Photo by J Caldwell
As yall know, the goal of a brand is to create lots of synergies. Bands are brands which can evolve, or they can ‘tank’ and isolate their consumer base. As yall know, the relevant buzzband The xx has transitioned from ‘kewl new buzzband with bloggable mp3s’ to buzzband who ‘delivered’ on their debut album. Now they must go on tour, interacting with tons of fans/consumers/alts across the world, convincing them that they are worth supporting as a brand for the next 2-10 years.
As yall can see, the XX utilized on-stage illumination technology which highlights the name of their band on the stage. This helps to inform unaware consumers and pedestrian traffic in and around clubs that a band called ‘the XX’ is playing. In addition, the stage is a bloggable internet meme, letting party+concert+flickrBro photographers get an ‘interesting photograph.’ It is important to note that the XX stage logo is not completely superfluous–it integrates into the drum pad bro’s setup.
The XX are in a position to expand quickly with this base technology. For example, the could insert multi-coloured lights into their console. In addition, if they were to start a fastfood franchise, they would already have a logo that they could use to extend their brand. It is important to remember that successful buzzbands aren’t just good at making music, they also implement marketing strategies to become ‘more than just a band’ to a core base of consumers.
Wonder if The XX utilized the same technology that Justice used to create a glowing stage cross.
Do yall appreciate bands that have a sweet stage presence?
Should Animal Collective get a huge sign that says ‘ANCO’ in the popular font comic sans to play in front of?
Should Grizzly Bear have a real grizz bear on stage?
Should the Neon Indian band hire Native Americans, and make them use neon body paint?
Should Phoenix utilize the logo of the popular NBA team ‘The Phoenix Suns’?
Should horrorcore bands murder ppl on stage?
Should Ricky Martin have a taco truck on stage, called ‘Livin La Vida Taco’?
What are some good stage gimmicks that bands could use to enhance their brands?
Previous XX Coverage
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/11/following-up-on-the-xx-broad-from-halloween.html
XX BONUS XX QUESTION XX
Which XX fan art doodle is the most authentic?
“xx chillin bein Carles” by BebeZeva?
or “chillin, drinkin dos Equis, shooting lasers out of our eyes” by BuzzBandFan6969?
Do yall know if deep indie gazes mean that alt celebs can shoot lasers out of their eyes? Worried to look at one of them in the eyes, since they have such emotive/distant/dreamy/emotionally-scarred faces. Feel like making eye contact with them might be the alt equivalent of looking into the popular Greek mythological broad ‘Medusa’, known for turning onlookers into stone at the expense of 1 glance.
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75 Comments
Ay
1st
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//////////Reply by teh
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
@TripStar, i almost got first
feelin’ kinda funnie
feelin’ kinda sad
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//////////Reply by TripStar
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
@teh, lol :D
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//////////Reply by cobones
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
@TripStar, heh, “teh” that’s still some funni shite.
//////////Reply by melbourne
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 6:32 am
@teh, THE XX FUCKING SUCK
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//////////Reply by rAIDSallen
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
@melbourne, you suck.
//////////Reply by Sonia
//////////Posted December 13th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
@melbourne, I actually kinda agree
//////////Reply by le CEECEE
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
@TripStar, I wonder if HRO will ever degrade into one of those blogs were ass holes just write “FIRST!!!!1″ on every post. Kind of like ‘hey look at me, i’m really an ass hole’. Similar to this comment right here.
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//////////Reply by dead ascetic fingers
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
@le CEECEE, yo walkin round the city checking out cute lil alt sluts makes me wanna FUCK ‘I’m tired from work’ FUCK [sluts action drunk destruction and light]
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//////////Reply by Turby-Duello
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 11:34 am
@TripStar,
Should dated “BUZZ BANDS” make dog based remixes?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MICQZrdM8I
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//////////Reply by lastnightsfartie
//////////Posted December 11th, 2009 at 8:07 am
this kyle deen dude is such a douche. i don’t even think something like “copywrite” could apply to these fotos. srry if i’m “fanning the flames” CRLS, but i just have 2 say what’s on my mind.
