Do u remember back when you used to be 'totally pumped' 2 see a meaningful buzzband live? You listened to their mp3s/CDs so regularly that you wanted to know how their music would sound 'live.' You could stand in front of the stage and marvel at the buzzband, realizing that they are actually 'human', not just some foreign voice that sings to you in your iPod.

You used to get to the venue early, back before you had to hover at the bar to get 'completely tanked' to enjoy the experience. You'd stand at the front of the stage, watching everything that was happening on stage, even before the opening band came out. You'd search for members of your fave band lingering around the sidestage.

Perhaps you were alone, looking to network with other ppl who must be the same as you because they listen to the same music. Finally, ppl who live in the same world that you do. Maybe you came with friends who all 'mad hyped' the concert for weeks in facebook wall posts. You've been waiting so long to see this buzzband. You are so lucky that they came to your market. FINALLY, your scene is getting some cred, booking some REAL bands that are what music should be all about.

The show is amazing. Emotion. Lights. Movement. Dancing. Sweating. Chaos. Beauty. Losing yourself in the music. They play your favourite song. Then they play your other favorite song. Then you think their show is over, but your hometown crowd chants so loud that they play an encore. Second encore, too? You've been reading reviews from other cities, and there is no way that the band rocked out so hard in other markets. This was a once in a lifetime experience.

Yes. I grabbed the set list. I feel authentic, because I know that this is the ultimate collector's item for a true fan.

The show is over. Wow. Let's go buy some merch. I need a t-shirt to brand myself as 'into this buzzband' when I walk around my high school/college campus.

Could this be the moment where you would actually 'get to meet' your buzzband idols? You couldn't believe they were talking to you. There they were, talking to fans just like you right by the merch booth and/or behind the venue as they loaded their van/bus. So many ppl want their picture taken with the buzzhuman. So do you. Will you ever get your turn?

The buzz artist comes up to you with a smile. Immediately, you compliment them on their latest album. You let them know that their previous discography means a lot to you. You just purchased their vinyl LP although you don't have a record player...yet. But if you get it signed, it will be more authentic than a poster. The entire band comes over. You are standing in an effing circle with a relevant buzzband. They have accepted you. You look like you fit in with them.

Maybe they are going somewhere?
Maybe you can hang out with them?
Are they gonna invite you to a nearby bar where you can have a drink?
Will you get their contact information?
WIll you keep in touch via text, email, or twitter?
When they come back to town, will they remember you?

I have a feeling that I actually connected with the band. They 'accepted' me. I am not just another fan. I am a friend. We even talked about [something random abt their perception of the region that I live in]. He also complimented me on my [something 'fashionable' that I was wearing]. I have their autographs. I will not be putting them on ebay. They mean something to me, even more than the autographed Babe Ruth baseball that I hit over the fence of my neighborhood sandlot one summer before a dog ate it.

What is the 'end game' for being an indie music fan? Does every1 want to 'be friends with a band'? Hit up the 'afterparty' before the buzzband drives away?

I never. Want. This. Night. To. End.

I went to a concert.
But I experienced so much more.

R u jaded by the VIP experience?
Do u have any meaningul stories abt buzzbands?
Do u miss the excitement that came with 'going to shows'?
Do u still get pumped 4 live music, or is the experience 'less special' than it used to be?
Were u ever entry-level enough to get the setlist, have it signed by every member of the band, then purchase a frame 4 it?
Do u miss the days when buzz shows were 'meaningful' and 'special'?
Do u <3 or h8 the spirit of entry-levelers?
Is 'live music' special, or just a sponsored experience now?
Do we live just to broadcast how VIP we are?
If we can't be 'in the band', do we just want to be 'friends with the band'?

Do we authentically respect relevant artists/famous ppl for the art and media that they create, or do they just exist 4 us 2 commodify?
Do we have a warped/misguided perception of our connection with musicians & alt celebs?

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Do u ever miss the days when u used to feel VIP without actually 'being in VIP'?
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[Photo via lookbook.nu]
As yall know, I am an alternative businessman with relevant opinions on how to set up a successful alternative business. If u come to my blog offices for a consulting session, I will teach u how to turn 10 Am Appy t-shirts and a permanent marker into a thriving alternative business.

