Author Archives: Carles

Will Crystal Castles ‘be a better band’ now that Alice Glass ‘plays guitar+bass’?

By Carles | July 3, 2009

I have heard mixed reviews of the live Crystal Castles experience. Many tweens have found the concert to be ‘fucking amazing’, but older people and electro purists think that the set is ‘fucking garbage.’ Many times, the band plays sets that are 15-30 minutes long [unverified statement]. The band is apparently is [...]

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Feeling sad that this movie was made 4 me. h8 the economy. h8 my ‘worthless college degree.’

By Carles | July 2, 2009

I recently saw this movie trailer, and it felt like ‘God’ had decided 2 ‘make a movie abt my life.’

Recently, I graduated from a Top 20 university with a liberal arts degree. I was hoping to get a very good job after attending a prestigious school and getting meaningful life experience in a dormitory [...]

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Should I regret my bloghouse era tattoo?

By Carles | July 2, 2009

Photo via the cobrasnake

I remember back in 2k7, I was passionate about very different things than I am now. Electro blogs with neon layouts. ‘Bangers.’ Electro duos. I used to be a bloghousebro. Now it seems like ‘the world has turned and left me here’ since I got a [...]

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Animal Collective ‘remembers’ MJ…

By Carles | July 1, 2009

Meme hijack via gorillavsbear

I think that the marketing team behind Animal Collective are ‘pure geniuses.’ Not only did they ‘perfectly brand’ MerriPostWeather Pavillions, and totally ‘overhauled’ the band’s general brand–they also know how to ‘inject the band into relevant discussions.’ I think this was filmed ‘before MJ died’, but I feel like they [...]

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Do music festivals help u connect with ‘the human spirit’?

By Carles | July 1, 2009

Was looking at pix of Glastonbury Music festival. Seems like an ‘overwhelming experience.’ Can’t believe ‘this many people’ want to see ‘live music.’
Photos via bigpicture

Damn. This picture ’seriously seems like a Where’s Waldo’ 2-page spread. Can’t believe it is actually ‘temporary shelter’ for people attending some ‘huge ass’ music festival in [...]

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The Most Meaningful Music Vids of the past blog quarter….

By Carles | June 30, 2009

THESE ARE RELEVANT MUSIC VIDEOS + ANALYSIS BY THE BLOGGER, CARLES
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Video: Dirty Projectors - Stillness is the Move

Analysis: I feel pressured to blog about this because they are apparently ‘relevant’ even though I don’t really ‘get’ why. Feel like I don’t ‘trust’ people who ‘ooze praise’ for the Dirty Projecties. I [...]

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