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second!
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//////////Reply by lastnightsfartie
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
OMG CRLz all solid ideas. think bands should hire u to handle their marketing. Although, I still remember getting runny diarrhea from the livin’ la vida taco stand in El Paso TX. Wish moar ppl would use comic sans.
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4th?
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V.
carles you’ve metamorphosed like a butterfly
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6th.
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//////////Reply by aw, fukk
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
@Jake Hobbs, bro
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//////////Reply by cobones
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
@aw, fukk, i love you so much aw, fukk. i picture you as some androgynous, featureless being programmed to post succinct and good replies to dum shit.
n other words: “keep on truckin’”
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Hey ya’ll, NPR covered The XX yesterday… shit ain’t authentic n e more. Begin disavowing!
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//////////Reply by cobones
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
@d00dz, ahahahha fuck aw, fukk. u r teh shit!
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//////////Reply by d00dz
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
@cobones, my brain exploded
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//////////Reply by chong
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
@d00dz,
xxx was on in starbuck yesterday too. i almost cried
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//////////Reply by phil
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 6:03 am
@chong, why were you in starbucks?
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//////////Reply by chong
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
@phil, i clean the toilets
pays for my college and gets me alt-cooch
wonder if in ‘the future’ buzzbands will utilize nipslip/titty technology to gain a wider audience base.
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the lead singer chick definitely suffers from the “sexy voice, hag face” disorder.
poor girl..
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//////////Reply by cobones
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
@hmm,, post high-def pics of ur own face plz. asap.
also take a picture of urself with today’s NYtimes so i know it’s u.
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//////////Reply by bro
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
@cobones, lol1
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Does the xx make good music?
I purposely ignore buzzbands like XX or yeasayer,because it reminds me of how inauthentic the indie scene has become, with sites like HRO, PFKM, etc. becoming the “tastemakers” instead of the massses creating what I perceive to be an “underground” following.
I like it when people i know irl introduce me 2 music, or i download a torrent randomly because I can ignore the invisible hand that feeds the indie music consumer.
Heard a snippet of an XX song on NPR last night, it sounded “decent” I guess. I’m 24 nd too old for “personal brands” and such, just wanna listen to music that sounds good while waiting to die.
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//////////Reply by grant golland
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
@teh, the xx is good, yeasayer is boring (except that one video), imo
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//////////Reply by teh
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
@grant golland, ty
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//////////Reply by brian
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
@teh,
wasn’t ‘that into’ the yeasayers’ first album, but the new single has me all excited
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//////////Reply by rAIDSallen
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
@brian, it’s good…but the memory tapes rmx is soo much better
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//////////Reply by tomatito
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
@teh, the xx have really good dark, sexy sound. it’s like chillwave but without all the spacey synth bullshit, just the lofi drums and satisfying rhythm guitars. if you plan to get laid anytime soon, it’s the record to have. oh, and both of the singers are great.
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//////////Reply by **0**
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 3:45 am
@tomatito,
the xx has been a ‘real panty dropper’ 4 me too. isnt that the point? girls getting all hawt and bothered? thnxs buzzbands…
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//////////Reply by alltomorrowsbros
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
@teh, only listend to the them jeans remix
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I love it when bands do this. I wish occasionally when I was listening to Girl Talk it would be like “this is dj girl talk comin at you from the depths of limewire” or something. Also a big fan of bands shouting out other bands (the classic being the smashing pumpkins shout out in pavements rangelife). Also a big fan of that one bloody beetroots song where the lyrics are like “all I do is masterkraft” with a MSTRKRFT sample.
xxtra. the girl in the xx looks a lot like anthony hegarty.
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//////////Reply by thatdjdjkid
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
@grant golland, girltalk isn’t a dj.
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//////////Reply by d00dz
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
@grant golland, I believe that was Stephen Malkie hating on Smashing Pumpkins at the time…
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//////////Reply by bro
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
@d00dz, last time i saw william corgbro he was bobbing his head to the presets in between songs [via them playing at another stage]
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//////////Reply by chilisfan
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 2:48 am
@grant golland, xxbroad def looks like antonybro! they should sing a duet lol.
