Photos by Ryan Muir via BrookVeegs
I was recently at a Crystal Castles concert, and I noticed the lead singer Alice Glass in an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ costume. It was a strategic move, since her name is ‘Alice’ and the kidz movie’s main character is also named ‘Alice.’ It seems like a live show can be limiting. Ur only going to be performing for about 50-350 ‘fans.’ It seems like u should do something that ‘gets u attention on the internet from a blogsite that has thousands of daily visitors.’ This way u can enhance ur macrobrand instead of just portraying with a meaningful microbrand with a 1and done show.
‘Making a meme’ out of a concert seems like something all indie bands must do to ‘get covered.’ Whether it is ‘costumes’, ‘confetti’, or ‘inviting a member of another relevant indie band out on to stage to pretend to play guitar with your band’, it is important to ‘get the internet buzzing’ abt ur live show. This will make them want to attend ur show when you go to their local scene because they will be ‘afraid of missing something.’ This seems like a good strategy for bands that are not worthy of ‘being relevant.’
For example, Of Montreal has never really been a ‘good band’, but since their live shows are ’s000 zany’, ppl really like 2 see them. Here is a picture of an Of Montreal show where they execute women while they are wearing sillie costumes. The photo makes u wanna be there so you can see some1 ‘take her last breath of life.’
Photo via YvanRodic
Crystal Castles is kinda in the same boat as Of Montreal. I am not sure if they will ever release more music, but I think their brand is ’so established’ it won’t matter ‘how good/bad’ their music is. They will realistically never release an album that is ‘critically acclaimed’ or ’says something meaningful that tons of ppl can relate to’, so all they will do for the rest of their lifespan is ‘chill & try 2 keep their brand alive.’
Scarie. Seems like a chill meme, though. ‘Worth blogging about’, potentially.
Do yall know if ‘Alice in WoNdErLaNd’ is an authentic cartoon film? Seems like it was never that interesting, except ppl who ‘do drugs’ like to pretend that it is ‘fucking awesome.’ I prefer the Pixar films cuz they appeal 2 me as an adult, but still entertain my kidz.
Worried that Chrystie Castles are going to start appealing to stoner/druggie bros who now listen to Jam Bands.
Worried that she is trying to look like she is a ‘drug dependent person.’
I hope that even if Chrystine Castles is going through an ‘experimental phase’, it makes their music better. I am worried that it might sound like distorted electro garbage if they ‘drop 2 much acid.’
Sad that everything is about drug culture. Wish music and drugs had nothing to do with eachother so that Incubus never would have acquired a fan base.
what’s ur fave band with a fan base of ppl who ‘do a shitload of drugs’?
do u think they do drugs bc the music would be shitty without drugs?
Or do drugs open up ur mind and enable u to think in ways that straight edge ppl could never dream of?
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Feelin’ saucy <3
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I think CC’s only hope is to come back with a record that sounds like goth anco, with songs about child abuse instead of bros, or possibly the growing crisis of bro abuse.
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//////////Reply by kevbro
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 4:38 am
@smockland, wishful thinking. cc isn’t that talented.
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//////////Reply by diana
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 4:28 pm
@smockland, They already have songs like that
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Explosions in the Sky has a big druggie following. I get stoked to hear their instrumental creativity, and I was so excited for them to go on stage when they opened for the Lips. Everyone seemed to be waiting for them too, not to hear awesome musical composition, but to light up. Lame.
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//////////Reply by gnar sesh
//////////Posted September 22nd, 2009 at 11:10 pm
@Brad, its the way the lord intended listening to eits. America: love it r ‘leaf’ it
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I think whether we like it or not, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. and
various other Mash Up Artists brought in the
DIGITAL AGE
with their Electro and Banger Master-Pieces.
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alice don’t do no drugs!
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I liked M.I.A.s meme of dressing up like Pocahontas better. Because they are both Indian. M.I.A.s against racism.
When will Belle +Sebasty dress up like Beauty + Beast? Missed opportunity 4 synergy.
