Photo by thecobrasnake

What would u do if u met James Murphy?????
a) shake his hand, and make a statement that proves u r ‘a true fan’
b) make a joke that involves a lyric of a popular LCD Soundsystem song–’bro. just wanna be some1 great and not North American scum with all my friends daft punk is gonna play at my house.’
c) take out ur iPhone/shittie digicam and ask to take a picture with him
d) ask him to sign ur iPod
e) tell him that he means a lot 2 the history of electro, modern disco, and transcendental-bloghouse
f) hand him the demo from ur band so that u can get signed 2 DFA
g) write down ur band’s myspace page
h) try to ‘pick him up’ kinda like that 1 SNL skit where Ben Stiller ‘picks up’ Glen Frey as played by Will Ferrell
i) tell him that ur in film school, and tell him that u made a short film using some of his music, and encourage him 2 search 4 it on youtube
j) Tell him that u connected with the song ‘New York I love u, but ur bringing me down’ and it inspired u to move away from NYC
k) Ask him if he has heard ‘Justice’
l) Ask him if he wants to chill, cuz u know a place with good authentic Mexican food/late night snacks
m) Just try to be a bro
n) Choose.Your.Own.Response

Sometimes I wonder how 2 handle myself in front of people who are incredibly relevant. Do they exist in the same world as we do? I feel very ‘normal’ and I think the world would be different if I had made some huge contribution to alternative society.

Do u think part of being a ‘modern fan’ means feeling entitled to broship with ur alternative role models? Feel like I can really connect with my fave artists and personalities these days, especially bc of twitter. Just feel s00 close 2 famous ppl now.

Video: LCD Soundsystem – New York I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down

This meaningful music video is actually a guerrilla no wave viral video which was the first 1 ever produced by the DFA Records video intern. With a $1000 budget, they were able to create an easy meme that invaded some of the world’s most meaningful music & NYC-centric blogs in the entire world. At the end of the video, James Murphy creeps out from behind a rock. U should just skip 2 that part, and then go back 2 bed and keep dreaming of having the opportunity 2 ‘love NYC, but have it bring u down’ when u finally get 2 move there. I think Kermit the Frog is a metaphor and James Murphy being the puppeteer is a metaphor about electro music. (But I didn’t go 2 film skewl).

Video: Metronomy – A Thing For Me

Metronomy extends their concept-core brand with this concepty video. This is the kind of video that could have ‘made a big splash in the 80s/90s’, but since it exists in the 2K0s, it will be ‘just another meme’ to most people since they don’t know the difference between art, design, and memes. But yeah, pretty interesting. I would give it an A+ in my visual media course which I am currently teaching at a Liberal Arts College in the Northeast United States.

Video: Beach House – Used to Be

This video takes place in a motel in ‘the middle of nowhere.’ They man and woman from the band are wearing ‘authentically thrift’ clothing. It kind of reminds me of the video an altbag+altbaguette couple would make if they had to ’show their relationship in a 4 minute video.’ They are standing around, not necessarily being interesting, but looking interesting in a 29 year old alt who is still [powered by his parents] kind of way.

Video: The Guy from Vampire Weekend singing some ‘authentic punk songs’

Does n e 1 who reads this blog ‘get’ punk? Not really sure if it’s meant 2 appeal 2 my ears, or if it was just music that ur supposed 2 like only based on what it represents and the contexts in which it is played, as opposed to actually having any sort of aural attraction to the song.

Video: The Jousteeces – D.A.N.C.E. Y.A.L.L. (Live on Jimmy Kimmel)

Remember 2k7? Remember when this meme/gimmick meant that electro+dance music was gonna go mainstream?

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HAVE YALL SEEN N E CONCEPTUALLY SATISFYING MUSIC VIDEOS LATELY?
ON MTV?
OR ON THE YOUTUBE?
OR ON THE PITCHFORK.TELEVISION?

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“I write all my music in my head, I never demo.”

-James “I Created Authentic Disco” Murphy

Does ur band/electroduo make demos or do yall only make 1 cut that is what u intended 4 it 2 b? Just want to make stuff that lasts forever just like DFA.
//want 2 make music @ a [high production value] that lasts from vans til infiniti ////

///Quote via NME // Pedestrian]

Just want to be some one great.