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Comic Sans should die.
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//////////Reply by DaveyTareCat
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
@a_nonnie_muss, shit your right. This music isn’t good
at all. Think it’s snotty British kids making snotty music about sex
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//////////Reply by HEYUHLETMETAKK
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
@DaveyTareCat, YOU should die
CoMiC SaNs 4 lyf33333333333333333
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There’s something to be said about subtlety(is that how you spell it? ugh whatever).
As long as the props aren’t these obnoxious things that take away from the show, then yeah, incorporate away!!
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how many fleet foxes would it take to take down a grz bear?
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//////////Reply by jig
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
@HJ, 23
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//////////Reply by brobro
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
@HJ, ‘don’t ask’ [via Horn of Plenty]
Feel like a Grizz Bear could be held off by a single Fleet Fox ‘while it waited for the others’ to help ir fight off the Grizz Bear.
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//////////Reply by HJ
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
@brobro, i cant help but wonder if u had a hand in all the bro cmnts on here
(questions get answered and more keep popping up) via pee wee herman’s adventure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xon61c-KNg
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//////////Reply by rAIDSallen
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
@HJ, it only takes 1 panda bear to take them all down.
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miss the bangable broad/lost member of the dos equis
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//////////Reply by cobones
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
@skybeard, me 2.
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The Big Pink should incorporate a giant vagina into their set. It’d totally b ‘provocative’ / a tru ’shocker.’ But if they simply can’t ‘get’ Bono (even using their UK cred), they could always ask alutty altbroads to masturbate on stage [via 'velvet']
//’these hands r mine’
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//////////Reply by lel
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
@Moargan Friedman, DEEZ GRLS FALL LYKE DOMNINOZ
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Once again, the of montreals can teach us all a lesson about stage shows.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1959819909216563168&ei=tQ4gS6OoFZTiqgLfxZWZAw&q=%22of+montreal%22+conan&hl=en&view=2&client=firefox-a#
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//////////Reply by spokentroll
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
@a_nonnie_muss, over the top. their shit tends to bother me.
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//////////Reply by chong
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 12:01 am
@a_nonnie_muss,
they’re a lil old but their live shows r fuckin ballin
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lasers are overrated
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//////////Reply by generk witty cmmnt
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
@Cannibal Astronaut,
laser tag > lasers.
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//////////Reply by broseph stalin
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 1:01 am
@generk witty cmmnt, god? ≥ weed > laser tag > lasers
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BORING POST IMO.
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//////////Reply by HJ
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
@DAT ASS, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IiLZ0dvDWU
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well lasers??
i saw them live and they definetly had those laser-killer-eyes!
I’m still wondering what kind of laser they use? a red 630×10^-9m one or a green 589×10-9m one?!
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did i tell yall i saw the xx + friendly fires in chicago
heres the authentically blurry pic i took with my bb– i moved it too soon cause my super-bright flash lasted for fucking ever and made me soo self conscious. :-P
http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku7iflO3Wb1qzfndyo1_500.jpg
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//////////Reply by TripStar
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
@aw, fukk, i wuz there!
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//////////Reply by aw, fukk
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
@TripStar, damn, rly? where were u? was up front by the left speaker. ‘fucking deaf’ after the friendly fires.
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//////////Reply by TripStar
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
@aw, fukk, ya! i wuz all over the place. srsly love Friendly Fires 2 much. Wish they lit some fires on stage ‘good stage gimmick’
//////////Reply by aw, fukk
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
@TripStar, damn bro, remember when the guitar bro used that fucking mixer/vacuum/anons_white_plastic_thing to play his guitar and it was crazy, and then stood on stage like 2 mins after the rest of the band left holding a fucking maraca in the air
jesus, shit got real
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//////////Reply by TripStar
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
@aw, fukk, aww, feelin’ like we shared a ‘real’ moment
//////////Reply by aw, fukk
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
@aw, fukk, ‘human connection’ [via live band experience+hro]
<3s
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Am i still alt if i don’t ‘get’ Phoenix? Would i ‘understand their brand better’ if they used the Phoenix Suns logo?
