HIPSTER RUNOFF

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Yall. Feel stupid to ask 'dumb questions.' Weird how sometimes u just never ask certain questions because you are afraid ur gonna sound stupid for not knowing, but if u asked, u'd realize that 85% of the world was wondering the same thing as u. Our modern educational system has failed because we believe that any one who asks a question is 'an idiot' [via Nappy Dynamite voice].

but srsly.... does n e 1 know what DJs are doing when they are 'twisting knobs' and 'acting all emotional'? Like the lifeforce of a song is flowing through the knobs into their body where their soul meets their body. Wish I knew more DJ techniques. Wish my parents got me DJ lessons as a kid instead of 'piano'/'guitar'/'miscellaneous orchestral instrument' lessons. Sad that I was never talented enough to be in a band, so I wish I could at least play music that makes ppl happy.

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While I am asking, can n e 1 else plz explain what DJs are doing when they 'hold 1 headphone up 2 their ear while bobbing their head and looking intently at their computer screen'? Sometimes I wonder if DJs are 'really doing anything' or if they are sort of just 'pretending to be really involved' to make sure that people don't remember that they are 'just playing music from iTunes.'

Still not sure if DJing is an 'art.' Can some1 plz tell me why we need 2 respect DJs/which DJs are 'worth respecting'? Might need to listen to more guido techno electro core house.

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ANOTHER SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO SHOW 4-6-2009

The HIPSTER RUNOFF radio show airs Mondays at noon and again at midnight EST on Sirius XMU. Iff you’re an XM subscriber, you can listen to Blog Radio on channel 43, and Sirius subscribers can still find us on channel 26. If u really want 2 hear Carles Show, u can get a 3 day trial membership.

U can always listen 2 my podcasts if ur poor.

Playlist after the jump

WHAT GEAR ARE U USING DIPLO?
R U ON ABLETON?
CAN U SEND ME SOME ACAPELLAS?
DO U HAVE N00D PIX OF SANTOGOLD OR M.I.A. ON UR LAPPY?
DO U USE FIREFOX OR SAFARI?
WHAT'S UR REAL NAME SO I CAN FACEBOOK U?
WHAT WIDGETS DO U HAVE?
WHERE CAN I HAVE STICKERS WITH MY DJ NAME MADE 2 PUT ON MY LAPPY?
DO U RLLY HAVE VANS ON THAT LOOK LIKE SNEAKERS?

Just wondering...when u look at a DJ's setup, what do u look for?

"I have a dream" -aspiring altbro musicians

I never knew that so many people loved or hated turntables and laptop DJs. I guess it doesn't matter how many cool stickers u have on ur laptop. We might never know why we should take certain DJs seriously and laugh at other ones.

Here are some notable comments on the Ableton Debate of 2k8. A lot of people made a lot of great points that should be highlighted.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Ableton Live Makes The World a More Creative Place...":

"actually" djing with turntables is for primitive faggots, if you seriously think being able to scratch a fucking record makes you better than someone using a computer youre a faggot cum homunculus with a tiny malformed penis

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ur all dork fggts has left a new comment on your post "Ableton Live Makes The World a More Creative Place...":

WHAT DO U LOOK 4 IN UR DJ?
a) mad skillz
b) good taste
c) black mac books with cool stickerz
d) "I'm not a DJ" tees
e) WHO CARES as long as ur dancing with HOT CRUNK ALT HOs

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Ableton Live Makes The World a More Creative Place...":

WHO CARES
NO ONE USES VINYL ANYMORE BECAUSE ITS STUPID. LIKE 30% OF THE SONGS I PLAY DONT EVEN EXIST ON VINYL BECAUSE THATS STUPID.
SERATO SCRATCH IS THE EXACT SAME THING AS USING TRAKTOR EXCEPT YOU GET TO PRETEND YOU'RE A "REAL DJ" BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BIG HUNKS OF CRAP IN FRONT OF YOU YOU TOUCH.
MIXING WITH CDS IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS MIXING WITH VINYL BUT YOU CAN BURN THEM
BUT VINYL ISNT "BETTER" ITS JUST WHAT EXISTED IN THE PAST. ITS NOT LIKE DUDES THAT DROVE CARS IN 1905 WERE ASSHOLES BECAUSE LIKE THEY TOTALLY NEVER LEARNED HOW TO RIDE A HORSE GOOD.
MIXING WITH ABLETON IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ABOVE, BUT YOU CAN DO LOTS OF INTERESTING THINGS
ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE FINE OPTIONS NO ONE GIVES A FUCK EXCEPT FOR RETARDS AND NO ONE THAT IS ACTUALLY A REAL DJ OR REAL PARTIE BRO CARES ABOUT ANYTHING EXCEPT THE SOUND THAT COMES OUT.
WELL SOME 40 YR OLDS ARE PISSED BECAUSE THE YOUNGINS NEVER HAD TO SPEND MONTHS LEARNING TO BEATMATCH MANUALLY- GOOD! BEATMATCHING MAKES THE PARTY SLIGHTLY BETTER SO IM GLAD IT HAPPENS MORE NOW.
DJING IS 90% TRACK SELECTION, 5% SONG ORDER, 4% MIXING (WHICH CAN BE DONE VERY WELL WITH ALL THE ABOVE OPTIONS) AND 1% IF YOURE HOT/DANCING AROUND A LOT/HAVE A FUNNIE STICKER.
IM GLAD IM THE FIRST PERSON WHO IS NOT A RETARD TO CMMNT HERE.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Ableton Live Makes The World a More Creative Place...":

*haiku*
enjoy UR vinyls
but the partie wants 2 dance
and get crunk alt hos

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Ableton Live Makes The World a More Creative Place...":

i think carles has pretty much established themself a retarded 'alt hoe' slo-bag who could never know dick about music and should stick to trolling partypic sites and doing her best impression of vice's do's/dont's even though the concept is totally dated. pps i love this blog for the sheer awfulness of it all please don't change a thing X0X0

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jamie has left a new comment on your post "Ableton Live Makes The World a More Creative Place...":

yeah, i'm glad people are talking about taste. it's more than just BNGRZ and the nunushit, it's about mixing the past and the present to push us to the FUTURE. future dance partie 4realll.
speaking of the future, will there be enough weeklies to satisfy all macbook djs in five years?
what will happen when ed banger crew can't fly around the world anymore because of fuel prices?
when will someone host and promote the first ichat party?

Does n e 1 wanna get buzzed and have an iChat partie?
Should I make a flyer for it that is a GIF?
Love yall cmmntrs.

We are all just trying to find out why we should respect DJs. I hope we find out soon. I'm worried about all of the hate in the DJ scene.

Check out this clip of Girl Talk at work. It's pretty interesting to see that he's making a living underneath the covers, on a comfortable couch, with his girlfriend dozing off right next to him. Is he living the perfect life?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KykbPtRb0K4]

It's a concept worth exploring, and it will only become more relevant in the coming years. I am a big fan of bloggers, DJs, and Hype Machines changing the face of the music industry. I can't wait until Laptop DJs rule the world, and every 16 year old needs to have the hottest local mashup artist playing their Sweet 16.

True/False: GIRL TALK will be on the next season of MTV's "My Super Sweet 16."

BY THE WAY, I think Gregg Gillis (AKA GIRL TALK) is a handsome young man.

MP3: Girl Talk - Overtime
MP3: Girl Talk - Peak Out

Buy Girl Talk's "NIGHT RIPPER" at Amazon.
Girl Talk's Myspace Blog [Highly Rec'cd]