play relevant blog hit all night, instead of pulling the ‘entry-level’ move of going behind the DJs itunes screen and saying ‘dude, do u have the new _______ remix? Hold on. U got wifi. Lemme download it.’ Will Vampire Weekend ‘make back their money’ in the DJ industry? Do u hope Kirsten Kennis loses the lawsuit? Should Vampy Weekend ‘get summer jobs’ after Kirsty clears their bank accounts? R u gonna vibe out 2 the new Bro Bro Briot album? Have u ever DJed/made a playlist at a party, and some ‘a-holes’ change it because they ‘want u to hear this new MP3 that no1 has heard about’? Has the laptop ruined ‘pure DJing’? Are Vampy Weekend ‘real DJs’ or just ‘effing Macbook users’? What is more important when u book a DJ: the brand of the band/DJ, or ‘the song selection’?
WAVVES has some song called “Shoulda Taken Post Acid with U” and he made a music viddy for it. Sorta trying to recapture ‘nostalgic images of youth’, except WAVVES is still young at heart [via dank], so they are probably kinda like ‘nostalgic images of earlier 2day’ [via getting blazed and ending up in a youtube vortex of old teen television shows from the 90s]. Feel like this video is ‘trying to be retro’ and go back to WAVVES’s youth, back before u needed weed/acid/ 2 be nostalgic.
Wish we could stay 20-somethings forever Not a care in the world Except chilling with Alien Bros Getting ‘high’ of intergalactic weed
Seems like there are ‘no references’ to weed/alcohol/getting ‘blacked out’/fucked up in this video. Seems like maybe Mountain Dew was like, ‘listen, we paid u for this song, so would u mind chilling out on the dank references. Know it is a big part of ur identity, but we are a mainstream brand, and want teens to vibe out to this music while they drink Mountain Dew.’ Wonder if the alien’s ‘miscellaneous groceries’ are supposed to be ‘beer’ or if they are just ‘bags of cheetos + funyons + lunchables.’
Does the alien seem ‘more chill’ than WAVVES? Do u wish u could vibe out with MTV VJ John Norris? Do u think he is a chill bro who will dank out with a buzzband? Will WAVVES play on Fallon? Is this the ‘music video of the year’ besides M.I.A.’s “Born Free”? Would this music video have been more interesting if the CIA ‘executed’ the alien by shooting his ass in the head and making WAVVES run over a field of landmines? Do u think Mountain Dew ‘cramped’ WAVVES’ style by banning ‘foreign substances’ in the video, or do u think WAVVES’s brand seems light-hearted + free-spirited? Did WAVVES + Best Coast take ‘dank’ 2 far, ruining fan perception of them?
Sufjan Stevens has a new album coming out. I guess that means his ‘latest EP’ that people were ‘trying hard 2 like’ was actually just a collection of ‘trashed’ b-sides/incomplete songs. Apparently the new ‘LP’ is called The Age of Adz (pronounced Odds). Feel like maybe it is an album about ‘the age of advertising mainstream products on alt websites’ or something.
Here is some press release that describes the tone/sound/gimmick of the album:
It's much too soon to cast descriptive lots, but we can say the new album sounds nothing like the All Delighted EP (although it shares similar themes of love, loss, and the apocalypse). Nor is this new album built around any conceptual underpinning (no odes to states, astrology, or urban expressways).
We can say it shows an extensive use of electronics (banjos and acoustic guitars give way to drum machines and analog synthesizers), and an obsession with cosmic fantasies (space, heaven, aliens, love), to create an explicit pop-song extravaganza, augmented by heavy orchestration, and maybe even a few danceable moments. Enjoy Your Rabbit meets the BQE. But with songs. Verse, chorus, bridge, backbeat. Gated reverb. Space echo. Get your boogey on.
R u pumped about ‘pop’ / ‘electro’? Will Sufjy ride chillwaves/throw down bloghouse bangers? Will Sufjy just write entry-level electro songs?
Was the All Delighted EP a ‘pile of poop’? Will this new Sufjan album ‘save’ 2k10? Will he be able to write modern, relevant electro, or will it be the entry-level bleepy bloopy crap he wrote before he went banjo folk wave?