Today's Alt Biz Lesson is about product packaging. What yall need 2 realize is that product packaging represents your product. Sometimes even more than ur actual product. Even though 'Am Appy' is 'just a t-shirt', the way that the colourful product sits in a meaningful clear bag with names of relevant cities printed on it does a better job of branding. In this picture, you can see proud entry level alts who are proud of their recent purchases at the popular international boutique "The American Appy." The opportunity to walk around the city with a branded bag gives the entrylevelers a chance to show other consumers what 'people who look interesting and culturally connected' are purchasing.

I know yall don't realize this, but when u walk with this bag, u r a 'walking billboard', kind of like a bus with an advertisement, or one of those portable billboard thingies.

I guess what I'm trying 2 say is that yall need 2 b aware of the world around u.
Understand that product packaging can inspire consumers to rally behind ur product's brand.

Should I use my Abercrombie bag as my backpack when I go back to High School to get my G.E.D.?

Should I be proud of my Forever21 bag?

Is it still authentic to brand yourself with The Gap?

I <3ed my macbook packaging so much that I use it on a daily basis as a purse/laptop bag so that people nvr 4get that I'm a Mac user.

When I grow up, I will only live in a city that has been listed on an Am Appy bag.

What's yalls favourite bag 2 walk around with?

Authentic Entry Level Alts of the Nite.
Mainstreamer American Appy Implementation of the Nite.
Authentic Justice fans of the Nite.
Authentic Meaningful College Experiment of the Nite.
Authentic Arts & Crafts project of the Nite.
Authentic _______ of the ___________.

Should I dress up as a Joustice song for Halloween 2k6/2k11?
If these 4 girls were going 2 a Girl Talk concert, what themed costume do u think they would wear?

(miss u)

I would like a meaningful, buzzed tugjob from
a) D
b) V
c) N
d) O
e) D.V.N.O.
f) choose.your.own.combo

Yall. I remember 1 time I wrote some [MEMORABLE POST] about Girl Talk, and then made a meaningful GIF abt it.

Then I was reading a popular BrooklynHipsterNewsBlogAboutVegans, and I saw my meme come to life on a post-self-aware post-entrylevel meaningful alt having post-post-meta-ironic fun at a Girl Talk concert.

[Photo by Nilshot]

I feel rlly happy when one of my memes comes to life, kinda like a Progressive High School Teacher who feels gratified when students 'extend concepts' outside of the classroom.

<3 yall.
"Yall make my memes come true."
-to the tune of Hall and Oates' "You Make My Dreams Come True"

Haikus about Entry Level Alts

entry level alt
Wish I could go back in time
and make u muxtape

entry level alt
Wish I could go back in time
and buy u t-shirts

entry level alt
Want u 2 always b young
Remind me of me

Entry level alt
Why aren't u impressed by me?
U prefer altbags.

Let's go 2 Parsons
Design Stuff That Looks real kewl
Move into kuet loft

U wear ur mom jeans
But u will nvr grow up
Entry Lev = Yout

XX BONUS GIRL WHO JUST FOUND OUT SHE WAS ADOPTED XX

My parents got divorced, but I could nvr handle 'finding out I was adopted.' Just want ppl 2 like me + be honest with me. Would h8 finding out that my youth wasn't as authentic/special as I interpreted it 2 b.

Is n e 1 who reads this bl0g adopted, and did it mold u in2 who u r 2day?

[Photos by The Cobrasnake]

[Note: PALESTINIAN SCARF ALERT LEVEL = RED]

I remember a while ago, HRO spent some time talking about the personal brand of being 'toteally s0 rand0m.' I feel like this post-emo, eternal pre-entrylevelAlt is the perfect execution of the 'totes rand0m' altFGGT.

