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Feel like the Electro Wars are starting. Ed Banger Crew + Thomas Banghalter ‘got into a fight’ at Cinespace

Carles — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:33:10 +0000

Yall. I think the days of electro/bangers might be dying. Think that the events in this post my be some
sort of sign that ‘the end is near.’ It involves some of the key figures in the Electro World, and takes place on Electro Holy Ground.

Apparently at Busy P’s birthday party, there was some sort of ‘fight’ between the Cinespace bouncers and the Ed Banger crew.

[Photos by Ronys Photo Booth]

From what I have heard, there were ‘members of the Ed Banger crew who weren’t let into the VIP area.’ Then a bouncer ‘pushed’ notable nitelife DJ Kavinsky and they started 2 fight.

SoMe looks ‘like an angry French man’ in this picture.

Sources ‘in the know’ told me that the ‘bouncers were overwhelmed with entry levelers’ who were ‘mad hyped to see the Daft Punk bro, Thomas Bangalter ‘play a set’ live. Feel sad knowing that he is the bro on the left.

(actually thought that Daft Punk were robots)

Not sure how to feel after seeing French people ‘angry’ and ‘fighting.’
We all just want 2 be V.I.P.s, I guess. Wish more bands would ‘get in fights’ so that the musicblogsphere would ‘have more interesting stuff 2 write about.’ Trying to do more to ‘write about what is happening in local scenes.’ Might have to hire ‘interns’ in every city in America or something.

Is electro dying?
Is Ed Banger going 2 survive the recession?
Are ‘bangers’ still alive?
Do I need to blog more about ______ instead of _________?
I feel like Ed Banger collective has evolved into the ‘type of band that u feel alright hearing ABOUT but not actually hearing.’ Think that is a result of the modern music memesphere structure.

More fight pix ‘after the jump’

‘whoa.’

The Day the Bloghouse Died [via going CORPORATE]

Carles — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:19:31 +0000

I think the informal theme of this week is ‘letting go of our bloghouse past.’ While bloghouse will live in our hearts 4ever, we must turn our back on it in order to move forward in our quest for authenticity.

I remember when I was a young alt, just learning that he ‘loved electro music’, a music video really spoke to me. It was by the French band Justice. The name of the song was “D.A.N.C.E.” The video featured progressive imagery in a way that pushed animation to a new level of righteousness.

But then I saw this hybrid Justice + SoME + Coca Cola advertisement.

Can’t believe it, yall. Can’t believe it’s over. Can’t believe the video that made alts ‘fall in love with bloghouse/electro/just wanting 2 dance’ has been acquired by the world’s most popular brand–Coca Cola.

I miss the days when the Coke brand was more mainstream/obvious / sweet /entry level Toy Story 3d animation

Just feel kinda like my whole world is falling apart. I knew that eventually the whole world would realize that I listened to the best + most fun music in the world, but now that I don’t even listen 2 it any more and they are trying to utilize the aesthetic, I am just feeling a lot of emotions. Part of me wants to listen 2 more Justice again, and be proud of them + fit in with mainstreamers, but then another part of me wants to throw my Macbook into a Fiery Furnace.

I remember when the Daft PunkBros were in a denim advertisement for GAP, I was kinda proud, because I was really into them. They also weren’t TOO mainstream at that point, so it was still authentic to like them and not turn ur back on them since they were still a very niche product.

Feelin kinda sad. I remember I used to be really into SoMe’s design aesthetic. I thought it was unique to the Ed Banger crew. I really felt like it was organic, and it BELONGED TO US. but I was wrong.

In the end, u just have to realize that everything is a brand. And every brand wants to be significant, so u can’t hold that against ppl. Brands can’t last 4ever–so u must do whatever u can 2 maximize ur value before you metaphorically ‘die’ a.k.a. become ‘irrelevant.’

//// Miss u 2k7.
Does n e 1 know if they are putting cocaine back into the Justice formula of Coca Cola?

Gonna be sad when AnCo is in a commercial. Not sure if they will ever be ‘relevant’ ever again if they sell out like that.

Does the music still belong 2 the fans after it is in a commercial?
Or is it less authentic since it was used to ’sell something’ besides records/mp3s?
Just going through a lot lately. Bye

PS: Think I’m gonna retire from using Justice as a bloggable meme. goodnite moon.

This is a post on Christmas.

Carles — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:28:26 +0000

Christmas [via haiku(s)]

U humanize me.
We are all family, yall.
Gift cards//white macbooks.

New Am Appy Ads
Best X-Mas Gift Ever, Yall.
Perfect alt breastes.

Carles, plz post a n00d.
h8 young titties in my mouf.
Need alt cougar milf.

[Photo by thecobrasnake]

Got some gift cards, yall.
Felt closer 2 HRO.
Carles s0 gets my life.

Got Kinkos Gift Card
Party promoter future
Tyte Party Fliers

SoMe milkshake bro.
Sharing meaningful bromance.
2 Straws, 1 cup, yall.

My stocking stuffers
The Best Alt Accessories
Personal Branding

Upgrade–finally.
New macbook means a new life.
No more youtube crash.

