Have no idea what 2k10 will be like… Feeling nervous/anxious… Might need some sort of anti-depressant.

Will Steve Aoki still be relevant?

Photo via every1 is famous

Maybe Steve Aoki will be a good ‘ironic’ costume in the year 2k26.

Photo via dirtypreston

I am not sure if it will still be authentic to be a DJ for Halloween in 2k10, since DJ+Electro culture may or may not be dead.

I still feel like M.I.A. deserves tons of alt points for her concept, craftsmanship, timeliness, and execution.

Photo via cobrasnake

Empire of the Sun bros seem like they also deserve ‘mad props’ for their dedication to ‘the Aussie scene.’

Maybe I should just go 2 Halloween as ‘the fat Jonas Brother.’

Photo via whoopthis

I feel excited about Halloween 2k10, but I just don’t rlly know who I should commit to.
Will Animal Collective still be buzzworthy in 2k10?
Will the Neon Indian Bro be a bigger alt Celeb in 1 year?
Will Washed Out have a more developed personal brand?
Will Girl Talk still be ‘relevant’?
Will MGMT ever ‘come back’?
Is it still alt for mainstreamers to like Of Montreal?
Will Grizzly Bear’s next album ‘chart’ at #1?
Is it still ‘alt’ 2 say that Phoenix is ‘good’/'catchy’?
Is Owl City ‘the new alt’?
What is the ‘best album’ of 2k9?
What is the ‘best mp3′ of 2k9?
What will happen when twitter dies?
What will happen when minorities stop using myspace?
Will I get a job after I graduate?
Is it cost effective to go to live shows/music festivals, or 2 just check the internet 3x per day?
R u worried abt the indie apocalypse?
What new genres will emerge in 2k10?
What genres will die in 2k10?
(Am I gonna die? Or will scientists discover a way 2 live 4ever soon?)
Is Obama gonna get re-elected?
Will Panda Bear release an album that makes it clear that he is both the ‘John Lennon AND Paul McCartney’ of Animal Collective?
What mediocre ‘buzzbands’ will emerge in 2k10 that major alt sites grant an unwarranted shelf life?
Does n e 1 know some bloggable music that has been released since the Chillwave Era?
Will the indie blogosphere be ‘dormant’ until an established indie band (Vampire Weekend/Arcade Fire) releases an early 2k10 album that every1 can ‘talk about’ again?
What popular blog will ‘die’ in 2k10?

…nervous abt the future….

Please use the comments section to ‘reflect’ on 2k9, and forecast what the year 2k10 will be like.

I was dreading our family vacation to Las Vegas, but then we ended up staying at this really kewl hotel. It was called ‘MGM Studios’ and there were a lot of young people who u could really relate 2 there. We all just love listening to hiphop, ‘laying out’, and drinking fruity drinks/domestic beers. The highlight of the trip had to be running into famous person LINDSAY LOHAN at the pool.

I tried to take my pic was her, but she was being ‘a total cunt’, so we just got into a lil pool behind her, and snapped her pix. Definitely uploaded that shit to FB. So many ppl are gonna comment.

Here’s a picture of me taking a picture of Lindsay with my digicam. Think she is posing to say that she ’sucked off’ MJ or something.

I don’t understand why Lindsay wouldn’t want to hang out with me, even though I dress like her, except + 30 lbs. I feel like we’d both have a lot in common, and we could really party together. Don’t understand why she didn’t want to talk to me, but then some weirdo looking ‘homeless hipster’ guy comes along and she acts like they are bffs.

N e ways…trip 2 Vegas was amazing, yall. Went to a lot of cool clubs, hooked up with 2 guys, had a 4some with my sister + 2 guys, and even ran into Lindz Lohan+took several pictures of her using the digital zoom on my digicam.

Even titled my facebook photo album ‘what happens in Vegas…’

Think my fave part is towards the end of the video where some sort of AZN man in suit starts removing bros from the stage. Miss the days of ‘crashing the stage’ with my friends after we got ‘hella buzzed.’

Think HRO might tour Asia. Seems like a place where people ‘relax’ and have a good time. Do yall think SteveBro is a good singer?

