I am not sure how to feel about this video. Sorta is like some sort of time machine, or a vessel to the past. You watch it and remember ‘how the electro blog scene used to be.’ U sorta want to move to L.A. and try to become internet friends with altCelebs. I think this song is like from 4 years ago. From what I understand, Uffie’s appeal was to be some sort of ‘lolita’ type of figure since she was a [BARELY LEGAL] teen when she ‘first came on the scene.’ Now it seems like her brand is ‘cougar.’ Not sure if her product/brand will be able to ‘penetrate’ as deep as it once could have now that electro sorta died and ppl want ‘conceptual shit.’ Miss when Uffie used to ‘chill out’ with her nipples hanging out all the time.

I feel like even the market for female raunchy slutty crappy myspacey rap acts bubble ‘burst’ a while ago. I’m not sure if alternative girls still want to ‘be like that.’ I think they have new aspirations, and don’t want to hear skanky girls rapping about getting drunk and letting men put their erect peepees into them.

(This music might still be popular with Californian females.)

I am not sure how long the ’shelf life’ of an aesthetic/genre/band is supposed to last. Once you have a ‘fan’, will that fan buy something from you for the rest of his or her life? I wonder if a chillwave band will ‘release’ a video/single for one of their 2k9 songs in 2k13. Really ‘baffled’ that Ed Banger is ‘back on the scene.’ I think it is generally a ‘good thing’ for music websites to have a 6 month turnover on a genre, so that ‘we’ can appear to always be on the lookout for something totally new and different. I just wish more blogs and music site zines would be willing to ‘throw artists under the bus’ and ‘act like certain artists never existed.’ It’s okay to be ashamed of who u used to be. Distancing urself from bands that u used to like is ‘just part of growing up’ in the modern world.

Just because u were ‘relevant’ once doesn’t mean u earn the right to be relevant 4evr. I wonder if modern indie bands ‘want to last forever.’ It seems difficult, like the forces that helped u become a buzzworthy band would be the same forces that tore u apart/made the world 4get abt u.

Speaking of Ed Banger products, I also feel ‘very confused’ by this video for Justice’s remix of Lenny Kravitz. Sorta just ’skimmed’ through it and saw a lot of confusing parts and heard a lot of Justicey sounding music. Seems like a gimmicky conceptual music video that I ‘don’t really have time’ to try to watch in order to ‘get’ the concept. S0 many memes, not enough time.

Wonder if an older version of me would have thought this was ‘kewl’ and ‘blggbl.’ Or if I would have been proud that ‘bloghouse had finally made it.’

I wonder if ‘bloghouse’ and ‘bangers’ will come back after the chillwave era. Seems like we are still searching for ‘what is next’ for the winter months.

If there was some sort of alternative stock market, would u invest in bloghouse? Would u buy shares in Uffie/Ed Banger?
How much would AnCo stock be worth?
What would the ‘google’ of alternative stocks?
Would Am Appy stock be worth more in ‘the real stock market’ or ‘the alt stock market’?
Is now the time to buy stock in Horchata Core?

‘WTF is horchata?’

I remember back in 2k7, I was passionate about very different things than I am now. Electro blogs with neon layouts. ‘Bangers.’ Electro duos. I used to be a bloghousebro. Now it seems like ‘the world has turned and left me here’ since I got a tattoo of ‘the Justice logo.’ I’m not even sure if Justice are ’still together.’ They are probably playing the ‘theme park’ and ’state fair’ circuit with bands like Jessica Simpson/Bowling for Soup/Everclear/other bands that have ‘gone out to pasture’ 2 die.

These days, I only listen to Grizzly Bears and the Animal Collecting. It’s just kinda weird how much things have changed. Considering getting ‘Veckatimest’ tattooed on the shaft of my cock. I remember when I got my Jousteeece tatty, I told my parents that it was ‘biblical.’ Can’t believe I am ‘just another bro with a cross tattoo’ even though I don’t even really ‘get’ God.

Back then, I assumed electro would ‘be forever.’ I assumed that bloghouse would eventually become ‘mainstream’ and get played on the radio, side-by-side with top40 radio. Now I feel like if I brought ‘bloghouse’ up in a conversation with a circle of entrylevelers, they would say ‘what is that?’ I feel like I am possibly a music purist for being so connected to the bloghaus era.

Are my glory days behind me?
Should I have my tattoo ‘electronically removed’?
R u ashamed of the person who u used 2 b?