////////
Meeting high school friends
Showing off the brand new me
They will not ‘get’ me.

They went to state school.
Horizons are not broadened.
I am self-aware.

//////

Going to visit
my extended family
They still use dial up.

/////
Glad local mall got
a Mac store and Am Appy
Are they mainstream now?

60 year old broad
Employed by Stephen JobsBro
Working at Mac Store

/////
HRO Christmas
is not very meaningful
Remember Thnxgv?

Still h8 family
Will never ‘get’ my alt life.
Plz serve tofurkey.
////

Thank you mom and dad
Created paypal account
Ordered rare t-shirt

\\\\\

Xmas Wish Came True
Parents Bought me an AZN
Human Trade Market

I started 2 cry
Malnourished AZN in bag
Fed scraps from table

MERRY XMAS FROM THE HIPSTER RUNOFF FAMILY (aka Carles).
<3 yall.
h8 yall.
miss yall.

Which Busy P Empire Spinoff Product Should I Buy?

Carles — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:11:42 +0000

Should I buy these Daft Punk loafers?

Or these Daft Punk Dolls?

Or the Busy P + SoMe sneaker?

Don’t u h8 FRENCH PEOPLE BANTER in English?

Should I buy the Ed Banger ED PHONES?

Should I buy this FEADZ Mighty Kids Meal // Happy Meal?

Or should I get the Uffie McFlurry maker?

Or should I just ‘cum’ with an an androgynous McDonalds character? <3 Grimace <3

[Photo by GVB at Grimace's DJ Set @ Pitchfork Music Festival (2015)]

Or should I be Justice in a Palestinian scarf for Halloween?

[Shoes via Sean Ahern Tumblr]
[FGGT Dolls by Daily Swarm]

Or should I just buy a pack of Sharpies and huff them until my brain starts leaking out of my nose?

What are yall gonna buy?

RAVE or DIE

Carles — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:56:00 +0000

Does any one else feel like RAVES are ‘authentic music festivals’? I feel like ‘music festivals’ should really just become drug-fueled parties where people dress in zany costumes and entrylevel alts attempt to find meaning by listening to music/dancing/’trying drugs 4 the first tyme.’

Instead of getting ’sponsorship’ from companies who are trying to reach ALTS, raves start on a grassroots level, kind of like Democratic Presidential Candidates.

Just thought I’d ‘cover a rave’ to bring more value 2 my blog since a lot of other music blogs cover music festivals a lot.

All photos by theAvironSnake.

/////RAVE/////
///OR////////
/DIE////////

Raves are a home for postAlts who live in purgatory. Much like myspace is a place for friends, raves are a place for zany accessories.

Yall…whats that thingie in his mouf?

Is this picture of SoMe the equivalent of seeing a sex tape with a political leader? <3 scandals <3

Kreepster of the nite///he got the most drug-fueled tuggles.

Ravers are so innovative that they have found a new way to make HEART with their fingers/hands.

‘We told our parents that we were going to see The Dark Knight.’

‘I shouldn’t have eaten Taco Bell b4 I did ecstasy.’

Ravers are like the beta version of Modern Japanese people.

Ravers carry backpacks full of ________.

Did yall hear that _______ is gonna hire this thing as a backup dancer? He’s a blessing for the alternative Economy. He is visiting from hell, after breaking through the crust of the Earth in the middle of France.

Raving is an equal opportunity experience.

My favourite ravers are the baby AZNs

What suicide girls will look like in 2k20.

You will see an altBro at every event you attend for the rest of ur life.

//part of the altBro Never dies /////

Have yall been 2 any authentic raves lately?
How do yall feel about raves?
What’s the difference between an AUTHENTIC raver, and an ‘alt dressed like a raver’, and a ‘mainstreamer dressed like a raver’?
What do drugs feel like?

Hungry Frenchman of the Day

Carles — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:38:00 +0000

SoMe Hungry.
MeSo Hungry

Do yall know if this is going to be converted into a public service announcement discouraging people from majoring in art/design/communications? The bad thing about having a unique point of view is that u feel an obligation to learn the tools which will help u express urself. This leads u 2 art school/design school.

As the world evolves, more unique people are born, meaning more people who need to express themselves, meaning more art schools. It sux because we don’t have n e 1 to do menial jobs @ McDonalds, or be accountants n e more. I wish there were less artists so that our economy would be g00d again.