Can u find Steve Aoki?

Photos via thecobrasnake

Can u find the reddest-faced AZN?

Can u find the keut white girl in the sea of AZNs??

2AZNs1Beer

I miss dualcoreAZN memes.

Just want 2 go back 2 the days when I could wear a purple v-neck, a palestinny scarf, and neon wayfarers without ‘feeling ashamed.’

I am jealous of Steve Aoki.
I am jealous of Steve Aoki’s life.
I am jealous of Steve Aoki living in Los Angeles and me living in suburbia.
I am jealous of Steve Aoki’s apartment.
I am jealous of Steve Aoki’s massive record/vinyl collection.
I am jealous of Steve Aoki’s custom black Macbook.
I am jealous of Steve Aoki’s t-shirt closet
I am jealous of Steve Aoki’s shoes.
I am jealous of Steve Aoki having a strong enough personal brand to wear sunglasses during an interview.
I am jealous of Steve Aoki for having a neverending supply of free vodka.
I am jealous of Steve Aoki for having an HDTV [meme via 2k6.]
I am jealous of Steve Aoki having an empty fridge, meaning he is ‘rich enough’ to always eat out.
I am jealous of Steve
I am jealous of Steve Aoki for existing before email and myspace existed.
I am jealous of every one for having things that I do not have.
I am jealous.
I am human.
I care about material things, and important immaterial things like ’status’, ‘fame’, ’success’, and ‘authenticity’.

I watch Television shows like CRIBS and ‘get insanely jealous’ of things that I don’t have, but think I deserve. I wonder if I will ever live in a space that is more than 500 sq feet in a neighborhood with a high property value. I feel doomed. How do u become an altCeleb, and more importantly, how do u effectively monetize ur personal brand after ur ‘altFAmous’?

I am sad that Steve doesn’t have a ‘gaudy’ new-money house that is filled with ’stupid shit’ like rappers, athletes, and television stars featured on the show CRIBS. Sort of want to install some sort of ’sweet ass’ waterfall with a movie theatre in my dream home. What would u put in ur dream home? Might put a stripper pole next 2 my vinyl collection.

I feel like I need to write more posts where like I ‘admit’ my ‘insecurities’ and ‘deeper feelings.’
/blogging/is/therapeutic.

Previous posts about Stephen Aoksmith
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/t/steve-aoki

Last nite a DJ saved my life.

miss u dim mak porn scandal.

U might know their popular t-shirt, featuring shuttershades on it.

N e ways… I was watching some alternative porn, featuring the alt porn star Andy San Dimas, and I was wondering if Dim Mak branched out into a new sort of industry.


Here is a ‘recap’ of the ‘plot’ of the porno:
First, the broad stole CDs from some sort of stock room, filled with inventory (probably a bunch of Aoki + Bloody Beetroots CDs). Think it is supposed to appeal 2 alts, so they have an ‘indie/electro storyline.’

Angry record label bro with ‘big cock’ comes in, and is ‘probably pissed off’ when he discovers that some lil alt slut stole several CDs.

Alt Skank goes 2 hide in bathroom that is branded with Dim Mak posters + signs + releases.

Guy comes in, ‘gets mad at her’ then ’starts to fuck her’ while wearing a bad ass shuttershades t-shirt.

They get 2 ‘make love’ and ‘cum 2gether’ while we associate the positive feeling with ‘the Dim Mak brand.’

Yalll…. s00 confused. Is the record industry dying? Do rcrdlbls start having to ‘do porn’ now?
Should I rent out my apartment as a ‘place where ppl can be filmed having sex’?
Should I buy a Dim Mak t-shirt so that I can get a tugjob?
Should I be a Dim Mak intern so that I can send out meaningful email blasts, organize events, and coordinate good times for altPorn 2 be shot in our facilities?
Do yall like porn with alternative story lines, or do u just want 2 see ppl ‘cumming’ on 1another?
Feel sad that I am ‘more excited’ about Dim Mak porn than Dim Mak music.
Wonder if this is some sort of ‘viral marketing’ to ’seem edgy’ and ‘get people who jerk off 2 internet porn 2 buy Dim Mak products’ or something.

