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Vampire Weekend was the HUGE indie winner of the Super Bowl commercial war (6 comments) |
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LANAMANIA hits Los Angeles, frenzied fans begin sobbing in Lana Del Rey's presence (16 comments) |
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"BUZZ BANDS" was a category on Jeopardy. Have BUZZ BANDS crossed over 2 the mnstrm? (11 comments) |
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Pitchfork cyberbullies & slutshames Best Coast, calls her an 'inauthentic two-timing sell out panderer' (10 comments) |
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Introducing PRAYER WATCH 2K12 A CandleLight Vigil 4 Carles #pray4carles (22 comments) |
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Lana Del Rey wears baseball cap, looks TOTALLY EFFING keut (7 comments) |
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Lana Del Rey responds to hateful critics by purchasing major takeover ads on indie websites (9 comments) |
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Lance Armstrong supports Bon Iver against Carles & other anonymous cowards (33 comments) |
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Lana Del Rey sells MAD albums, is officially RICH, FAMOUS, and SUCCESSFUL (11 comments) |
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Bon Iver Vs. Carles: Who stands in solidarity with the Corrupt Indie Machine? (5 comments) |
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Did u see Madonna's wardrobe malfunction pussy lip slip at the Super Bowl? (125 comments) |
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Skrillex spotted bronoodling with nostalgic human meme Mr. Belding in relevant VIP section (3 comments) |
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Was M.I.A.'s Super Bowl flip off the first shameless slutwave marketing act in the post-LDR era? (26 comments) |
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Lana Del Rey Album Sales: 'Born to Die' projected to sell ~60k copies, will land at #2 (12 comments) |
Been to n e good music festivals lately?
Did I miss n e 1?
Is n e demographic over/under represented?
Do u like live music, or is it better on ur iPod?
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BLEEDING NEON: AN HRO SELF-PROMOTION MARKETING GIMMICK FROM 2K8.5-2K9
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thank you for helping me pass my economics class. the assignment was to find/make a chart that had a legend on it. some of the responses from my classmates were
"what the fucks a hipster?"
"did you really make this?"
"wtf is hro?"
"who is carles?"
the majority only noticed that it said myspace. you're more than "just a blog".
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YALL INSPIRE THE SHIT OUT OF ME
U MAKE ME WANT TO BE A BETTER BLOG.
U MAKE ME WANT TO BE A BETTER MEME-MAKER.
U MAKE ME WANT TO BE A M0RE AUTHENTIC PERSON
U MAKE ME WANT TO SEARCH 4 TRUTH WITH U 4 THE REST OF MY LIFE.
U MAKE ME WANT TO BLOG FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.
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LOVE YALL.
Since I can only evaluate new artists based on previous artists who sound or look like one another, I figured I should sort of talk my way through Lykke Li. I have felt pretty neutral towards most of her media that I have been exposed to, but I am confident in what I have been told I am supposed to think:
Here's a video that I think does a good job of bottling up her 'essence' into a consumable product.
So does any one know what the deal with Lykke Li is? What's she all about? Should I appreciate her in a Feisty kind of way because she can 'crossover' and be in iPod nano commercials? Or should I appreciate her in an Alanis Morisette kind of way? I think I might be comfortable liking her when she is remixed by some top tier remix artists.
I've also read that she might be an emerging style icon. I feel like if you are a buzzworthy woman who is rising above her alternative celebrity status, there is a 75% chance that you will be regarded as a 'style icon.' This may or may not be known as the M.I.A.-KarenO Theory.
I did an informal survey of people on streets of major metropolitan areas, and here is what they thought of Lykke Li
Anyways, I like this song by Kleerup that Lykke Li sings on. Apparently he is a good producer for women, though. This is a good song to get vulnerable to, or to put on a mix CD for a girl to think you are deep and understand her personal needs.
[MP3]
Kleerup Until We Bleed (With Lykke Li)
Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/lykkeli
http://www.myspace.com/kleerup
In a post earlier today about the FestivalBro, cmmntrs declared as fact that 78% of Festival bros are from Oregon, and 22% are from Colorado.
Do u agree with these numbers?
Has a state been under or over represented?
Why are Oregon and Colorado breeding grounds for FestivalBros?
If you were a senator, what sort of legislation would you draft to cut your state's ties with the festival bro?
Should Colorado fill the majestic venue of Red Rocks with cement?
Should they limit the number of radio plays of Incubus' "Aqueous Transmission"?
Could some one do some analysis on my site readership demographics?
Are there demographics that I need to do a better job of appealing to?
Should I just forget about certain social/racial/sexual groups?
Am I REALLY A racist if the majority of my audience is the [HIGHLY COVETED] GHEY-AZN-PRETEEN-MYSPACER demographic?
Have always wanted to start a buzzband, but didn't really know if it was 'worth it' cuz of the state of the modern music industry. Feel like there is some sort of 'effed up' system where bands don't even get paid, and even if u go mainstream, tons of entities are 'stealing ur money' cuz they market + distribute ur music. Mad bummed. Thought being a rock star would get u mad rich, but feel like this chart illustrates that bands 'don't make that much money.'
Feel like if I had a band, I wouldn't have a manager, bass player, or lead guitarist. I would avoid signing to a record label, and would try really hard not to use a distributor. Might outsource an 'album sales website' to a web design firm in India. Just gotta maintain all my profits, avoiding 'legal counsel' and even a 'producer.' So weird that bands have to spend money on all of this stuff.
'Solo project' without any sort of band / marketing infrastructure seems ideal. Wonder if chillwave/lofi/being Radiohead is the best possible band business model, since you can minimize 'bullshit costs' and really focus on exploiting your tribe.
Really just want to keep all of the profits, knowing that my art belongs to me, and no1 can use it without my consent.
H8 how the music industry is so effed up, and it doesn't even allow us to make art any more. Even Larry Gaga is a 'slave' to the horizontally integrated corporate structure.
Do artist 'make money' from album sales?
What type of band would yall be in?
What staff would u have if you had a band?
What are some good ways to 'cut corners' and save ur band budget?
Will I make more money in my life if I have a mediocre 9-5 job for 35 yea, or if I have a buzzband that has 2 albums that sell moderately well?
Does this mean I'm never going to be a rock star / blog star?
Is the music industry 'swirling down the shitter'?
Do musicians deserve Health Insurance?
Do record labels 'steal' tons of money from artists, or are bands 'worthless' without relevant record labels?
Do musicians/bands waste tons of money on goods and services that they don't need?