Really worried it’s gonna sound like this. Hope it at least has 1 good mp3 on it.
R u pumped about the Sufjy ‘full-length’ or will it just be overhyped by entry level indie fans who just got done buy The Suburbs for $3.99?
Feel confused by his album art. Might suggest a theory that it is ‘racist’ because it depicts a sambo on the album cover. Maybe a clown or something. Kinda confused.
The "Adz" of the title loosely refers to the apocalyptic paintings of outsider artist Royal Robertson (1930-1997), whose work is used for the album cover, interior design, and as general inspiration for the tone of the album.
Just googled for the artist, found more doodles by him. [link] Feel like Sufjan shoulda used a more sexual Royal Robertson painting. Wonder if Sufjy paid the artist’s family, or if he just ‘jacked that shit’ like the Vampire Weekend bros.
Royal Robertson, a sign painter by trade, was born in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. He left his native state in his early 20′s and returned three years later to care for ailing mother. He then married his wife, Adell, but the marriage ended after 19 years, and Robertson has been alone and troubled ever since. He has been scorned by his neighbors and has turned to obsessive records of his visions in imagery and writings. His influences are two-fold; either the futuristic images of aliens, anticipated modes of travel, architectural dream houses or temples, and his tormented memories of his unfaithful wife, Adell, and their spoiled marriage.
Robertson’s home and yard are virtually filled with his rotating signs, cursing Adell on the outside and ubiquitous drawings and shrines to her on the inside. His drawings show his accomplished trade of sign painter in their proportional architectural accuracy. Usually painted on poster paper with magic markers and tempera paint, they usually allude to precise moments in time, like when Adell was unfaithful to him.
Worried that Sufjy’s lover was unfaithful 2 him
Is Sufjan’s album cover filled with ‘Racist Imagery’? R u worried about this album? Will this album be a ‘huge disaster’? Will this album be a ‘mild success’? Should Sufjan be more focused on ‘going mainstream’ + ‘charting in the Top 5′ instead of perpetuating his pre-existing brand? Can Sufjy ‘make the leap’ beyond meaningful indie movie soundtrack songwriter? Can Sufjy expand his fan base? Is Sufjy’s album art ‘meme’ enough, or should he have copied the ANCO_MPP album cover meme? Is Sufjan Stevens a ‘complete failure’ until he finishes the 50 states project?
Always wondered what ‘life on the road is like’ when u become a buzzband. Feel like I finally know what it’s like now that Washed Out’s video for the hit anthem “Hold On” came out. Really just wanna bro down with him on stage, ride some chillwaves.
Is ‘crashing’ the Washed Out stage the new ‘crashing the Girl Talk stage’?
I think this video means that he is ‘moving on’ to phase 2 of his career, working towards a second LP, putting the past behind him, using his life experiences as inspiration 4 new chillwave material. Might even ‘move beyond’ chillwave and write a lofi italo tribute record. U really never know. Sorta just wanna chill with him on stage and throw down some Elaine Benes dance moves [via Seinfeld bro humor].
Do yall still vibe hard to Washed Out? How would u describe his signature dance moves? Do u think Panda Bear should do the Washed Out ‘white boy swagger sway’ when he performs? Will Washed Out replace Panda Bear on the high-end indie conceptual 1 man band circuit? Do u wish u could be in a buzzband and travel around the world, playing ur mp3s for people who read abt u on the internet? Does it seem ‘worth it’ to be a buzzband, or would u rather just sit at home and ‘dank’ all day, reading internet memes? Which chillwave artist will have the most prolific career: Neon Indian, Washed Out or Toro Y Moi? Which chillwave artist will have the most well-monetized career: Neon Indian, Washed Out or Toro Y Moi?
Have yall ever had Pinkberry? It is apparently some sort of ‘fresh, new take on ice cream.’ Instead of icing cream, they ice yogurt, making it frozen. Not even sure how it works exactly, and if there are even any health benefits, but it is apparently ‘the new craze’ with women who want decadent smart snacks.