I remember back in 2k7/2k8, when all u had 2 do was wear a leather jacket to get a lil tug job. I h8 how the ’scene’ has evolved. Wish I could go back 2 my altbro prime. Wish I could ‘get tugjobs’ ‘very easily’ from entry level alts who were just ‘looking to fit into a scene’ by being sexually active with

I miss the days when girls hadn’t already ‘touched too many peens’ and were still ‘delighted’ to meet urs. h8 growing up. h8 having 2 deal with some1’s past.

everything
is
changing.

Previous Tugjob Coverage
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/tag/tugjobs

Previous alt Penises
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/tag/penises

Just listened to three bullshit remixes of mainstream rock artists done by ‘authentic-ish’ bloghouse/electro artists.

See post to stream audio
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Remix #1: Lenny Kravitz – Let Love Rule (Justice Remix)

Yall probably know Lenny Kravitz as some rock bro who is black, and had the big hit about ‘wanting to get away–wanting 2 fly away’ or something like that. Think it used to be played on the radio/vh1 before the internet/blogs existed. Didn’t even listen to this song really. Just feel kind of ‘outraged’ after Justice remixed U2 one time. Feeling sad. Don’t even know ‘why’ I like/listen 2 bloghouse. Ashamed.

Sort of just want to listen to this song and eat seven 100 calorie snack packs. I think it is about ‘escapism.’

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Remix #2: Chris Cornell – Part Of Me (Kleerup remix)

Not sure what bands Chris Cornell has been in. I think he was in that ‘really ghey and inauthentic band’ that was formed after Zach De La Brocha left Rage Against the Machine. I think ‘Rage’ h8ed the ‘rap bullshit’ that Zach De La Rocha wanted to make, but then realized that they ‘let some fruity rock diva bro’ into their band, and ‘wrote some ghey songs’, and then ‘got back together’ to ‘make money’ by playing at big festivals. Think Kleerup is branding himself beyond ’some bro who made electro songs for Swedish broads 2 sing on.’

Might start a band called ‘The Audioslaves’ because it is a metaphor about the modern music industry / signing a record contract / meeting expectations of fans and how that clashes with ur artistic existence.

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Remix #3: U2 – Magnificent (Fred Falke Remix)

Think that Fred Falke has evolved into a guy who ‘makes authentic remixes’ by ‘high level artists.’ I wish that some1 could make me a spreadsheet that listed the price of remixes by every electro artist in the world. Think Daft Punk would probably be #1. The song is ‘okay’ but ‘kind of fruity’, but I think that’s mainly because it is U2.

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Sometimes I wonder if there is a ‘point of diminishing returns’ when it comes to remixing a ‘huge artist.’ Sometimes I feel underwhelmed by the product, so it makes me think less of an ‘artist who I liked.’ Not really sure if there is a way to measure the overall ‘impact’ that a remix makes when it comes to ‘mainstreamers downloading it and looking for the remixer’s music.’ When do people even hear these ‘mainstream remixes’? When they buy an album on iTunes?

confused and lost.
Mainstream = alt?

XX BONUS picture of all three artists with ‘long hair’ like rocker bros used to have XX
‘hey’

‘rock n roll’

‘in the name of love–it was a beautiful day’

Feel like u’ve proven that ur a meme worth blogging about if some1 makes an 8bit video game about you, possibly for their final exam grade at the community technical college that they are attending. In the game, u r a Daft Punk robot who has 2 steal back samples/records from Justice. Feel like if I were a blogger from the year 2k7 (the golden era of electro/bloghouse), my head would have ‘exploded’ from this meme. Think that this game is more fun/worth ur time than Electroma.

Here is my feedback/’constructive criticism’ for the game:

• Enable weapons, including electro lightning bolts
• Utilization of the Daft Punk sound pyramid as a ‘home base’
• Show France experiencing some sort of Earth quake
• Have manager of both bands “Busy P” get ‘held hostage’ or use him as a gimmick in the story line
• Make both forces come together to fight against Australia in the electro war
• Have the band ‘assassinate’ another non-electro band, or something
• involve Obama/ Osama Bin Laden
• Have a level where u have 2 ‘take down electrosnark bloggers’/have 2 navigate through

After u play the game, feel free 2 leave ur suggestions.

Damn. Sort of would be ‘pissed’ if some1 stole all my samples.

Kinda hope this game ‘gets green lit’ for a Wii/Playstation/Xbox version so that I can sue them [via usage of the original HRO term 'electro war']

Play game at website.

WHAT DO YALL THINK OF THIS GAME?
THINK IT WILL BE BIGGER THAN GUITAR HERO/GTA/NBA JAM/ THE SIMPSONS ARCADE GAME?

In the future, will all bands have video games instead of ‘albums’/'EPs’/'myspace pages’?
do u think 1 day a band will make music from 8bit video game chips?