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//////////Reply by EFF G.Gillies
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 8:03 am
@Herpesterrunnoff, when will bell + sebasty [band] dress up like belle + sebasty [popular childs novel / cartoon]
?????
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I think all music is going to shit these days. All the new artists still sound the same as the old artists. Nobody’s original, and they try to make up for it with zany costumes [via Lady GaGa] but deep down they are all 3Oh!3.
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//////////Reply by bbbbb
//////////Posted September 22nd, 2009 at 10:30 pm
@Anna, lady gaga is brilliant. i can’t tell if it’s intentional, but she’s like one giant ironic mainstream superstar who is making fun of everything without most ppl realizing it. first pop star to base an image around commentary on fame and celebrity and how fucked up our culture is yall.
she’s also illuminati.
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//////////Reply by dick nuggets
//////////Posted September 22nd, 2009 at 10:37 pm
@bbbbb, theres nothing ironic about lady gaga
shes britney spears for hipsters, a subversion of a once alt lifestyle, packaged by interscope
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//////////Reply by RiZZ
//////////Posted September 22nd, 2009 at 10:55 pm
lady gaygay is for fggts
//////////Reply by jvac
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 9:25 am
@dick nuggets, that was a blasphemous comment. lady gaga has nothin to do with being hip in earnest, its all irony. she’s kind of ‘making fun’ of the way all musicians market themselves & the culture of defining a personal brand. i agree w/ bbbbb.
“just dance y’all”
//////////Reply by riiiiot
//////////Posted September 30th, 2009 at 6:15 am
@dick nuggets, iawtc
//////////Reply by daffy
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 11:41 am
@Anna, ‘music’ ‘is’ ‘dead’
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aphex twin fanz are either complete wastes of space or incredbly ingenious broz that either spend their time writing complex computer code or staring at a strobe light. kind of nice being in the middle. h8 incubus-n-boyd.
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//////////Reply by Wildwood
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 2:28 am
@zoetrope, it is possible to be both…aphex twin and the boat anchor manual archive rock! So do strobe lights and things that shine….
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//////////Reply by elle
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 11:05 am
@zoetrope, i only listen to aphex because i have ‘add’ or something and it’s the only music i can concentrate to
of course i listen to other stuff but i dont think i’m a waste of space or ingenious
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//////////Reply by zoetrope
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 12:10 pm
@elle, nuthin wrong with ridin the fency btwn totally genius n totally moronic.
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//////////Reply by Anonn
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 3:31 pm
@elle, sounds like a bunch of random ass shit to me
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//////////Reply by zoetrope
//////////Posted September 28th, 2009 at 10:51 am
@Anonn, oh yah, how dare i mention aphex twin in a electro saturated blog
drugs are mainstream
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//////////Reply by daffy
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 11:43 am
@mrjeffers, y is this funy
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//////////Reply by zoetrope
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
@daffy, haha, str8edge christian alts blowww
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//////////Reply by gotricebitch
//////////Posted September 27th, 2009 at 6:14 am
@mrjeffers, well if you think about it, everything’s mainstream in a way.
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like reading thiz when im like s00 highh ^.^
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PHISH
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//////////Reply by zoetrope
//////////Posted September 22nd, 2009 at 11:02 pm
@sidewalkspew, phish iz 4 trustafarian dweeb fux
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//////////Reply by Double Negative
//////////Posted September 25th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
@zoetrope, For sure.
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I went to high school with alice glass
she used to be an iranian dude named cammy
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//////////Reply by bradlee
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 am
@joe the loaf, cool
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im kinda hurt that ur making fun of alice but i dont want to be viewed as someone who takes things too seriously.
Best artist with druggie fanbase is probly madlib.
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staring at a dreammachine…
http://www.eluxury.com/day/2009/09/01/
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//////////Reply by zoetrope
//////////Posted September 22nd, 2009 at 11:05 pm
@stevo, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5ZJ-N750Bk haha ze broadcast
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i think No Age performing with Husker Du at the same event is more “meme-wannabe” than Alice Glass wearing a dress.
i love Crystal Castles long time.