Anyways, the popular ‘chain’ Pinkberry added ‘catering’ services. Not sure how that’s gonna work. Feel like catering usually requires ‘hot plates’, and people going thru a line to ‘load up’ on shitty foods. Can u keep frozen yogurt on a hot plate/under a hot lamp? Should I get Pinkberry 2 cater my wedding/graduation party? Will my old grandparents / disconnected extended family not ‘get’ what Pinkberry is?
Consumers can order online, choosing from a variety of yogurt flavors and sizes and then create their own “topping bar” by selecting from more than 30 toppings. Pinkberrry will drop off the order at the desired time, set up a serving station and offer guests “the full Pinkberry experience,” for the first time beyond its retail locations.
“We have found that people are overwhelmingly surprised that they can provide the Pinkberry experience to enhance their special event,” says CEO Ron Graves. “We have catered everything from unique, high profile celebrations to casual dinner parties.”
Saw these AZNs went ahead and said ‘eff wedding cakes–let’s eat some froyo, yall!’ Will all modern alternative weddings serve frozen yogurt instead of a ‘lame ass, over-priced cakes’? Are we entering an era where the NYTimes can write a ‘cultural commentary piece’ on how young hipsters are getting married, and choosing to customize their dessert options, breaking free from old society’s expectation of ‘mainstream cake’? Should I get blazed and watch some show about people stressing out about making zany wedding cakes on Food Do u feel sad for women who aren’t married who watch reality TV shows based on ‘brides selecting a dress’ / making wedding cakes?
Is Pinkberry a ‘shitty, over-branded product’, or ‘the best goddamn frozyog’ on the planet? Is it more ‘alt’ to call ‘frozen yogurt’ ‘frogyog’ instead of ‘froyo’? If I put my Dannon / Yoplait yogurt in2 a freezer, will it become ‘frozen yogurt’?
Will Pinkberry catering ‘do well’ with ppl who have tons of money 2 waste? Is Pinkberry ‘overrated’? Should they just make ice cream cakes [via baskin robbins]? Do u have a Pinkberry in ur local area, or do u live in Middle America? Do u have to eat ‘froyo’ at Marble Slab / Coldstone Creamery /Baskin Robbins? What is the best Frozen Yogurt Chain?
Pinkberry competes with numerous frozen yogurt chains, including Golden Spoon, Red Mango, TCBY, and Yogurtland.
Do u only support ‘local’ froyo joints that ‘make their own flavors’ and ‘allow u to serve urself in a 2 gallon carton’? Are chain frozen yogurt shoppes ‘way better’ than ‘local/startup’ frozen yogurt places that are just trying to mimic the over-branded froyo aesthetic? [via feeling like ur walking into a salon/space ship]
Bebe Zeva is a popular alt celeb/alt teen sensation from the Los Angeles California area. She is known as ‘the top model’ for the popular I AM CARLES brand and has done other branding+identity work for other alt + maltstream brands. In this video, it seems like she creates some sort of ‘new alt dance craze’ while vlogging on the internet. Only time will tell if this organic meme dance will ‘catch on’ or if it will be ‘just another micro-meme on the internet.’ In the dance, you seem to put your hair into a pony tail above ur head, then ‘twirl ur head round’ creating a helicopter-like zone due to the speed of your hair propeller. Wonder what kind of music u need to achieve this fad, or if you can just do it where ever/whenever. Can u do helicopters 2 chillwave, or do u need some sort of pop song / summer anthem / vintage blog house hit?
Do u want to see Bebe Zeva do the ‘ethnic’ version of this dance and ‘shake that ass’?
Do yall ever take ur shirt off and twist it round ur head like a helicopter?
Take your shirt off, twist it ’round yo head Spin it like a helicopter
Do u wear ur hair in a pony tail and twirl it round yo head like a helicopter? Do yall miss Bebe Zeva? Should the I AM CARLES brand ‘return’ or ‘die’? Should the I AM CARLES find a ‘new model’, or will Bebe Zeva be ‘fresh’ until she reaches the elderly years of Kirsten Kennis? Was Bebe Zeva ‘the first HRO reader’? Do yall miss HIPSTER RUNOFF before it ‘swirled down the shitter’? Will HRO die in 2k11/is hro ‘already dead’? Will u do ‘the helicopter’ at a relevant alt party?