Feel like they are a ’shittie’ French version of the Strokes. Plz help.
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//////////Reply by generk witty cmmnt
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
nothing to ‘get’
catchy songs
that’s about it.
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//////////Reply by chong
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 12:03 am
@brobro, they’re in that 1 car commercial
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//////////Reply by Some t-shirt guy
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 1:10 am
@chong, electrogoal 2k10, get song in car commercial
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BORING POST.
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//////////Reply by cobones
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
@bro-ntosaurus, boring comment jicca. funny name tho so ok.
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deep indie gazes totally kill my boner
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7597/villageofthedamnedavi00.jpg
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Have yall heard of the buzzband Portishead? They just released a new chillwave track. Wonder if they can ‘ride the chillwave train’ to ‘mad myspace hits?’
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=11755
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//////////Reply by bob dobbs
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
@brobro, Portishead has been popular forever. Saw them at the Magic Bag in Detroit in 1997, they are fucking sweet. Hard for me to listen to now cause it makes me want to shoot dope, and Im clean these days. How do you like the new track? I haven’t heard it yet.
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The Terminator X[via public enemy] was the first to have a Giant illuminated X(green) below the turntables. that was circa1990. just sayin yall.
do you think they have two small white x’s to express the white guilt[via passive aggro]?
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Also think Passion Pit should have a ‘fuk pit’
So that more ‘real’ moments/connections can be shared/made
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the pic at the end made me lol CRLS, soo funnie.
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//////////Reply by anco party 2nite
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
@torbro y moi, me too. so did ur name
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boring
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think if wavves did this
his show
would be all
‘washed out’.
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//////////Reply by dayum
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
@generk witty cmmnt, touché
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glad that carles is back
but if u do get tired of his nonsense
;]
http://tastelikekathy.wordpress.com/
u can read this nonsense
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//////////Reply by la vallette
//////////Posted December 11th, 2009 at 10:02 am
@yea,
theres nothing to read there, just youtube videos and pics. eatskeet.com does that sooo much better.
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//////////Reply by yea
//////////Posted December 11th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
@la vallette, cool ill check it out
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hey do any of u bros have the calres mp3s that were previously available for download here http://soundcloud.com/hipsterrunoff ?
used to have crazy-limited disk space, seems like i thought they would b there ‘4ever’
:(
<3s
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//////////Reply by b4hc
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 4:10 am
@aw, fukk, same boat, need fuckeverything.mp3
sobad
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sunset rubdown should
giveout
handjobs
but they would
probs
suck
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//////////Reply by where teh bros are
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
@kool kat klub, miss tugjobs
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damn, kinda sad carles ‘jumped the shark’
i thought maybe it was a ’slow news day’ but all the blogs since mikebro/becca/regbro fiasco have been pretty tepid
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//////////Reply by generk witty cmmnt
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
@Julio,
me n u
down by the
schoolyard
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//////////Reply by b4hc
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 4:11 am
@generk witty cmmnt, w papa tennenbaum
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i have a HEALTH messenger bag that i got when i ordered get color
i was at the gym signing up for a membership, and realized that i must have looked funny with my skinny jeans and bag with the word HEALTH in caps
band brands are funny
and sometimes unrecognizable to outsiders
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//////////Reply by anonymous
//////////Posted December 9th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
@apreludes, made me lol
going to a supermarket with a backpack with the words FOOD on it comes to mind
foooooood..
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new indie buzzbands are usually horribly ugly bros, the xx seems to top all of them. thems some ugly peeps
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This concept of bands incorporating manifestations of their names into live shows got me thinking, Carles.
