HIPSTER RUNOFF

Photo via HiStyley

Yall. I saw this bike, and wondered if it was a fixed gear, or 'just a cruiser.' Have yall heard of fixed-gear bikes? Does n e1 know how they work, and why people buy them? Feel kinda like it might be more advantageous to have a bike with multiple gears, but I think sometimes 'subcultures' can develop out of people 'being unreasonable.'

I think with only 1 gear, u have to do more work in order to ride ur bike fast. Might be some sort of new age weight loss gimmick, kinda like what 'large people' will do in order to shed some calories. Not sure how useful

One time I saw a group of fixed-gear alts riding around Austin, Texas with Lance Armstrong. Made me wonder if Lance is using fixed gear technology to win the Tour De France.

LIVESTRONG, yall!

Thought about buying a bike for $2000, but then I just bought a used Kia and drove it into a lake. Made a video of it for my Senior Art Project, just cuz it was 'a metaphor' about 'spending/wasting money on transportation' and also 'moms who drove their kids into lakes 2 commit suicide with them.'

Does n e 1 know if biking 'saves the environment', or does it just 'create more traffic problems/dangers since bikers don't respect the rules of the road?'

Does n e 1 else 'like to ride bikes'? Or do u live in a city [via suburbia] that isn't very 'biker-friendly' except for ultra new rich neighborhoods that 'put in a bike lane' just to 'look rich' or whatever.

Meme via ps4k

I remember during the Barry Obama campaign, I really got behind this meme of Obama representing 'hope.' Artist Shephard Fairey really found a way to take memes to the mainstream and have them be 'more than just an image that is freely traded on the internet.' His viral art created a timeless hit that will hang in the Obama Presidential Museum on the campus of Art Institute Chicago.

Can't believe Lance Armstrong hired the same meme designer to make his own propaganda/brand+identity. I think that Lance Armstrong created 'hope' after he beat cancer and conquered Europe, so it makes me kinda sad that he had 2 piggyback on the Obama meme. Feel like his brand is strong enough already, and he created something that has already transcended mainstream global culture with the LIVESTRONG BRACELET. [via Nike branding]

I just hope that mainstreamers are able to actually appreciate/notice that these 2 iconic memes are by the same designer bro. H8 when the world doesn't appreciate cobranding, but also kinda h8 when things 'aren't original' since I want everything to come from an authentic life force.

Hey yall,
I know yall loved the coverage I had about the time Justice made leather jackets for inauthentic alts to wear.

So I wanted to start blggng more abt when musicians create fashion lines. I just think it's really beautiful when an artist has this image/aesthetic/target market, and they get their fan base to love them so much that they want to 'dress how the songz sound'. I know that when I put on my Justice jacket, I look how a banger sounds. It's basically the same as walking around with a boombox that is playing "D.A.N.C.E." without all of the noise.

Sheryl Crow: She's a free-spirited icon for white people who all they want to do is have some fun/soak up the sun/other catchy chorus-able, vague positive-sounding activities.

N e ways... I am thinking of buying clothes from Sheryl Crow's new fashion line for 'my tacky white trash GF who usually buys keut WalMart clothes and thinks these clothes will make her a more interesting person when she goes out with her girls to drink Coors Lite. I will also buy her a GREATEST HITS cd by SherCrow and tickets to a live show in order for her to have a 360 degree experience when it comes to being one with SherCrow.'

Is having a fashion line the final step for 'becoming a lifestyle brand'? (A 'fashion line' can be as simple as making a few interesting/kyeut t-shirts)

Do people still want to 'dress like rock stars'? I feel like people should want to dress like 'it girls', miscellaneous reality TV stars (proj runway), or characters from Wes Anderson movies. It's also okay when people want to dress like the Joker.

N e ways... here is Sheryl Crow's fashion line

If u buy this leather vest, will u automatically be able to play the guitar?

Are these jeans skinny enuff 4 u?

Remember when Sheryl Crow looked broke before she got plastic surgery/got hammied by Lance Armstrong.

Does banging Lance Armstrong make you more or less alt?

“One of the coolest songs I have ever heard, I was just talking to somebody about it today. Have you ever heard of the band Death Cab for Cutie? Their new single is one of the most kick-ass songs I have heard in a long time. It’s called ‘I Will Possess Your Heart’ and it’s eight and a half minutes long, it’s so bad-ass.”
—Lance Armstrong

This song is an 8 minute long anthem made for 'people who have been in real love--not the fake kind'.

[fashion line via idolator]
[Lance Armstrong FGGT quote via GVBtumblr]