Does being 's0 rand0m' mean that u have an 'interesting personality'?
Does being 's0 random' mean that ppl think ur funny because u don't abide by the 'order' which defines our universe/social universe?
Does being 's0 rand0m' mean that u have an original personal brand?
Does being 's0 rand0m' get u m0re tugs from guys/grls?
Does being 's0 rand0m' mean that you collect a lot of memes from pop culture, and find a way to incorporate them into your personal brand, enabling people with minimal personalities to identify with you/respect you because you are able to talk with them about the only things that have ever made their lives' meaningful: references to old movies that u saw when u were a kid + other miscellaneous totesally rand0m references that u were under the impression 'no 1 else saw it the way that I did' when in reality, the majority of American kids all had the same childhood (+/- $10K, depending on ur parents' occupations)?
Does being 's0 rand0m' mean that once every 2 months, you have a mini-identity crisis where you go out for ice cream with a group of overweight girls to 'bitch about life' and 'express uncertainty about the direction of ur life' and 'the people in ur life'?
Is being 'totesally rand0m' a personal brand that worked better for Gen X alts, as opposed to the modern Gen Y and Gen Z alt?

Just want 2 figure out how 'rand0m' to make HRO. Might have to hire some toatally s0 fckng rand0m vloggrs who know how to use Windows Movie Maker + invest in a black curtain 2 put in their room.

[Reverse Meme Hijack via Rawkblog]

Yall. I know yall are FCKNG TIRED of my quest to represent my temporary brand on Hallsoween, but it's just important to me. I'm sure yall have stuff that's important to yall, too. Put 'urself' in 'my shoes' and just stop being s000 alt 4 once, and just help out another human [after yall].

Should I be a creature from the electro jungle?

Should I be a sexie skeleton that bears mid-drift ?

Maybe a boyscout who has the body language of a 'snarky blogger.'

Should I be female sexie Gandhi Alt? Should I bring some Barry O-Bay-May/Communist Pamphlets?

Can I find a way 2 be an 'AltBro Witch'? Do I have to buy a broom + a cauldron of P.B.R.?

Maybe I can start  only drinking Grey Goose and get the Steve Aoki body type.

Should I be a self-aware post-entry-level alt?

If yall don't speak up, I'm just gonna be BLIPSTER JUSTICE.

[Photos by TheCobrasnake]

PLZ FCKNG HLP ME.  

Think I might hire a famous designer like Marcus "Germs Scott" Jacobs 2 design my costume. Does n e 1 have their email addy, or can I just use designerbro69@aol.com ? Or should I try projrunway@compuserve.org ?

HIPSTER RUNOFF has a significant following in Southern California and Mexico. A lot of AltMinorities email me saying "Carles...u always blog about blipsters & azns, but u fail to blog about MexiAlts, the fastest growing alternative minorities group in the Alternative Nation."

They're right. It's time to finally get serious about blogging about MexiAlts. MexiAlts are responsible for the sustainability of the Party Industry in Southern California. It's difficult to deny the presence of more MexiAlts than ever on popular party pix sites like thecobrasnake & redslurpeee.

MexiAlts are blessed with the ability to 'have a wide-eyed, entry level mindset' without 'gettin too self-aware'.  They will never 'become disenfranchised with the state of the scene.'  Instead, they will migrate to a new scene after it is established as a 'mainstream alt' norm. MexiAlts enjoy the consumer experience provided by their local mall, usually inundated with MainstreamAltish Trends.  Most MexiAlts are currently transitioning out of emo/PanicAtTheFallOutBoy/post-hardcore, and focusing on electro/bloghaus.

For example, these MexiAlts [via Mexico] have transitioned their PanicAtTheDiscEmo personal brands to a modernized ElectroAlt personal brand.

[photo by Deep City Dive]

The MexiAlt comes in many different formats.  I remember during HRO's myspacer worth blogging about era, many of the selected myspacers were the post-sexual androgynous MexiAlt type.  For example, here is HECTOR ECSTASY.

And who will forget ISAAC MEXICAN? He checks his myspace bulletins [via sidekick] at least once every 10 minutes.