Wonder if Matt & Kim would have to hire two people named ‘Matt’ and ‘Kim’ to perform their music
Wonder if Flaming Lips’ gimmick would ‘affect Wayne’s singing’
Wonder if the Postal Service would have metaphorical USPS ’signage’
Wonder if Explosions in the Sky should only perform outdoors w/ fireworks
Wonder if Cat Power could ‘afford a ton of cats’ for each live performance
Wonder if Liars would say ‘we’re happy to be in Cleveland’ when they perform there
Wonder if Arcade Fire would ‘violate some local ordinances’
Wonder if Deerhunter would ‘violate some local ordinances’
Wonder if Rain Machine would ‘turn on the sprinklers.’ Wonder if ppl would get ‘fucking pissed.’
Wonder if The Very Best would have to ‘be good.’
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//////////Reply by monster
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 9:11 am
@brobro, Great comment. I actually LOL’d
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//////////Reply by g
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
@brobro, Quality comment. 10.0
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//////////Reply by princess peach
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
@brobro, i enjoyed this
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Yeh sure. I don’t see the harm
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carles bukowski
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//////////Reply by bob dobbs
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
@sasha, don’t even. Surrsley. Just no.
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comic sans is mainstream gradeschool hand tracing turkeys and coffee filter snowflakes circa early 1990s
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//////////Reply by HEYUHLETMETAKK
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
@just ur average bro, COMIC SANS <33333333
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just wonderin, wut dyou bros think about colladge these days? would it be more alt of me to go to colladge or crash on my sister’s couch in seattle, cuz idk, man, with uncle sam’s sore econ and all, who knows what’ll be the best way to pay to dryclean my classic Ts in the next ten yrs or so, ya kno? sam’s econ is still kinda sore, right? i mean, it’s wut i heard, i duno. anyway, yeah bro. the seattle area is just streaming with alts everywhere u turn, so much so, in fact, that i think it might be streaming towards the main, if u kno what i mean. i feel like they’re catchin on or somethin, man. what is the most alt city in americah?
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//////////Reply by Alex
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 12:44 am
@soul searchin bro, I just kinda farted, but like inside my stomach.
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//////////Reply by bob dobbs
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
@soul searchin bro, go to fucking college. Just get through it and get the degree. Its only 4 years. Surrsley.
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not sure i understand ‘the xx’
i wish they were more aggressive, thrash/punk musicians, seems like that’s the image i get in my head when i think of ‘the xx’
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the XX, no drinks, no drugs, but still smoke pretentious cigarettes
not HXC enough though, they need to add some exes to their name
the XxxX yes?
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http://www.nightmagnets.com/post/276431416/we-are-brilliantine
so tired of mp3 blogs
**FAVORITE QUOTE**
“with remixes by some of your favorite blog DJs who are working with us to fulfill our vision”
hrmmph
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kinda off subject but this headline made me think of newer acts like “Tape Deck Mountain,” “Memory Tapes,” “Memory Cassette,” and other bands (there’s gotta be more) that refer to cassette tapes in their band name, or at least incorporate 80’s-early-90’s nostalgia into their image or marketing strategies. I’m getting fucking tired of this shit. Like Tape Deck Mountain singing about passing out fucking Scantron cards in class along to a ripped off wannabe Jesus and Mary Chain sound. Or Washed Out releasing tunes exclusively on cassette tapes. OK I get it it’s “tape music” or whatever. I understand the lo-fi cassette tape sound in the music and stuff like Washed out and Neon Indian sound great and everything but when a band name says “dated fad that will be gone” I hope they don’t expect to last very long.
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//////////Reply by brobro
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 3:00 am
@stooby, Tape Deck Mountain just got a ‘5.1′ from p4k. Don’t think that was part of the marketing plan.
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//////////Reply by b4hc
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 4:04 am
@stooby, cassettes seem ‘legit’ to me, more so than a cd-r/PROPRESSED CD release. kinda like an album. however, would not buy a neon indian cassette. whats ur beef again? nostalgia????
