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Meme via FastCompany

Have yall heard about this post-modern rock star? He seems pretty chill. Might download his album or something... but srsly yall. It's weird how Girl Talk's brand is still being consumed by mainstreamers. Like they are discovering some 'gem' or something. I guess what we have learned is that Girl Talk does nothing too special as a DJ, but his brand is strong and identifiable--he is white, used to have a 'real job', and represents our inner-whitebro having a good time, partying & becoming the person we want 2 be. I guess that makes him 'creative' or something. Wonder how much he charges for a DJ gig. Glad I was into him 'before he was too famous' [via "I'm a PC" ad]

Also saw that Damien Hirst was on this list.

Not really familiar with any artist other than Andy Warhol, so I read up on this bro. Apparently he sells are for 'a shit load of money' even though it is stupid. He apparently sold some gold shark or something for $1 million. He is apparently going to sell his cadaver after he dies to make some 'art.' Seems authentic/like a gimmick/like a dream job. Damn. Feel jealous. Can't believe these creative people get paid for their passion, but I don't get paid for what I love to do.

Is it still alt to deify Marc Jacobs? Wish people turned their backs on fashion designers like they do on bands.

Not sure how I feel about this list of creative people. I think Tyra Banks is on it. So is the guy who shoots the Sartorialist. So is the guy who designed the iPod/iPhone. Glad he got #1.

It's weird when 'magazines' build these intense, deep lists of people who are influential. It's like they take 1 person from every niche of the cool aspects of society that are covered by blogs. Think it might be some sort of scheme to get 'mad hits.' Tech bros + movie bros + design bros + music bros + government bros + female bros + African American bros + fashion bros + ______ bros. Important 2 pick diverse lists. Think that this list is 'sponsored by HP' and some HP bro is on their list. Might be a scam. Might need to destroy my Hewlett Packard desktop/Photo+printer+scanner.

[Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People]

Girl Talk

Alternative Celebrity, DJ

Girl Talk is a laptop DJ who got big in the bloghouse era but really just produces generic, well-branded mix tapes.

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Photo by the cobrabro

Yall. Still searching for an authentic tattoo 2 get drawn on to my body. I feel like no matter what design I pick, it will be pretty 'kewl', but I just need to find a place on my body 2 actually put it. Think that I might have it done underneath my armpits. I feel like I'm in a lot of situations where I raise my arms, like at bad ass concerts and other places where u get pumped up like bars and sporting events. It makes sense 4 me to get one under my pits.

Does n e 1 know if u have 2 have ur hair removed before u get a tattoo somewhere? Not sure how body hair can interact with a tatty. Would feel kinda weird having to shave my pits so ppl could see my tattie. Just want to be natural.

Nervous about my first tattoo. I just want it to like 'make sense', ya know. Not just like 'a random set of tattoos like Marc Jakebros.

My body is not a sheet of a doodle pad. It is a canvas/photoshop .psd file upon which art is generated.

Previous Tattoo memes
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/t/tattoos

In a previous post, I asked the yalls who this bro looked like. I didn't know the answer, but yall provided me with some solutions.

Not sure which 1. Plz help me figure out--thinking about taking the pictures to Kinkos to blowup 2 poster size so that I can have a vague altJew chillin on my wall 2 'start conversations' [via my dorm room].

WHO DOES THE BRO LOOK LIKE?
A) Dave 1 from the Chromeos

B) Marc "King of the Twinks" Jacobs

C) Dov Charney, CEO + CFO + CTO + CMO of Am Appy Clothing & Fun Lifestyle Corporation

D) Star of the Royal TenenAquatic/Earth Girls are EZ, Jeff Goldblum

E) Choose.Your.Own.Response

Is this a sign that 2k9 is 'the year of the AltJew'?
2k8 was the year of the ___.

[Photo by the street walker]
I noticed this bro on the streets and realized he looked A LOT like 1 of my fave alt celebs.  Is it just me, or does he totally look like _____________?

Hints:

• He has zany tattoos.
• He is 'a designer bro.'
• He has a collection of ghey sex slaves that he keeps in a basement. (not sure if he makes manginas out of their skin).
• His lifestyle has inspired him 2 make clothes 4 progressive women
• He is a creative 'thought leader', kinda like Harvey Milk.
• He has a 'knack' for selecting relevant celebs to be the 'face of his line' between 1-5 years after they were buzzworthy.
• He lost a lot of weight and got 'twinky buff' kinda like Brad Pitt in The Fight Clubs.

Who do yall think this bro looks like?

The person who correctly identifies the altceleb-lookalike will be given a $50 gift certificate to blogspot.

I saw this picture of MXMW [aka Marc By Marc West (Jacobs)], and I couldn't help but wonder if I should strive '2 b a lil bit healthier' on the inside and out. Whether it's getting a SpongeBobSquareLeggings tattoo, or starting to use the on campus fitness center more often, I wonder what I can do to improve myself in altSpirit, altMind, and altBody.

There's more to 'how you look' than just feeling confident about 'how you look.' Part of 'looking good' means 'feeling better' on the 'inside.' Should I start taking spinning/yoga/step/water aerobics courses? Should I start going on spiritual journeys with my iPod a.k.a. 10 mile runs in the wilderness while listening to meaningfulcore albums in their entirety?

Will I 'get' design if I 'get swole'?
Will my personal brand get 'too mainstream' if I get too 'in shape'? Does 'being in shape' mean that u want to be mainstream?
Should I 'get ripped' and buy a bowflex?