/// Some blog great ////
/////an HRO story //////

not even sure if i’ll dress up nxt year. this year took a lot out of me. Not evn sure who I am n e m0re. sux. kinda let down. nite didn’t go as I had planned/envision. h8 it when things fall thru.

HIPSTER RUNOFF’s BEST ALTERNATIVE COSTUMES of 2008.

PRESENTED BY CARLES OF THE HIPSTER RANOFFS

The Justices

Girl With a 3rd Nipple on her back

FGGT Indian from the Village People

S0 FUCKING DISC0 BR0

AltWayne and AltGarth

HeartsRevolution PaintedMask Ninja Turtle

JokerAltMainstreamer Pack

////KEEP READING///
////FOR MORE GREAT////
////HALLOWEEN KOSTUMES!////

“Interesting Looking Guy” who was made to be photographed on alternative media websites

Floating Alt

HeartsRevolutionGirl + Woman whose husband just left her

Edward “Meaningful” Scissorhands

Edward “AZN” Scissorhands

Passed Out Girl Who Got Felt Up like krazie

Girls Who Were Born To Have Objects Enter Their Bodies

Katie Couric

Mexican

Kreepier Bjork

Commentary on the duality of Race Relations in the United States, h8 crimes, the Los Angeles Riots, the O.J. Trial, Rodney King, and Barry Obama (a think-piece costume that makes u unCultured if u don’t ‘get’ it)

Hamburgler Alt eating a Pizza Alt (Pizzaburgler Alt?)

Child Predator French Fry Alt

Mickey Avalon pre/post Heroine addiction

Neil AZNstrong

The guy who works on the highway repairs by my house

AltBros Who Read 2 Many blogs

JokerAlt

Bronques From Last Night’s Party’s Illegitimate Son

Bearded Lady

Authentic Jesus

ElectroWar Soldier

AltBloody Tampon

The ‘Zany Guy’ from The Office

Marc Jacobs’ self-concept

JokerAlt?

Captain American Apparel

iPod fggt circa 1994

The Zeitgeist of Ed Banger

the Knife

Sad Lil Boy George

Girl Who Slept Over at Her Boyfriend’s House

Danny Devito JokerAlt

Tom Cruise Joker Alt

Daft Punk’s Illegitimate Brother

GaspardAlts

Jousteece

Justice’s business model when they decide to franchise their brand

2nd place: Authentic Chili’s AltBro

HIPSTER RUNOFF’S #1 COSTUME OF 2K8
James “Authentic Disco” Murphy as Fred “Authentic Caveman” Flinstone

“Get Innocuous 4 some1 great!”
-Fred Flinstone

WHO WAS YALLS FAVE COSTUME OF 2K8?
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM 2K8 THAT WILL HELP US IN 2K9?
WILL HALLOWEEN ALWAY BE ‘FUN’ OR IS IT ‘TOO MAINSTREAM’?
WHO WILL BE THE ‘JUSTICE’ OF 2K9?
WHO WILL BE THE JOKERALT OF 2K9?
WHO WILL BE THE FRED FLINSTONE OF 2K9?

[Photos by]
[ Lastnightsparty]

[Thecobrasnake]

[glamcanyon]

[StyleSightings]

I just don’t understand why my BlogCentric view of electro music didn’t make a bigger splash on this list. Does most of the world listen to guido+eurotrashCore ‘techno’ music? Am I an unEducated electroFan? Does the music that I listen to ‘not matter’ in the context of ‘authentic electronic’ music?

I have made the bloghouse/mainstreamLectro bands that appeal to me GREEN.
Everything is that is guidoCore/electronica/technoh0use/authentic techno is RED.

DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2008
01. Armin van Buuren
02. Tiësto
03. Paul van Dyk
04. Above & Beyond
05. David Guetta
06. Ferry Corsten
07. Sasha
08. Markus Schulz
09. John Digweed
10. Infected Mushroom
11. Deadmau5
12. Carl Cox
13. Sander van Doorn
14. Paul Oakenfold
15. Richie Hawtin
16. Hernan Cattaneo
17. James Zabiela
18. Andy Moor
19. Eddie Halliwell
20. Axwell
21. Eric Prydz  
22. Kyau & Albert
23. Gareth Emery
24. Sven Väth
25. ATB
26. Anderson Noise
27. Joachim Garraud
28. Bobina
29. Fedde le Grand
30. Dubfire
31. Aly & Fila
32. Judge Jules
33. Umek
34. Matt Darey
35. Ricky Stone
36. Ricardo Villalobos
37. Lange
38. Daft Punk
39. Benny Benassi
40. Bob Sinclair
41. Deep Dish
42. Mark Knight
43. Astrix
44. Marco V
45. The Thrillseekers
46. Laidback Luke
47. Danny Tenaglia
48. Menno de Jong
49. Marco Lenzi
50. Andy C
51. Offer Nissim
52. Martin Solveig
53. Adam Sheridan
54. Sean Tyas
55. DJ Feel
56. Yahel
57. Roger Sanchez
58. DJ Shah
59. Sander Kleinenberg
60. John O’Callaghan
61. Blank & Jones
62. Cosmic Gate
63. Steve Angello
64. Simon Patterson
65. Gabriel & Dresden
66. Richard Durand
67. Laurent Wolf
68. Matt Hardwick
69. Chris Liebing
70. Erick Morillo
71. DJ Hype
72. Signum
73. Justice
74. Dirty South
75. Wally Lopez
76. Magda
77. Lisa Lashes
78. Pete Tong
79. DJ Vibe
80. Bad Boy Bill
81. Tiddey
82. Greg Downey
83. Marcel Woods
84. Nick Warren
85. Solar System
86. Skazi
87. Mike Koglin
88. Mauro Picotto
89. Sébastien Léger
90. The Chemical Brothers
91. Steve Lawler
92. Fatboy Slim
93. Solarstone
94. Astral Projection
95. Leon Bolier
96. Nic Fanciulli
97. Ronski Speed
98. Tocadisco
99. Booka Shade
100. Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Woody van Eyden

Doesn’t the amount of red scare yall? I’m just tired of the guidoTechno house DJs getting all of the attention. They play music like this:

I feel like it’s my responsibility as one of the world’s leading sources for Trivial Electro and Blog House music to make a list that does a better job of representing the world’s most Bloggable Electro DJs who appeal to People Who Read 2 Many Blogs and have an Alternative Perspective on the World.

HRO’s Top DJs of 2k8.
These are the World’s Best DJs

1. Justice
2. Acid Girls
3. James Murphy
4. Xavier De Rosnay Solo
5. Fred Falke
6. Guns N Bombs
7. 2ManyDJs
8. Paparazzi
9. Harvard Bass
10. HRO DJ set
11. Girl Talk
12. Erlend Oye
13. Royal Rumble
14. Red Foxxworth
15. Local Hero
16. Diplo
17. DJ AM (post-escaping death)
18. DJ AM (pre-escaping death)
19. Alice Glass Solo DJ Set
20. Passions
21. Drop the Lime
22. Simian Mobile Disco DJ set
23. Johnny Jewel (Glass Candy)
24. Them Jeans
25. Mark Hunter DJ Set
26. Busy P
27. brodinski
28. yuksek
29. Crookers
30. Bloody Beetroots
31. Holy Ghost!
32. Surkin
33. Para
34. Digitalism
35. Jokers of the Scene
36. Treasure Fingers
37. The Daft Punk
38. The Juan Maclean
39. Pharrell (Fluo Kids)
40. SoMe
41. Cut Copy DJ set
42. Steve Aoki
43. Sebastian
44. The Twelves
45. DJ Skeet Skeet
46. Perez Hilton DJ set
47. Matt Lauer
48. Katie Couric
49. Al Roker
50. Anne Curry DJ Set
51. Samantha Ronson DJ Set
52. DJ Mom Jeans
53. The Teenagers DJ Set
54. HeartsRevolution DJ Set
55. McDonalds employee DJ set
56. Animal Collective conceptual DJ set
57. Miss Toats
58. Chromeo Interracial DJ Set
59. Radio Disc Jockeys with morning shows
60. GorillaVsBear DJs
61. Stereogum DJs
62. PitchforkTV DJs
63. Franki Chan
64. dudes who take ‘being a DJ’ seriously because the ‘emocore’ bubble burst and their band no longer tours.
65. female DJs who think they are awesome but kinda suck
66. DJs who talk about music too much
67. DJs who play too many obvious hits from 2k7
68. FEADZ
69. Uffie DJ Set
70. Ed Banger Belligerent PuPuPlatter DJ Set
71. Danny Mastersons brothers’ DJ set
72. MSTRKRFT
73. DJ Set by a Chili’s bartender
74. Ben Gibbard solo DJ set in his Toyota Prius
75. James Tambarello
76. Postal Service UPS commercial DJ Set
77. Ratatat DJ set
78. Prince
79. impromptu DJ set at a house party by an altBro with an iPod touch filled with bloghouse songs
80. J.D. Salinger DJ Set
81. Kurt Vonnegut’s corpse DJ set
82. TRV$ DJ AM
83. local altBag DJ set
84. Miami Horror
85. miscellaneous guidoDJ who plays cheesy techno songs from your youth
86. DJ who plays Killers/Coldplay mashups
87. Wilmer Valderramma ‘Yo Mama’ DJ Set
88. The Cast of The Office DJ Set
89. Fan Death
90. Ryan Adams (DJ set)
91. A-TRAK
92. Erol Akan
93. John Mayer
94. Jerry Seinfeld authentic disco DJ set
95. Madonna
96. Alex Rodriguez/JoseCanseco (2Many Steroids)
97. Michael Phelps DJ Set after extending his brand too far outside of his core competencies
98. Smarter Child (DJ set)
99. Joe the Plummer (DJ Set)
100. Panda Bear (Noah Lennox)

