Whenever I see a group of 2 or more alternative ppl with strong personal brands, I often ask myself, “What type of music would these ppl play if they were in a band 2gthr?” I am never sure if they are actually in a band, or if they even know how to play an instrument/GarageBand on a macbook. In today’s world, we all ‘want to be rock stars/blog house alt celebs.’ It is important 2 ask important questions like, ‘Who are these bros trying 2 b?’ In the future, I will mimic an pre-existing personal/group brand to take my existence to the next level.
[via Deep City Dive]
These bros are in a band that sounds like
a) The Strokes
b) The Stooges
c) Mexicalts who just learned how 2 play guitar
d) Sonic Youth
e) Health
f) No Age
g) Enrique Iglesias
h) The Smiths
i) Brokencyde
j) At the Drive In
k) The Albert Hammond Jrs.
l) Fleetwood Macs
m) Cut Copies
n) a local altbag band who values their songs more than they should
o) Baggy and the AltBaguettes
p) Choose.Your.Own.Response
When u go out with ur closest network of friends, what band/posse do yall try 2 look like?
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now that i’ve hurt a 17 year old Disney fan’s feelings (FlamingTacoTeen) i feel superior/authentic
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P.s. the band above is called Flaming Tacos
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//////////Reply by mstrcnt
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
@kn, lol…i second that
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//////////Reply by hagrid
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
@mstrcnt,
I third that
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//////////Reply by Static
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
@hagrid, i disregard that
More forest Alts!!!!!
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They must be in an authentic disco mexicalt band
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//////////Reply by da-ca-la
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
@G, yes! Los Bukis meets mars volta
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Peeling wallpaper is s0 authentic.
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MGMT for duter
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//////////Reply by sydney
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
@anon, yee dass wut i had thought
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Been wondering, how alt is Depeche Mode? And a-ha? And I’m not talking 1985 a-ha, I’m talking Rock in Rio/Memorial Beach a-ha. How alt is THAT
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The Kimya Dawsons
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terrorists.
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JOUSTICEES IN 2k12
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//////////Reply by lovem
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
@young bastard,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvoL1yKIYcs&feature=related
these guys will be justices in 2k15
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post at the drive in, mars volta totally
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//////////Reply by jack herror
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
@a, SO TRUE
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//////////Reply by Yo
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
@a, def. mars voltALTs
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//////////Reply by cooler than thou
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
@a,
i concur. mars voltALTastic.
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//////////Reply by mdankvibe
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
@cooler than thou,
exactly what i thought when i first looked at the pic, COMPLETELY mars volta bros
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I’m under one of two impressions here, these guys are either in a jewish pop group called THE TABERNACLE, or they prey on children.
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Hmmmmm:
Los Strokes
or
At the Drive-up Taco Truck
???
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jobros fo sho
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you should make a glossary of your terms. i.e. personal brand.
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//////////Reply by jw
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
@ailicec, A glossary would assist people who ‘don’t get it’ in ‘convincing themselves that they get it.’ I’m opposed to that.
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//////////Reply by djstepdadjeans
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
@jw, YES!!! I am opposed to that as well. I get it without a glossary and if you’re not as smart as me, Darwin says u should die.
The bros above are in a band that is a mixture of answer numbers C) and J)
personal brand is fucking self explanatory, by the way. at least ask for a definition of something the crls made up, like “yall.”
-djstepdadjeans
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//////////Reply by anon
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
@djstepdadjeans, either way said glossary would b rendered incomprehensible 2 entry-levels by lack of vwls
JNS BRTHRS
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//////////Reply by Josh
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
@eedit, I was thinking the Jobros too.
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I think these are mars voltagesbros. so to answer the question they play shit music. but looking at them… i could see tthem playing something strokesy. yup strokesy or hammondy.
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these two are in a relationship (bros? band?) w/some1 who looks EXACTLY LIKE THEM.
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the marzy voltas
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i h8 mexicansss
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//////////Reply by Static
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
@smehpstr, racism is so mainstrm. acceptance=alt in 2k9
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a mars volta tribute band; ars vulva
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los border hoppin padres.
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they are cedric bixler zavala alts.
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They are called “Hipster RunToTheBorder”.
or “Flaming Tacos 1979″
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the teenages con mexiAlt accents. ¡Qué bueño!
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they look like the mars volta
but mexialt
and sadder
either way, their next album will be influenced by Merriweather Post Pavilion…
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…Mars Volta?
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mexicalts not pokemones
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As i’m just smelling my own fart, i would rather say it is The Mars Volta aka. Omar “I-can-see-2-girls-one-cup-in-a-whole” rodriguez lopez.
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they play mexican flavred alt rock, but the alt is, like, silverchairy? its only alt to them because their culture is so restrictive, hence the jeans/hair
what do i win?
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the jonas brothers with a mgmt edge. their first release is going to be meaningful and raw.
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ugly betty alts.
sadddddddddddddd :(
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//////////Reply by m
//////////Posted January 12th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
@m1crocastle,
HA
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they actually play in a band in mexico
ahahaha it’s called LE MUSIQUE POP!!
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comment
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MAR VOLTA
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MARS VOLTA
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freddy mercuries / the queens …of the not so distant future
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last shadow puppies.. jerry curl edition
for the win?
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Sigh. Hudson Mohawke… for the win… FTW.. FTW.. FTW…
peep.
http://www.hipsterwave.com/hudson-mohawke-we-got-that-emotronic-if-you-need-us/
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//////////Reply by why?
//////////Posted January 13th, 2009 at 7:47 am
@ThatWas for reals yo,
FAIL.
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avril lavigne backup band. side prjct post-whig political stanzas. drums sound the same in every song. guitars bouncy at best, singtalk p.a. platform at most unbearable!
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they’re in the mars vALTa
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I keep hearing about mare valta and yet I have never listened to any of their music….
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the mars volta
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uhh, yeah… pretty much anything you’d hear on a college radio station. But stretch a 3 minute song into a 15 minute song. Wait, my alt friends are in bands, AND THEY DO SOUND LIKE THAT!!! WHhHAHAHH!!! ಠ_ಠ
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a super gay version of the not gay mars volta
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elliot smith+atdi+dylan=them
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Fuck brokencyde
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Journey
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http://www.pukepartyblog.com
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Jewstice
or mars vALTa
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those mexicalts actually are MARS vALTa. c wut i did tharr?
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At The Drive In/MexAlt Hands Down
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Queen
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that guy on the right looks like that dude in that 80s movie “The Warriors”
Caaaaaannnnn yooooouuuuu diiiiigggg ittttttttttttttttttt?
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<3 u
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the obvious answer is The Mars Voltoids
the not so obvious one is The Mexicants
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Los Dos Lonely Boys
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i know these guys, monterrey mex, they actually DO play in a band, its called ‘la musique pop’ google it
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