MexiAlts usually don't make it on the guestlist. They are pure 'consumers' in the alternative economy, without many connections/aspirations to do more than stand on the sidelines of the alternative economy. When Southern Californian producers/promoters post myspace bulletins about having a show (equipped with an obnoxious flier), this is for the MexiAlt demographic. Myspace bulletins = usually the best way to reach them.

Female MexiAlts are proud of their American Apparel aesthetic in the way that an entryLevel Alt circa 2k6.3 would be proud of his/her personal brand's merger with the AA aesthetic.

It's always just important to remember that Alternative Minorities are more important to the ElectroCommunity than Alternative whites (tentatively called WHIPSTERS). MexiAlts, AltAzns, and Blipster are the people who are proud of the scene--proud enough to go see a DJ who is 'going to lay down a HARD set.' White people usually go to more 'traditional concerts' while AltMinorities aren't afraid to 'show up early to get a spot in the front' and then 'get sweatie'/grind on one another.

[Photo credits to RedSlurpee(a place for MexiAlts]

After dedicating significant coverage to blipsters and AZNs, it's time to honor one of the most important demographics in Altville--the MexiAlt.

What are MexiAlts all about, yall?  Do yall people in the Northern USA/Canada/Australia/Europe even know what a MexiAlt is?
Do u like this era of post-tolerance on HRO?

In an effort to be ur BFF, I like to answer questions from real HRO readers that embody what 'we can all relate 2.' My blog isn't just about posting keut people and BLOGGABLE music--it's about helping people try to find meaning.

QUESTIONS FROM READERS ANSWERED BY HRO BLOGGER "the CARLES"
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TrappedInSuburbia69 writes:

crls, all types of wayfarers, shuttershades, zany colored sunglasses, no-lens glasses are MNSTRM to extreme levels at my school... and i live in a rich people suburb.
there are people mixing hollister and colored wayfarers on a day to day basis.
i need your advice ryte now! i can't go back to school looking like one of them. tell me how i can seperate myself.

[Photo by the cobrasnake]

Carles says:
It's difficult to 'stand out' once all of 2k7s trends reach suburbia in 2k8. Just 'dare 2 be different.' Wear something that u don't even believe looks good/is cool. Make sure u keep listening to newer music than them. Don't tell them ur altWebsite content sources. Most kids in your position would 'stop bathing' so that their smell lets people know that u r way more committed to altdom than they are.

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DiabeteBros69 says:

I have type I diabetes from 2 much cereal. Type II is for fat mainstreamers.

Carles says:
Thanks for the info! I only know that Diabetes is something that the Jonas Brothers injected into their bodies.
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MuseumEmployee69 writes:

how many automatic alt pointz do i get for working at a gehry building? are they accepted as currency at most chili's locations?

Carles says:
Working at a Frank Gehry building will get you a lot of free perks in altLife, including $10 Chili's dollars per week, free admission to Six Flags theme parks, half off Southwest airlines flights to Europe & Japan, V.I.P. priviledges at major music festivals, the ability to browse altMusicSites without having to view the ads, and 1 free abortion for you or your significant other.

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RageAgainstTheLate90s writes:

Was Woodstock the first SXSW?

Carles says:
Yes. You may remember SXSWoodstock99 where Fred Durst & the Limp Korns set Austin on fire and they had to rebuild most of the University of Texas campus.

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LivingInFear69 writes:

I'm so scared about the electro wars. I heard that France and Australia have huge stockpiles of bangers... Stop BMD proliferation yall.
Furthermore intel suggests that Ableton technology has spread across the entire AZN subcontinent, with young kids as young as 14, indoctrinated by bearded ideologues, now able to mix bangers *in as little as 45 minutes*.

Carles says:
I'm scared, too. Will George W. McCain Obama Palin do something about this? are yall voting or does it 'not matter'? No1 will ever give me a straight answer. They just tell me 2 vote or die. Things aren't so black and white, yall! Also, make sure to buy ur duct tape, flashlights, spam, & bottled water.