Please feel free to let me know how you feel about this list. I just want yalls input.
Who are blogville’s most relevant DJs? Which DJs probably cost the most?
Are u tired of all of the guidoHouseTechno DJs getting all of the attention? (Are they more authentic than bloggy electro DJs who have capitalized on the entrylevel alt population growth spurt?)

But SRSLY, doesn’t it piss u off when ur local DJ seems like he’d rather be any where else than playing at your local ElectroParty?

[Photo by Every1isfames]

If u could have a DJ set by n e 1 in the w0rld, who would it be?

Should I start 2 <3 Johnny Jewel from Glass Candy?

I like his sequin tears.

[Photos by Domestic Fine Arts]

Should I grab a cup of coffee with James Murphy (lead singer of the LCD Brosystem).

Should I travel to Tibet with Girl Talk and grow a mashuppy beard?

Should I date an AZN?

Should I date a strong-minded, heavie-set girl and pretend she is a guy?

Should I try 2 seduce a member of ‘THE RAPTURE’?

Maybe I’ll just settledown with a masked DJ. I went 2 a palm reader once, and she told me that my future wuz dark.

I’ll try 2 find an older man who truly loves me, and writes songs about me ‘crashing in2 him.’

How about the guy with the kreepie moustache from CSS?

N e 1 from this band would be at the top of n e true alt’s wish list. Ryte?

Hopefully I can be humble & meaningful and chill with the lead singer of Grizzly Bear and that Final Fantasy violin guy. They seem ’smarter than the typical dbag in an AltBand’, so maybe we’ll have meaningful late nite convos.

There are just s00 many hott altMen out there. Not sure what to do. Sux that girls like Natalie Portman get the best 1s.
SRSLY tho…who is the hottest male Alternative Celebrity?
Will I ever find ‘tru luv’?

Should I start 2 <3 Johnny Jewel from Glass Candy?

I like his sequin tears.

[Photos by Domestic Fine Arts]

Should I grab a cup of coffee with James Murphy (lead singer of the LCD Brosystem).

Should I travel to Tibet with Girl Talk and grow a mashuppy beard?

Should I date an AZN?

Should I date a strong-minded, heavie-set girl and pretend she is a guy?

Should I try 2 seduce a member of ‘THE RAPTURE’?

Maybe I’ll just settledown with a masked DJ. I went 2 a palm reader once, and she told me that my future wuz dark.

I’ll try 2 find an older man who truly loves me, and writes songs about me ‘crashing in2 him.’

How about the guy with the kreepie moustache from CSS?

N e 1 from this band would be at the top of n e true alt’s wish list. Ryte?

Hopefully I can be humble & meaningful and chill with the lead singer of Grizzly Bear and that Final Fantasy violin guy. They seem ’smarter than the typical dbag in an AltBand’, so maybe we’ll have meaningful late nite convos.

There are just s00 many hott altMen out there. Not sure what to do. Sux that girls like Natalie Portman get the best 1s.
SRSLY tho…who is the hottest male Alternative Celebrity?
Will I ever find ‘tru luv’?