Author Archives: Carles

What are the perks of being in a relevant buzzband? What are the pitfalls of being in a relevant buzzband?

I just watched this new video made by the Washed Out Bro (aka Ernest Greene). In the video, he showcases HD video footage of his honeymoon, featuring his newly acquired wife, on their vacation to some exotic location. You can see the beautiful images while listening to a promotional chillwave track. Juxtaposing [...]

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What is the future of the music video? Do they ‘help’ internet-centric indie artists?

I just watched this music video for Grizzly Bear’s “Ready, Able”, and it felt very conceptual. Like a genuine video artist bro made it. I wonder if Grizzly Bear videos could be considered more/less conceptual than AnCo’s videos. Both seem to have visual brands of being ‘pretty out there.’ Just see [...]

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Carles Completes the New York City Marathon.

I truly believe that a brand can inspire a human to do something that they never thought they could accomplish.   I want to inspire bros to believe that they can do ‘anything under the sun.’  This is the goal of any successful brand.  Giving the common man ‘hope.’  It is this hope that sustains your [...]

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Which indie artists will be selected as ‘The Best _____ of the Year’?

As yall know from the popular website calendar.blogspot.com, the year 2k9 only has 2 months left. The annual music cycle is ‘officially over’ and will be dormant until the first major indie album release in 2k10. This means ‘we’ as an altosphere need 2 do our best to reflect on the year that we [...]

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