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AmericanContrarian69 writes:

Am I the only one who thinks that wearing American Apparel from head to toe is the least 'alt' thing a person can do? I just don't get it. Alt truly = mainstream when it comes to that. Do you know why I get so angry when i see someone wearing a purple vneck tshirt that was obvs bought that day from AA? Is there a way to just accept that AA is for hipster/scenesters and doesn't = Alt? Is there a way to let the world know that the more AApurple you wear, the more mnstrm you are?

Carles says:
The American Appy aesthetic is functional for your day-to-day 'subtle' alt life. American Appy continues to expand their product line to bring you a wider range of colours, prints, and Afrikan stuff. American Appy works 4 u. In a way, American Appy wants every1 to be 'a little bit alt.' Some see this as a good thing, and some see this as a bad thing. It really just depends on ur personal brand. True altdom is within--don't just assume that puting on clothes that were branded as 'being alt' makes u an alt. That would be like wearing Nikes and assuming u were going 2 play in the NBA. Being a true alt takes months and blogyears of hard work, yall. BTW... Please support our sponsors, yall! Every item on my body right now is AmAppy--I am brand loyal. Am Appy: The New Nike?

Note: Not a real American Appy ad. Just some myspacer who I found on googleImageSearch who loves his aesthetic.
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ItGirl69 asks:

who's cory kenney?? is she on like a (m)tv show??? i'm i 2old2know???

Carles says:
She was one of the original MTV VJs. She was also the inspiration for the character 'Daria.'
Daria = Cory Kennedy = their gimmick is that they don't smile

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WorriedAbtMyFriend22 asks:

carles,
i desperately need advice on how to deal with a friend of mine. this summer she is totally becoming an alt after a life of being a mainstreamer. i don;t know how to handle it!? at first it was subtle things, she got some kute bangs and started wearing some tighter jeans and even bought some chucks and wayfarers (i lol'd). she caught me off guard when she asked me what i thought of the new girl talk album, i was like.... "ughhhhh, what? no" and she was like "yeah, i totally think nite ripper was better".... i was just shocked. now she listens to justice and mia and all that other entry shit and i heard her call herself a hipster (i cringed). i get tha
t she wants to be kute and trendy but seeing this change firsthand is confusing! PLS, what should i do? should i bring it up and talk to her about it or just stay quiet and observe? should i try to help her not look like such an obvious mainstreamer gone alt? try to get tugged by her new gang of vapid trend-whore friends?
PS
pls keep this annonymous, i have a suspicion she might have found ur blog after using my macbook

Carles says:
first of all--put a password on your MacBook. U NEVER want some1 to find out what sites u've been browsing. The truth is that your friend is still a mainstreamer, but her context has just changed. U need to embrace her inauthentic new personal brand, and certainly try to get tugged by her gaggle of friends. If you present yourself as an authentic source of trends, new music, and a general value system with which they live their life by+see the world, then u will have it good. Just be sure that you are prepared for your ego to take a hit when an altMale who is more respected in the scene is able to swoon your impressionable tugger away from your control.
MainstreamersGoneAlt are a blessing and a curse, yall. Don't fall in love with them, ever!

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AspiringBlogger69 asks:

do u think i should get blog, blogspot, or xanga? u are the only person i trust to answer this question. i want every1 to read my blog all day everyday.

Carles says:
Xanga is for AZNs. Blogger is for generic people who post 3 times and then quit. Wordpress is for douchebaggy blogs about politics/parenting. Tumblr is for alts/high end design meme consumers. Livejournal is from people who are stuck in the year 2000. Twitter is ass holes. Typepad is for old people. Geocities are for authentic alts?

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2CatchAPredator69 writes:

dear crls,
i love your blog, but i have a problem. the on;y alt girls my age at my high school are off-limits yo. what is one supposed to do? should i date a younger entry-level alt and try to open her to the world of alt by taking her to see the justice and electro bands? or is she just highly tuggable? should i commute 4 love; san franny's 45 minutes away though, and i do know/could meet/need to meet some pretty alt girls who go to liberal arts high schools and know how to screen print t-shrts/give good tugjobs/listen to ratatat on lp while "doin iy"?
Help yo.