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“what’s ur fave band with a fan base of ppl who ‘do a shitload of drugs’?”
YA MON DA REGGEA MUSIC TREAT ME RIGHT LIKE DAT SWEET SINSEMILLA AND MY LAZY SON LEROY – HE ONLY GOT 12 JOBS MON
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but comparing alice glass to of montreal or anything that you were trying to make a point with in this post is nonsensical because a band like of montrel is thousands of times bigger than crystal castles and its at least somewhat irrelevant
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//////////Reply by Anonn
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 3:33 pm
@Andrew, yr irrelevant
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i like crystal castles. i hate of montreal.
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//////////Reply by testicular dancer
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 12:28 am
@art@design.com, I agrees. crystal castles is all good.
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//////////Reply by riiiiot
//////////Posted September 30th, 2009 at 6:18 am
@art@design.com, i love of montreal. i hate crystals castles.
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Alice Glass reminds me a lot of Marilyn Manson. They’re both incredibly gimmicky, they both have no musical talent, and they both seem to sincerely think their cheesy image is “edgy.”
That said, I hope she sticks around forever. Like Marilyn Manson, Tom Cruise, Sarah Palin, etc, she’s a endless goldmine of hilarious internet jokes. Here’s to many years of pointing and laughing.
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//////////Reply by art@design.com
//////////Posted September 22nd, 2009 at 11:51 pm
@Simba, You don’t get this site, do you?
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//////////Reply by Simba
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
@art@design.com,
Actually I don’t. I’ve been really confused lately by some of the posts and not entirely sure what to make of them. Some of the posts about homeless people really bother me because I feel like Carles is being insensitive about REAL problems in our society. But…maybe I’m just not getting it? I don’t know….*confused* :-(
You seem like someone who fully undestands this site. Would you mind taking a moment to set aside all sarcasm and sincerely explain to me what this blog is all about? Thanks.
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//////////Reply by Anonn
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 3:36 pm
@Simba, maybe yr too old, are you > 25?
//////////Reply by Andrew
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 12:17 am
@Simba,
alice glass and marilyn manson are just props for larger musical acts, but alice glass is way more artistic than him, and not just bc shes indie
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this music is terrible.
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//////////Reply by CanFancier!
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
@tightblackkid, Thatz da same thing I said abt ur momz blow job last night. “Gawd this blo j are terrible, tightblackkid’s mom”
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Miss the days when ‘The Carles’ would have an update every other day on Alice Glass, with upskirt shots and pix of creepy fans hugging her. Chrissy Castles rlly need to release another album sometime this century, I need more of that shit.
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AnCo. Just 1 band with 350 ‘experimenting’ to the ‘experimental’
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new CC leaked about 30 min ago. shit is so siq. sounds like mega man fucked pink floyd.
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//////////Reply by indie ana
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 2:43 am
@DICKZ, fuck yes. it sounds like kraftwerk getting raped by heaven
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//////////Reply by bob dobbs
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 9:40 am
@indie ana, that sounds kewl as shit
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//////////Reply by Anonn
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 3:38 pm
@indie ana, kraftwerk suckssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss+is irrelevant
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I wish crls would have taged the incubus photo with a more alt via funnie “Brandon Boyd” name. Brandy Boyd?
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I used to like druggie music like 311 but then my friend burned me a Reliant K album and I’ve never looked back.
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//////////Reply by -_-_-_
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 2:37 pm
@jjj, This is maybe my favorite comment ever.
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//////////Reply by gotricebitch
//////////Posted September 27th, 2009 at 6:18 am
@jjj, LOLRelientK
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“Worried that she is TRYING to look like she is a drug dependent person.”
OH YOU …
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fact: crystal castles said “no” to being included on the twilight 2 soundtrack.