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lol, that photographer bro rlly needs 2 chill.
comes across as a ‘real dick’
don’t think he ‘gets it’
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//////////Reply by chong
//////////Posted December 11th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
@torbro y moi,
hope crls “wins” this interwebs fight
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“…that I respect, that ask for things instead of taking them, and act in a professional manor. When you reach that status, we can talk.”
internet is serious business
act in a professional manor or,
i will not waste my time with you
Im a SELF-FACILITATING MEDIA NODE
there are no words to express how much i love my self
there are no words to express how much i love capitalism
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//////////Reply by Brandon Ulrich
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 9:36 am
@kyle, “I HATE GIRL TALK”
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//////////Reply by Brofessional
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 11:53 am
@kyle,
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//////////Reply by Brofessional
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 11:53 am
@Brofessional,
what i meant to say was – Kyle u spelled manner wrong.
Unprfesnal
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Hot chip djing right now. Wearing hot chip t-shirts.
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feel like the buzzbands meme is going to give birth to a ‘Kyle D. Reinford’ meme. wish i was successful actor/model/singer/twitterer/webdesigner/photographer ‘living the dream.’
i think that he also has massive brand potential. decent ‘intense stare + vision statement.’
should i buy stock in kyle d. reinford?
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//////////Reply by douchebag
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
@dc, the guy seems to be a total penis. I’m poking around his online existence, and laughing. too fucking earnest. makes me want to puke.
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//////////Reply by dc
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
@douchebag,
true, he puts all his dramas on the twitter + i’m not sure if it’s authentic to ’sell yourself’ like he does.
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//////////Reply by Ano
//////////Posted December 14th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
@dc, buy that stock. this guy’s oblivious. i’ll bet he’s frantically deleting his stockpiles of stolen mp3s that he used to peddle on his CEMUSIC.BLOGSPOT
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//////////Reply by dc
//////////Posted December 14th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
@Ano,
kinda feel like we could do a ‘hostile takeover’ of his brand.
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wait, so thats the xx? had to look them up to hear what they sound like, realize i have heard this song, and really?
lesson, dont believe the hype rosie
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best post of the last decade. relevant!
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HEY CARLOS
DMAC IN THE MAIL ENJOY UR SITE GOING DOWN BRO
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//////////Reply by Craig
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
@Photobro, that’s really professional and adult like. nice caps lock by the way. btw, his site probably won’t go down. the worst thing he’ll have to do is apologize and pay a fine.
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//////////Reply by Craig
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
@Photobro, there’s also no such thing as a DMAC, what you may be referring to is the DMCA, or Digital Millennium Copyright Act. which sending one in the mail is relatively pointless as he’ll just have a copy and it won’t bring his site down.
so, i don’t see the point in you making a big deal of Carles posting your non-watermarked photographs which he credited you for and isn’t taking credit for himself or trying to sell.
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eewww Kyle D. Reinford
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//////////Reply by Scott Curtis
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
@altina, D is for Douche
zinnnnnnnnnnng
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//////////Reply by chilisfan
//////////Posted December 10th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
@altina, h8 kyle d reinny. want to poop in his front yard.
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answer: no
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Next week Mr Brian Easington joins us to offer his thoughts on the china crisis and gay new york londoner mr trevor distance.
Free fish and chips voucher.
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Carles, these r some pretty ’shittie’ pix of the xx. Feel like you could have ‘jacked’ them from a much better/less annoying music photographer than Kyle D. and the Reinfords.
Feel like he doesn’t deserve you inadvertently strengthening his brand 5.0x to 10.0x. Feel like he doesn’t even appreciate the “HRO bump”
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yeah carles, these pics are ‘prettie shittie’. the photographer is probs a homo
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Kyle is an ‘actor’ [via using his middle name when he addresses himself]. He deserves more respect because he is obvs more ‘arty’ than we are. Moreover, he has ’special photography skills’ which is totally why he went to school for drama and ended up as a photographer. He’s totes not part of the “everyone has a camera and everyone’s a photographer” crowd.