Carles says:
In the altWorld, the Age of Consent = the age where some1 decides to implement alternative trends into their personal brand. Even if they are as young as 14, something as simple as wearing an interesting shirt, or wearing trendy mom jeans is basically them admitting that 'they are available on the tug market.' If it would make you feel more comfortable being with a younger woman, you can always purchase a pair of child predator glasses at ur local pharmacy.

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theOfficeFan69 writes:

Is NBC really coming out with a series called HIPSTERS which will merge the humor of 'The Office', 'it's always Sunny in Philadelphia', 'Arrested Development', and 'Human Giant'? Should I be excited or scared? Will it be authentic, and will Justin Long be in it?

[via BDavis Tumblr]

Carles says:
I have no idea, yall. But I hope so. I wish there were more people on my Television who I could relate to so I could watch them on hulu/youtube. I h8 not being able to identify with n e modern television characters. I don't even work in a quirky office/ live on a lost island! sux.

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BrookeShields69 says:

i had depression before i found hro.

Carles replies:
In a way, aren't we all 'a lil depressed' in the same way that we're all 'a lil bit bi'?

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GoingAway2College69 writes:

hey [CRLS], what's the altiest major? obvi graphic/fashion design is a staple of alternative subcultures, but i feel that something liberal artsy (liberal alty?) is more in line with my personal lifestyle brand. political science or 'sociology' (whatever that is) sound totes entry-lvl alt. what should the alt-collegiate crowd study 2 stay ahead of the curve?
u r0ck my world.

Carles lists:
1) Miscellaneous Associate's Degree
2) Photoshop
3) Art History with a focus on the post-Photoshop era
4) Architecture
5) Teaching for America
6) Philosophy with a concentration on Graphic Design Ideology
7) Music Business with a minor in BlogCommunications
8) Alternative Economics
9) Graphic Design (at a school without computers)
10) Sociology + Psychology
11) Marketing
12) Communications
13) A major about music where you spend a year using the campus' recording facilities to 'make ur own album'
14) Film with a concentration in French No Wave cinema
15) Film Studies before 1900
16) Mashup Engineering (or whatever Girl Talk majored in)

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GirlLuvr69 says:

ladyhawke = blonde electro feist? the quirky videos, the slightly masculine face, the bad dancing... who would you choose a tug from?

Carles says:
Good question! I'd take a tug from either one, but girls are insecure, so they probably have more opinions about this 1.

Feist: a bad dancer?

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Guy69 writes:

xrlz: hi, ive been wanting to ask you: could u please explain further some of the terms, premises, and "basic banalities" of HRO? i think this would help clarify what youre doing/talking about, and make your socio-anthropological tugjobs more meaningful for everyone. . . .

for example, like:

what are the electrowars? when are they coming? and why?
can an electroholocaust be avoided, or is it now an inextricable part of 'destiny'?
how do you think the warring factions will divide? Alts vs. Streamers? and Alt on Alt warcrime? and what about Double Agents?
who are likely to be killed off and who shall endure? how can i increase my chances of survival?

what exactly is the Alt/Stream 'dialectique' ?
when alts become streamers, are they still alts underneath? or have their souls/personal brands been forever subsumed into 'the square paradigm'?

what does the future hold for:
1) chilis
2) the electrorainforest
3) the personal brand economy
4) altbosom
5) sunbears
6) jeans (of many varieties)
7) SXSWestern Civilization
8) Snitchfork
9) bangs/bangers

perhaps these questions are rather wide-ranging already, but i just thought it'd be good if you stepped back and explained things.. i mean, particularly seeing as though youll soon be entering the teenage years
of your 2nd blog century.
thank you !

Carles responds:
Not sure what ur tlkng abt, but it sounds like u live in a zany world that does not represent reality at all! U should probably focus on getting a master's degree/moving up to middle-management within the next 2 years instead of reading internet website blog thingies.
'I want some of what he's on!'
-some quirky FGGT 'jokester'

Thanks for reading, yall! email me yalls questions! Hopefully this helped yall!