[MP3]
U2 – Get On Your Boots (Justice Remix)
See post for stream

Grade: 5.639 out of 10 runoffs

Review: I remember when I used to be an altbro in 2k7, I wondered if ‘blog house’/'alt electro’ would ever become ‘good enough’ to morph into ‘modern pop music.’ Feel like I wanted to be a proud father of relevant electro acts, but still feel hostile about these acts ‘going mainstream.’ Not sure if people even really LIKE Justice, or if new markets just have a demand for an ‘electro act that we are supposed 2 kinda deify kinda like the Daft Punks.’

The track is ‘pretty whatever.’ Probably ‘kinda good’ unless u h8 u2/bono, and u will h8 this song. I think my favourite U2 song is ‘Where the Streets Have No Name.’ Feel like it’s ‘really moving.’ Almost as moving as that song ‘With or Without You.’ Feel sad that modern ‘legacy bands’ have to write such ghey songs when they get older. I think Bon Jovi has two really ‘ghey’ songs for middle aged people called “It’s My Life” and “Have a Nice Day.”

Feel weird that these older bros must write these inspirational-ish songs that ’sound edgy’ and ‘overplayed.’ Or like that U2 song ‘beautiful day.’ Just weird 2 me. Wish they’d write ‘vulnerable songs’ instead of ‘rocking out’ with low-level inspirational messages.

Proud of Justice for ‘making it.’ Think that U2 might be the ‘biggest band in the world’ so I think it means that u ‘win’ if u got 2 remix them. It gets you more ‘music meme points’ than remixing some ‘obscure, yet respected within the scene’ indie/electro artist. Think U2 might be ‘trying 2 be an indie band’ now. Hope they give away their next album 4 free, kinda like ‘the radioheadgirltalks.’

I can’t live with or without yall.

I remember when I was a young alt, just learning that he ‘loved electro music’, a music video really spoke to me. It was by the French band Justice. The name of the song was “D.A.N.C.E.” The video featured progressive imagery in a way that pushed animation to a new level of righteousness.

But then I saw this hybrid Justice + SoME + Coca Cola advertisement.

Can’t believe it, yall. Can’t believe it’s over. Can’t believe the video that made alts ‘fall in love with bloghouse/electro/just wanting 2 dance’ has been acquired by the world’s most popular brand–Coca Cola.

I miss the days when the Coke brand was more mainstream/obvious / sweet /entry level Toy Story 3d animation




Just feel kinda like my whole world is falling apart. I knew that eventually the whole world would realize that I listened to the best + most fun music in the world, but now that I don’t even listen 2 it any more and they are trying to utilize the aesthetic, I am just feeling a lot of emotions. Part of me wants to listen 2 more Justice again, and be proud of them + fit in with mainstreamers, but then another part of me wants to throw my Macbook into a Fiery Furnace.

I remember when the Daft PunkBros were in a denim advertisement for GAP, I was kinda proud, because I was really into them. They also weren’t TOO mainstream at that point, so it was still authentic to like them and not turn ur back on them since they were still a very niche product.

Feelin kinda sad. I remember I used to be really into SoMe’s design aesthetic. I thought it was unique to the Ed Banger crew. I really felt like it was organic, and it BELONGED TO US. but I was wrong.

In the end, u just have to realize that everything is a brand. And every brand wants to be significant, so u can’t hold that against ppl. Brands can’t last 4ever–so u must do whatever u can 2 maximize ur value before you metaphorically ‘die’ a.k.a. become ‘irrelevant.’

//// Miss u 2k7.
Does n e 1 know if they are putting cocaine back into the Justice formula of Coca Cola?

Gonna be sad when AnCo is in a commercial. Not sure if they will ever be ‘relevant’ ever again if they sell out like that.

Does the music still belong 2 the fans after it is in a commercial?
Or is it less authentic since it was used to ’sell something’ besides records/mp3s?
Just going through a lot lately. Bye

PS: Think I’m gonna retire from using Justice as a bloggable meme. goodnite moon.

It’s kinda weird how we’re all just ‘one man’ but we all have the power to do a lot–at least since the internet took over the world. For example, I can start a dot-com with one of my best bros, and we can have interviews with our fave altCelebs.

One day, u can start a blog, and u can talk with one of your idols about his music.

Interview tips:

• Be a chill bro.
• Wear a zany hat.
• Be professional.
• Let the artist know that they meet your high standards
• Don’t be afraid to be critical to their face.
• Ask them for permission to post this video on ur website
• Encourage them to visit your website cuz they’d find it rlly kewl.