[MXMW photo meme via Pedestrian.tv]

Are muscles the future of the ALT aesthetic?

Will the perfect alt breasts be replaced by the perfect alternative pectoral muscles?

Definitely time 2 sell ur stock in the Kute AZN market. :-(

Who is gonna bail out the kute AZN economy, yall? h8 finance. What does 'money' even mean? Who even invented 'paper that is worth something'? Shoulda invented 'debit cards' back then.
Wish I bought meth instead of the "stock market."

Yall. I was just wondering if I should 'cross dress' for Halloween. It might be a good way for me to 'get in touch with my sexualitie.' I'm just trying to search for a costume that let's people know about my true personal brand by conveying a temporary personal brand that sort of tells people that my true personal brand is 'smart, connected, & self-aware.'

Or should I be Chewbacca/a yeti for Halloween?

[photo via Style Blog]

Or should I stick 2 my original idea of being Justice for Halloween?

[Photo by Glam Canyon]

I'm so confused, yall.

Choosing a Halloween Costume is more difficult than choosing the person that I want 2 b every other day of the year.   Halloween is just a few blog-hours away. Help. Plz.

Should I skip my psychology test this week to focus on blogging [LIVE] from Fashy Week? I read an article from a message board that said that NY Fashy Week had to hire an extra 50 people just to deal with turning down [press requests] from startup internet alternative magazines/blogs/partypixSites/newspapers/zines.

Official Fashion Week Flier

Fashion Week is important because it is where designers let us know what trends will be big in 2-10 years (for rich people). I wish American Appy could get a Fashion Week show, but I was watching 'the Devil Wears Prada', and I don't think those kinds of people like large-scale retail enterprises. :-(

Are yall excited about what fashions will be big in 2k14?

N e ways... I read on a STRIPESONLY blog that Stripes are going to be huge in 2k11.

In the future, all humans will have sillie horsey bags. Wish they had those when I was stuck with a boring Jansport backpack as a kid. :-( I h8 thinking about how limited my personal brand used 2 b.

[Photos by thefacehunter]

In the future, every1 will walk around with their arms crossed over their chest to show off their multitude of wrist accessories, particularly their DoucheBaggyLeatherBand & post-metaphorical rings.

In the future will every1 be a deviant twink? I'm scared, yall. :-(

[Photo by AltaMiraNYC]

Are yall going to fashion week, or are u just gonna wait for the Zaniest Fashions of the season to make their way to design/coolhunting/fashion/alt blogs on the internet?

<3 designers who are focused on creating internet memes to 'go viral' in 'the blogosphere' <3

'IN THE STREET FASHION BLOGOSPHERE, EVERY WEEK IS FASHION WEEK. FUCK MAINSTREAM FASHION--I AM RAW.'
-the Facehunter

Turning into a robot will fix most of the problems in your alternative life. This former alt-bro found the love of his life.

This robobro lost his alt-AZN-virginity.

Please be careful, though. Dressing up like a robot doesn't guarantee automatic tug-fests. You might just end up an an alt-robobro junkyard. :-(

View more robobros at DanceOnPartyOn
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XX BONUS ROBOT THEORY XX

This is what the members of Daft Punk looked like before they converted into robots.

They didn't even know how to make music before they were robots. They were just some vagrant French men. Now they make transcendent records in the genre of 'robot rock', and one of the robots (Thomas Bangalter) is married to alt-foreign-artsy-hottie Élodie Bouchez.

She used to be a muse for Marc Jacobs, back before he got into 3rd World Rappers.

FOLLOW UR DREAMS.
CONVERT INTO A ROBOT.

Love,
HRO

Grids made out of electric tape: Big in 2k9? Does her eyemakeup consist of the bling diamonds that people with personality disorders put on their pay-as-you-go cell phones?

Do you think Marc Jacobs designed that outfit? Or can we assume that it's a preview of M.I.A.'s upcoming fashion line that will be released exclusively at Hot Topic?

M.I.A.: Fashion Forward?

[Picture by Shadowscene]

M.I.A.

Alternative Celebrity, Buzzband

M.I.A. is known for thinking that the American government is out 2 get her.

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Cory Kennedy and the Cobrasnake made a deep, boutique-y, limited-edition t-shirt that's probably a metaphor.

Here's a better look at the print:

... In other BOUTIQUE T SHIRT NEWS...
Marc Jacobs, the most [HIGHLY BLOGGABLE] designer to ever live, made a political shirt.

(Would you rather have Hillary at $35 or CoryKenn at $109?)

When will our favourite alternative celebrities finally take a stand and tell us who we should vote for? Don't you want to know who the Cobrasnake thinks should lead America into WWIII versus Iran? If Cory Kennedy designed a tshirt with Barack Obama's eyes blacked out, what would it mean? Should Steve Aoki run for President? Should music blogs have a debate about politics and post Bright Eyes MP3s to support their points + get a few extra hypemachine hits? Will MSTRKRFT DJ at a Hillary Clinton rally?

Anyways, I used to do some graphic design work for Urban Outfitters, so here's something I cooked up mixing the bold concepts of Cory Kennedy with the political undertones that could sway an election.

The inclusion of Obama's family represents 'loss of innocence' and 'our search for meaningful relationships within our own failed nuclear families.'

Pictures and Information Provided by FreshnessMag & TheCobraHunter

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