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I know a lot of yall don't get the opportunity to be an impressionable, 17 year old entry-level Mexi-alt living in Southern California, so I thought this video did a good job of capturing what the future of "fun" is. The modern DJ will have to do more than just spin records/press buttons. He will be a true showman, taking 'crowd participation' to the next level. The modern DJ is somewhere between a priest in his pulpit, and a rap super star.

Fave Parts of this video:

• kute karaoke performance
• seas of entry level alts searching for meaning/for a DJ to save their life (last nite)
• Air guitar
• head banger hair twirl
• Belligerent Crowd surf
• Opportunity to view party pix bros mastering their kraft

What's ur fave part?
Who is the best DJ in the world?
What makes a DJ simply the best (better than all the rest)?

I haven't ever really taken the time to tell yall what a true 'entry level alt' is. I feel like this picture of keut girls who are ecstatic about the prospect of changing their user pic to a picture that was on the cobrasnake makes them rlly happy.

On this evening, they became the people that they are usually looking at. They are stars.

While they still have a few mainstream tendencies, opportunities like 'being on a party pic site' or 'seeing a really good concert' makes them think seriously about a 100% conversion to alternative lyfe.

Entry Level Alts are between the ages of 11-120. They recently discovered their inherent affinity towards:

• indie film
• indie music
• indie indie
• electro
• American Appy
• reading blogs
• the concept of 'party photography'
• respecting authenticity
• neon
• pastels
• earth tones
• primary colors
• secondary colors
• headbands
• blog haus
• indie house
• house indie
• French lo-fi-nu-wave
• accidentally being into Iron and Wine
• buying music off iTunes
• thinking stuff that was buzzworthy 2 years ago is buzzworthy today (like the Girl Talk album "Night Ripper")

There is also a rule that 'the closer you are to Girl Talk at a concert' the more likely you are to be classified as an entry level alt who is actively seeking out his/her 1st meaningful alternative experience. If your 'first alternative experience' is meaningful enough, then you spend the rest of your life trying to re-create what it meant to experience something meaningful. (Sometimes, all you need is to get buzzed with a group of your closest friends. Entry-Level alts are often in the 'learning how 2 experiment' phase.)

Entry Level Alts are full of hope. They believe in the future. They believe in a better world. They are the reason why we are fighting in the electro war--because one day, things will be better. One day, we'll all be as excited as entry-level alts are.

One day, we will all hear what they hear when they listen to Cut Copy's "In Ghost Colours." While I appreciate the album, I don't hear what they hear. My heart is dark. My neon blood is fading.

Life is worth living. We are living in a unique time. No1 has ever/will ever again experience what we have. Our generation will never die. Marketers will target us forever.

True or False:
There is a little bit of entry-level alt inside of all of us.

[Photo by Stylesightings]
I feel like if you are an entry-level alt girl looking to build a personal brand that is 'interesting', 'free spirited', 'alt', 'sexie', and 'the kind of girl who talks about "kissing boys" in an "I will be young & prettie 4evr"-kind of way ' on her myspace profile, you could easily take any article of clothing or accessory from these three girls to wear at an alternative event. They could actually open up a fashion consulting business for celebrities who need a 'conservative alt' look from 2009-2011.

I also think girls like these have 'abstract' Myspace/Facebook profile information that compensates for their lack of substance. Most of the time, the inclusion of a taken-out-of-context song lyric from an on-the-rise alt-blog-indie hit. For example, their profile will be something like
***************

wedon'tcareabouttheyoungfolks
//kissingwithoureyesclosed

rooftops and cigarettes

***************
Do u know any1 with a myspace/FB profile with that kind of expressive information in it?

Maybe all we really want is for our lives' to be as meaningful as an M83 music video would appear to be.

"All I ever wanted was a Graveyard Girl."
-an Alt Bro who has a crush on a 17 Year Old Graveyard Girl

But SRSLY...what's the deal with M83 videos being about krazie girls who interact with spirits and stuff like that? Why can't they just try harder to fit in, instead of 'trying to connect with people/have people appreciate them for who they are'?

Is it possible to find a girl who just looks like an entry-level alt Graveyard Girl but isn't a weirdo/isn't obsessed with 'kissing boys'?