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//////////Reply by alice
//////////Posted September 24th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
@indie ana, i woudn’t want that to happen. all is well
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I always read this blog when I’m stoned.
Good Drug/Trip Bands:
-AnCo
-Akron/Family
-MGMT
-Goldfrapp
-Tiny Vipers
-Lykke Li
-Fleet Foxes
-Dirty Projectors
-Fever Ray
Straight edge is so 2k6, ya’ll.
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//////////Reply by Anonn
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 3:40 pm
@kevbro, you are the most relevant person so far. MGMT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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//////////Reply by kevbro
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 3:46 pm
@Anonn, I was bein irony, but you were bein sarcassy, so s’alll goood bro!!!
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//////////Reply by Anonn
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 3:51 pm
@kevbro, <3
I FKN H8 DRUGZ
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//////////Reply by CanFancier!
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 4:57 pm
@dj, Durgs shud be legal just to smite pussy as lrs leik you, fggt.
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//////////Reply by anonymous
//////////Posted September 24th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
@CanFancier!,
why are you using drugs to avoid dealing with yourself? do you hate yourself? are you afraid of life?
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//////////Reply by CanFancier!
//////////Posted September 24th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
@anonymous, Oh biatch, don’t try to use dat Dctr Phil shit on me, I don’t use drugs but I advocate the legality for da tards can run wild.
Villalobos… the dude is K-chomping machine and his ‘performances’ tend to start someitme around 5am and end noon the next day. However he is a DJ and not a band so not sure it counts eventhough his p4k scores are up there with other alt-worshippsed alt-bands.
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//////////Reply by abeewon
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 10:36 am
@b, 128 bpm’s foar ever
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http://soundcloud.com/tracks/search?q=rune+lindbaek
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lolz at incubus.
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drugs r bad mmmmmkay
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“what’s ur fave band with a fan base of ppl who ‘do a shitload of drugs’?”
erykah badu yall
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drugs & music: miles davis, charlie parker, john coltrane.
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//////////Reply by Anonn
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 3:42 pm
@bob dobbs, who the fuck are these people? are they in MGMT?
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//////////Reply by 420
//////////Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 5:24 pm
@Anonn, no they r rapper guys on the twilite 2 sdtrck
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<3 drugs, of montre suck live, christy castles via the vatican always suck
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GRAILS= drugs
acid rain ya’ll <3
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nething that is a ‘mind grenade’ or nething i can ’stare at a wall’ to
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my favorite band is taking CCC and listening to the sound of rain hitting my window
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Why iz yall hatin on Incubuz… Oh wait, I forgot about Morning view… Eh fuck it, mornin veiws wuz a good album.
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I RATHER LISTEN TO THIS OR KNIGHTSTALKER ANYDAY RATHER THAN YOUR BAND NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT
http://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/KNIGHTSTALKERISLOVE
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YOU DO DRUGZ 2 http://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/KNIGHTSTALKERISLOVE
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Yeah I kinda feel like Crystal castles has lost their shine. Their good times are prolly coming to an end b/c people are realizing, “their not cool, their just shit”
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Incubus musick > CC’s. cld have thrived without those drug associations. CC wld have died without that face of hers and the rampant crowd pleasing body surfing.
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//////////Reply by enjoynattyice
//////////Posted September 24th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
@enjoyincubus,
totes, brosephine.
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lets build up bands that make music with k/o and try not to tear down so much. plus alice lookks like she’ll kick ya right down the rabbit hole
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I don’t see why you ngrz hate Incubaby so much, they still a grt band, when you dn’t count da Light Granades albums n shit.
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the grl on the rite in the 2nd pic looks lyke shed b ‘mad’ to ‘hit from behind’
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P.S. going 2 fngr bang her when she crowdsurfs at parklife in sidney nxt wknd.
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fungus amongus
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i still absolutely love of montreal, despite kevin barnes’ over-the-top-screaming-for-attention zaniness.
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drugs are mainstream in general fucktardzz
http://www.myspace.com/wilsondubeats
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