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My MP3 Blog Is My MP3 Blog

Carles — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:32:17 +0000

This post has been a part of Mainstream=Alt: An eArt Gallery Presented by the Popular Weblog HIPSTER RUNOFFS.

/// What does MP3 blogging mean 2 u?
/// What is ur fave MP3 blog?
/// What do u look 4 in a good MP3 blog?
/// Are MP3 blogs important 2 u?
/// Are MP3 blogs ruining everything?

/// I am my own personal hype machine.
/// (a personal branding strategy)

Remember when the Arcade Fire changed the way we valued music?

Carles — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:14:42 +0000

I’d give anything to go back to the days when music was allowed to be meaningful.
I’d give anything to go back to the days when music was meant to inspire medium-sized clubs of people.
I’d give anything to go back to the days when I ‘just wanted a moderately cute+indie GF’, even if she was the ‘a little bit too chubby’ type who ‘coloured her hair’ and ‘took her trivial position at a college radio station seriously.’

I’d give anything to go back to the pre-Blog era and really just take a moment to ‘appreciate it.’ Back before there was ‘hipster’, and blog centuries before the ‘alts.’ We were just ourselves, searching for a way to represent our complex outlook on life.

I’d give anything to go back in time, and appreciate chorus-driven indie rock. The collective voices were the sound of my angsty soul that was unsure of my alternative future. They were calling out for a little bit of direction in an uncertain time. Would we ever find the authenticity that we were looking for?
Wake Up – The Arcade Fire

HUMAN AFTER YALL

Carles — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:50:42 +0000

In today’s Mainstream=Alt eInstallation, the blggr/webartist “The CRLS” attempts to connect with humanity by using a ‘lil guy’ from the hit film Electroma. In this tiny robot, we can all see a bit of ourselves’. We all have hopes, dreams, fears, wants, needs, and more questions than answers. Maybe there is more ‘yall‘ in humanity than we even realize.

H U M A N A F T E R Y A L L

by CRLS

HUMAN // AFTER // YALL

I AM THE MEME ECONOMY

Carles — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:07:20 +0000

EVERY DAY YOU SHOULD LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR, AND SAY

This post has been brought to you by MAINSTREAM=ALT, an eArt Gallery presented by Carles of the popular weblog The Hipster Runoff.

Mainstream = Alt: TenenbaumZissou Edition

Carles — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:16:00 +0000

In this installment of Mainstream=Alt, Carles attempts to capture what it means to be a Wes Anderson fan. It’s a widely known fact that 79% of persons who classify themselves as ‘alternative’ have had a Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, or The Life Aquatic poster in the room.

The Wes Anderson Zeitgeist has had a big impact on the filling of the Mainstream-Alt chasm. This eArt gallery is intended to provide a space in which we reflect upon Wes Anderson’s quirky, yet meaningful brand.

Title: My Family & Friends Are Special Enough to Be Portrayed in a Major Motion Picture

Title: I Used to be a Horny Teen Searching for Meaning/a tugjob

Title: 30 Rock from the Stephen Baldwin (Alec)

Title: <3 Wes + Cumming + My GF <3

Title: Bottle Rocket 2 Hell: Owen Wilson’s Impending Suicide

Title: Groundhog Day Caddy Shack Zissou Stripes

Title: I Respect Jason Schwartzman only bc I pretend he is Max Fischer grown up

View previous works in the Mainstream=Alt eGallery
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/search/label/Mainstream%20Equals%20Alt

Remember the time Wes Anderson got Fashion Blogged about?
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/03/hey-did-u-see-wes-anderson-on.html

Mainstream = Alt: Never Underestimate the Power of Yall

Carles — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:51:00 +0000

Mainstream=Alt is an eArt Gallery presented by the popular weblog HIPSTER RUNOFF.
Today’s thinkpiece is a reflection on the widespreadization of the term ‘yall’ on various websites on the internet superhighway. Did u ever stop to think ‘Who is yall?’
R u a part of Yall?

Name: Never Underestimate the Power of Yall.
Created: September 6, 2008

Mainstream = Alt

MAINSTREAM = ALT: Kanye West has a personal brand that appeals to no1 & every1

Carles — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:48:00 +0000

Today’ e-Art Gallery focuses on famous R&B singer The Kanye West. He is a global icon who has convinced various demographics that he is an authentic artist/jack-of-all-trades. These demographics include black people, white people, 3rd world minorities who want to be American blacks, tweens, little white girls, music critics, people who go to music festivals, and at least 100 other categories.

****PLEASE ENJOY THIS EDITION OF MAINSTREAM=ALT*******

Title: Life According to Kanye (s0 many choices)

Title: Bros Who Wear Pink To Get Attention

Title: Rappers, Athletes, and Politicians: The Barry Obammy Story

Title: American Recession (We Are In Debt [Help!])

Title: Kanye, Palestine, & Israel: The Sitcom

Title: Coldplay + Maroon 5 = Music That Uninteresting People Find Meaningful/Moving

Title: The Future of the Self-Obsessed Rapper

Title: We Don’t Care About The Black Folks (George =w= Bush Remix)

Title: “Imagine” by John Lennon makes me want to end my life in my closet while listening to “Adam’s Song” by the Blink 182s

This has been a part of Mainstream=Alt: an eArt Gallery Presented by HIPSTER RUNOFF.

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Mainstream = Alt: Thinkpiece #2

Carles — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:34:00 +0000

Title: Feist–Maybe She Wuz Never Alt? (iPod nano)
Created: Fall 2009

This has been part of Mainstream=Alt (an eArt Gallery presented by the popular weblog HIPSTER RUNOFF).

Mainstream = Alt: An Online Art Gallery Presented by HIPSTER RUNOFF

Carles — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:03:00 +0000

Mainstream = Alt is intended to help us find ourselves. In our ever-changing, fast-paced world where things go from mainstream to alt in a matter of minutes, it’s up to us to find our true consumer identities.

What makes you mainstream is what makes you alt.
What makes you alt is what makes you mainstream.

MNSTRM=ALT

Title: Panda Alt Bro: The Journey To Find Urself
Created: August 16, 2008

When an altbr0 listens to Panda Bear’s “Comfy In Nautica” he experiences the exact feeling of rapture a regular br0 feels upon hearing Journey’s hit anthem “Don’t Stop Believing.”

Mainstream = Alt is a continuing eArt Gallery presented by the Popular Internet Weblog HIPSTER RUNOFF.

[meme hijack from Tumbledore]