[Photo by The Cobrasnake]

Letter from a Self Aware Artist:

crls,
you’re doing a great job keeping us up to date on breaking updates in the electro war and koowky azn fashions but what about art schools?
come on carleserslerers, this place is an alt factory. a place where impressionable 18 year olds become subjected to some of the most altyaltmcalts in their major metropolitan city (art schoolers confidence is rooted in both impeccably alt fashion choices and “culturedness” in fine arts and theory). the velocity of going from a mnstrmr to an alt in the freshman year of art school is unparalled. there’s not even an entry level alt phase. every day spent wearing boot cut jeans and messy graphic screen printed tee shirts that used to seem cool and unique in yr florida suburb back home is a day spent not making friends at fine art schools. and let me clarify the difference between art schools. schools like saic (chicago), smfa (boston), cooper union (new york) are FINE art schools. fine art schools are tiny. they make really pretentious performances pieces and spend most of their time talking about gender roles. these are the altest art schools. there are secret cliques that i can’t even tel you about because they are internet resistant the goretex on a northface jacket. these cliques are so ruthlessly hip you might never even know they exist. regular art schools, like columbia college (chicago), cal arts (san fransisco), pratt (new york), massarts (boston), mica (baltimore) are huge bro’d down schools. they all have like, 20,000 students and they’re mainly made up of animation and graphic design dave mathews band white baseball cap bros, anime loving goth sluts and entry, entry level alts. their may be a dozen or so high level alts at these huge schools but they are probably there for “art theory” and only go because “they got a huge scholarship” (while the more alt fine art school in the same city didn’t give them one, but they’d never admit to it for fear of losing cred). listen, i could babble on about this forever. art school is really important crlsrlsrs, ok?

What do yall know about art schools/the people who u know who r in Art School?
What’s the best art school in the world?
Should I go there?
Should I study abroad?
If I get in, will I get a chance to learn Photoshop?
Should I move to Manhatty?

Alt Celebs + Underaged Kids = Creep Creepertons

Carles — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:50:00 +0000

Can you find the alt celeb in this sea of children?
Hint: He used 2 manage Daft Punk, but then he told them that the should ’stop it with that robot gimmick’ + Electroma was an overrated pile of robot feces, so they had to let him go. [unconfirmed rumor]

I read in a blog that the video for “D.A.N.C.E.’ was actually a visual love letter from SoMe to the lolita he kept in a pit in his basement. [Note: SoMe does not keep young women in his basement, nor does he have a death pit in his house.]

BUT SRSLY…if ever there was a time to wear Child Predator glasses… Thnx a lot Ed Banger.

[Photos by The Cobrasnake]
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“HRO, they are just having a good time. There’s nothing wrong with being around young fans who like your music and identify with your lifestyle brand. You are insinuating that they are child predators, when they are just a couple of French men living their dreams. Deep down, we all want to be adored by seas of children; this is why Steve Aoki crowd surfs 300% more often in 3rd world countries.”
-an informed commenter who studied ‘The Psychology of Alt Celebs’ in College

More Alternative Goods Produced by Alternative Celebrities

Carles — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:40:00 +0000

BUSY P designed this shoe so that you can look kute, interesting, and ‘in-the-know.’

Is ur life finally complete and meaningful now that Justice’s manager and the mind behind Ed Banger Records has designed his own Nike Air Force 1? He has truly captured the essence of ‘banger’ in a shoe.

HIGH SNOBIETY says:

In this picture you see the “Pedro Winter” shoe, which is the right shoe. The left shoe is designed by So_Me and in fact the shoes are having a conversation, when looking at the graphics. Another highlight is the rainbow sole.

I feel like SoMe, the graphicologist for Ed Banger Records, probably just did both shoes. They both probably recognize the opportunity for a sustainable alternative symbiotic relationship.

Do you think some one will wear the Justice jackets with their Busy P dunks?
Should they have just written the lyrics to “D.A.N.C.E.” on these shoes?
Is this Ed Banger’s greatest creation since Uffie?
Does any one know if Daft Punk is still affiliated with Busy P?

xx BONUS BUSY P topless pic xx

[Image by Last Night's Partie]

We live in a world of tiny men in bulky basketball shoes.

SO ME: I hope that guy gets at least 50% of Ed Banger’s profits

Carles — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:43:00 +0000

I’m sure every one is familiar with So Me. He’s the dude who does the ART for all things Ed Banger. So whether it’s the breakthrough video for “D.A.N.C.E.” or the “DVNO” video, it’s pretty evident that So Me’s a pretty effective artist.

Anyways, maybe you had heard about his studio show in Toronto.

Here’s a picture of So Me between two portraits of Ed Banger Records’ most popular act, JUSTICE.

Some could argue that SO ME is the best party & concert flier-maker of our generation

I’m one of the most critical people in the world, but is it safe to say that SO ME’s work is extremely visually and conceptually satisfying?

He even made a tattoo for Uffie

Sometimes I wonder if SO ME should leave Ed Banger Records, and work for only Fortune 500 companies.

As demonstrated by the video made for Justice’s “DVNO,” his corporate identity skills are second to none.

And remember that time Kanye West had SO ME make a video for him after Kanye got really into Justice & Daft Punk?

SO ME: Better Than Warhol?
SO ME: Will he ever leave Ed Banger test the market as a free agent?
SO ME: Should Pixar offer him a lifetime contract?
SO ME: Are you happy that he’s not just teaching After Effects classes at an Art College?
SO ME: Will he ever make an animated pornography scene?
SO ME: Should the United Nations enact a law that only lets SO ME make graphic tshirts for the next decade?

View More Pictures from the SO ME Gallery Show in Toronto here
http://pregnantgoldfish.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/how-many-busy-ps-can-you-fit-in-one-room/

xx BONUS SO ME gif xx