Do yall think ur gonna start an mp3 blog and get on hypemachine? Will that make u feel like ‘more than just a fan.’ Will u email PR companies/clubs and tell them ‘I have a blog that is relevant’ so that u can cover events? Will u send them a PDF file that functions as ur blog’s ‘press kit’?

The future of music journalism is a fight that we all must fight. We all must prove that we are more than ‘just another fan.’ We accept the fact that we are ‘just one bro, with an opinion’, but we will use a pen/keyboard/video camera to make sure that ppl know that we are CLOSER to the music than they are, and that our concert experience was the most authentic, because we understand ‘the big picture’ when it comes to an artist’s history.

Question 2) M.I.A. is

a) just a meme
b) pregant
c) should have stayed home
d) trying too hard 2 reach out 2 mainstream audiences
e) just taking care of herself/her career

Question 3: Deadmau5 will be remembered as

a) a zany masked DJ
b) just some weirdo at the Grammys
c) “what is that bro doing at our show?” -Taylor Swift
d) being responsible for bringing ‘masked djs’ to the mainstream
e) just a meme on the day after award shows

Question 4: This is a picture of

a) the coldplays
b) a band that steals songs
c) the writers of the rock album + song of the year
d) bros who need to retire their gimmick
e) Cool dads searching for meaning

Question 5: These bros are chilling at

a) the Grammys
b) A Cool Dad convention
c) A Kidz Health convention
d) A McDonalds playgrond
e) A liberal arts professor conference

Question 6: When I see this single, I think it is

a) Just another bloghouse mp3
b) just another crappy mp3 posted by a lame entrylevel blog on the hypemachine looking to get hits
c) worth a Grammy
d) the best Remix of all time
e) other

Question 7: Kanye West won a grammy for

a) Best frollet
b) Best blogger of the year
c) Worst black person of the year in America
d) JackOfAllTrades/Renaissance Man of the year
e) Best guy who sounds like a robot on his albums

Question 8: Who wore it better?

a) the broad on the left
b) the broad on the right
(this is a test 2 see if ur a racist)

Question 9: The Lonely Island Bros are

a) going to win a Grammy in 2k10
b) a gimmick for bros
c) comedy for bros
d) glorified bro Weird Al bullshit
e) really funnie
f) really progressive
g) going to make the Flight of the Conchords obsolete for bros
h) something for people who smoke weed and watch dvds/ funnie youtube vids

Question 10: This bro won a Grammy for

a) best assault of a broad
b) best knuckle sandwich 2 a broad’s face
c) Best job of ‘putting a woman in her place’
d) Most likely 2 be the next OJ Simpson
e) Future Ike TurnerBro
f) Strongest Pimp Hand
g) Artist of the Millennium who Hits Women
h) Bro Who is above the law
i) bro who is above society’s norms

Question 11: Daft Punk won some Grammy because

a) they deserve it for this live album thingy
b) there are too many Awards categories
c) people only heard of them after Kanye West cobranded with them for that meaningful duet about becoming stronger on the inside

Question 12: Christian Bale won a grammy for

a) being Heath Ledger’s BFF
b) being in Batman
c) becoming a viral meme on audio
d) pretending ‘to get angry’ as a marketing gimmick for the new Terminator film so that Entertainment Magazines will profile him as being ‘complex’ and ‘deep’ and ‘really into his craft’
e) he sang a lot in Newsies

Question 13: The name of this band is

a) 3 Tweens and a Blind Black Man
b) Blind, Black, and Musical: The Band
c) Searching for Our Sexuality thru the blindness
d) Bro Circle Jerk in a room with a blindman
e) Guy Who Should be able to see + need Talent Managers who protect their brands a lil bit better
f) The Grammys: Where Legends go to Make Bad Decisions
g) Steve WonderBro
h) Tweens Who Might be GheyBros

Question 14: This band in this picture is

a) the Spice Girls
b) Paramore
c) Blink 182
d) Girls Aloud
e) The Pussy Cat Dolls
f) Aqua
g) Jen Aniston and the Skanky McSkankBroads
h) Chris Brown’s “Pimp Hand”

Can’t believe I missed the Grammys. Feel really ‘out of the loop.’ Just want to connect 2 ‘pop culture’ since it is kind of the fabric of society that relates us all.

Kinda feel like this picture represents the state of modern music.
In this picture is everything that we want.
We want bloggable content with stars who attract viewers by saying zany things and being progressive enough to blurb about.

Did yall hear M.I.A. is pregnant?
Are yall excited about how twitter gives u such direct and instant access 2 ur fave celebs while they are at a meaningful event like the Grammys?

[via diplo's drunken memes during the Grammys blogspottwitter]

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?