Category Archives: Alternative Celebrity News

What Alt Celeb will u be for Halloween in 2k10?

By Carles | November 6, 2009

I have been doing a lot of thinking. I realize that now is the time to start thinking about my Halloween 2k10 costume, instead of waiting til the last minute. I have made the decision to be an altCeleb in 2k10, but I am not sure who will be ‘relevant’ in exactly [...]

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What were the best Halloween Costumes of 2k9?

By Carles | November 3, 2009

Yall… Can’t believe Halloween is already over. It seems like the goal of the modern Halloween costume is to ‘go moderately viral’ on the internet. Ur Halloween Costume can last forever if it is ‘memorable enough’ to be ‘worth blggng about.’
These are the alt-est costumes of 2k9. Which 1 should [...]

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Indie Bro Obsession & the Objectification of Female Indie Alt Celeb Musicians.

By Carles | October 28, 2009

I was recently watching a youtube video of an indie bro watching a youtube video of a live performance by the popular indie female artist The St. Vincent.  The video is compelling content, an open love letter to the female of his dreams.   In the video, he pours out his emotional/spiritual/sexual/intellectual desires, letting St. [...]

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Clubbing baby seals seems like an unchill practice.

By Carles | October 20, 2009

It’s always weird when a band/famous person becomes an advocate for change, especially when they are ‘raising awareness’ for a problem that I wasn’t really aware of. One could make the argument ‘out of sight, out of mind’ is a good thing. Like if you knew too much about the world’s problems, then [...]

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