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//////////Reply by \\\\\\\\\\
//////////Posted December 11th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
@a_nonnie_muss, feel like this is a hoax bigger than the balloon boy meme of 2k9.8
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Love memes.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/12/day_two_of_the.php
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hope you get sued douche
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//////////Reply by sex muffin
//////////Posted December 12th, 2009 at 1:34 am
@k, hope you get raped in a stab wound, bro
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//////////Reply by Photo-Douche
//////////Posted December 12th, 2009 at 2:55 am
@sex muffin, right on man.
kyle has every right to milk this and get all the free publicity.
his brand has problly incrsd ten fold. probably drinking some sparks from the wine cellar to celebrate.
kyle totes should act like a huge child. i mean, i get pissed off when people like my stuff and post it to there blogs too.
who do they think they are, giving me cred like that.
making a big poop about it is uber hyping.
being a baby is the new black.
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crlssssssss <333333
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carles, my personal photobrand sucks.
lyke ‘hardcore’.
in fact, they look similar to the ones you posted here.
man those are ’shit’.
but, i’m pretty sure that bad photography bro you ‘respectfully borrowed’ from is totes getting mad street cred.
so i’m begging you, please, please, please (ad nauseum)
use some of my photos, so people will think i’m good too.
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kylebro is taking away from the spirit of the season. give crls xxbros pic for christmas/hanukkah/atheistday
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//////////Reply by sex muffin
//////////Posted December 12th, 2009 at 1:33 am
@broseph stalin, atheistmas. get with the prgrm
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SRSLY LOVE YOU SO MUCH CARLES
MY FAV PERSON ON THE INTERNET
H8 KYLE D REINNY
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//////////Reply by b4hc
//////////Posted December 12th, 2009 at 1:50 am
@anon, YEEAH THAT’S HWO I FEEL
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Kyle is the worst meme since “human after yall”.
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STOP THE FUCKING CAR
does this mean Carles VS Kylefggt = the new edward VS jacob???
fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
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//////////Reply by Photo-Douche
//////////Posted December 12th, 2009 at 2:50 am
@sex muffin,
i’m team kylebro
bcus my photos suck and noone likes me.
we connect like that.
he’s a real ‘leader’ and ‘man of the people’.
lyke that one blip that got shot for standing up for whats right.
MLKbro.
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//////////Reply by anon
//////////Posted December 12th, 2009 at 5:17 am
@sex muffin,
crls should sell TEAM CARLES and TEAM KYLEBRO tees via iamcarles.com
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//////////Reply by Knobs
//////////Posted December 13th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
@anon,
I’m gonna ask for a digital SLR for xxmas and I plan on starting my own band pic mouse pad company, as long as you don’t steal my photos to print on your own mouse pads its ok, i just don’t want people to steal my mouse pad idea, even though people only use laptop track pads now you can still put the mouse pad under your laptop to raise it up off your desk a half an inch
these are really nice mouse pads, they have band pics on them and are very soft (yet durable)
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Feel sad that Kylebro won the battle finally.
But at the end, would have felt even more sad if HRO had got shut down because of an “actor-photographer” looking for recognition/blogsphere coverage.
LOVE YOU CRLS/HRO
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Really like that 2 “fanart” lol
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//////////Reply by \\\\\\\\\\
//////////Posted December 12th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
@lexin, i vote 4 ‘dos equis’ because it’s more meta than Bbsz but they r both way better than that kylebrosz
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feel like those doodles took more ‘creative’ / ‘artistic’ effort than prlly kyle’s entire portfolio–
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why the photo change?
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im lovin the photo change carles
Caldwell is awesome
and thosehand drawings are a lot more artistic than kyle wateverthefuxbro’s junk
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POST MORE HRO CMMNTR FAN ART PLZ
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Kyle the photobro is a complete fucking douche
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B0000 for pic changes
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I saw Kyle at a show once taking pictures of a dude sucking his dick in the bathroom
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//////////Reply by Knobs
//////////Posted December 13th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
@mike tyson,
I’d ask to see, but i don’t fuck with DMCA bro
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Kyle used to PEDDLE his VAST (and shitty) stolen music collection on a music blog called ‘Cafe Eclectica’ under the guise of ‘helping the artists get recognition.’ He’s full of shit!
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