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The Hipster Runoff Blog has ‘crashed.’

By Carles | August 27, 2009

This blog has ‘crashed.’
Please get to know our technical team.

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Seems like nothing relevant is happening.

By Carles | August 19, 2009

Seems like nothing relevant is happening. I am not sure if my weblog is ‘too relevant’ or ‘not relevant’ at all. Maybe I am losing touch with ‘the world.’ Maybe I have outgrown indie alt stuff. Maybe it’s time 2 move on. Maybe I should just apply for a _____ [...]

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Is it ’socially unacceptable’ for a black person to have a Weezer tattoo?

By Carles | August 4, 2009

I recently saw this picture of an African American with a ‘=w=’ tattoo, and wondered if it was ‘natural.’ I am not a racist–I believe that you are entitled to listen to the type of music that you want, no matter what your skin colour is–but I just couldn’t help but wonder if it [...]

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Indie Buzzbands 2 watch in 2k10: Hooting@TheBlowfish

By Carles | July 29, 2009

Hooting@the Blowfish is a new band that is coming out with a lot of sweet mp3s and getting lots of coverage on the pitchfork zine.

They seem to be a multiracial band, appealing to black people, indie people, alt people, and mainstreamers.
It seems like they just want to promote chill vibes to any1 looking [...]

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