Watch the porno video after the jump, or visit the site 2 see it.

Damn. Sort of want 2 ‘make love’ in an AltBathroom.

Damn.

Music Video: Futurecop! – Karate Kids

Analysis: The song is repetitive and more tolerable than you would expect for a song ‘that is rlly repetitive.’ The video is an aggregation of meaningful 80s movies that make me wish I was born before 1990 so that I could remember these iconic movies. Kinda sad that movies these days are sooo ghey/predictable/not THAT great. Miss times when movies were ‘larger than life’ and not just a gimmick that ended up costing u $40 per person after snacks + drinks. The video ends with Jon Candy in ‘Uncle Buck.’ laters.

Music Video: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero

Analysis: I never really listened to this song, just kind of skipped around the video for a few seconds. I remember the YYYs came out with that song about some1 ‘not loving u like I love u’ and it was kinda catchy and good enough to be mainstream. But this video kind of seems like they are ‘pretending to be a really popular band’ and also ‘making music that is aggressive enough to feel like you have to take it seriously, yet unidentifiable for both alternative and mainstream consumers.’ Never really got my attention and just felt like generalizing it and ‘hoping that I am right.’ Will they sell albums? Is Karen O authentic, or just a ‘cookie cutter alternative diva’?

Music Video: Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone

Analysis: I remember when Calvin Harris was just a guy with a bloghouse single about ‘having all of the girls’ or something. I think this song seems like some sort of Euro-techno-bro-house music. While I could be ‘impressed’ with his ‘epic sounds’ and ‘musical progression as an artist’, I will probably not listen to this song again and probably enjoy a remix of the song by an authentic blogcentric remixer more than the original. The video is pretty ‘whatever.’

Music Video: Winter Gloves – Let Me Drive

Analysis: I don’t really ‘like’ this song or video or have ever heard of this band/will ever hear of them again. But it sort of just reminds me of alternative life before the internet really ‘took over’ the indie music landscape. I think a younger, more alternatively naive version of me would have thought that this video was ‘cool’ and that the song had all of the elements of an ‘authentic indie band’ (keyboards, bearded bro with glasses, aggressively earnest lyrics). Miss those days. Maybe we were more drawn to bands like this because there was ‘less crap’ to sift through, so it was less pressure on us and more time to find bands to be ‘tolerable.’ These days, I only want greatness.

Music Video: Bloody Beetroots (Ft Steve Aoki with original vocals) – WARP

Analysis: I think this song is a ‘banger.’ I think the brand of the song is supposed to be HARD. There is an angry AZN man yelling at the camera sometimes. I wonder if this new brand of bangerelectro is like the modern, niche version of ’slipknot’ for kids who aren’t as poor as the kids who got really into hardXcore rock. I sort of wish I lived in the greater Los Angeles area, and had the opportunity to be a slow-motion alt ‘partying to this song’ in the video. Feel like I probably would have twittered about how much fun I was having while I was at the video shoot. Not sure if I would put this song ‘on my iPod’ but might play it if I were a bangerrific DJ. For a more critical, well-informed opinion on this music video, visit Big Stereo, where the blogger uses phrases/sentences including “Slo-mo cookie cutter hipsters” and “Bloody Beetroots come off as a pale reflection of better times spent with Vitalic.” One time I wrote a blog post about Steve Aoki that was ‘epic.’ Maybe I should read it again and react to it with my current state of mind. h8 being ’s0 fickle/flighty.’ just trying 2 stay relevant. but n e ways… I think this video is a ‘mockumentary’ or something.

Music Video: Smashing Pumpkins – Today (Morgan Freeman + VISA remix)

Analysis: Can’t believe the Smashing Pumpkins ’sold out’ and let VISA use their song in their commercial. jk. happy 4 them. Billy Corgan seems like a chill bro who has been through a lot [via 1979 tonight, tonight]. Kinda sad how we’re all getting older and music ‘that was cool during our youth’ is being used to encourage us to buy stuff with money that we don’t have. h8 marketing. sad on the inside. Need to buy a flat screen tv to cheer myself up. Might also buy ‘a wii’ and ’some marijuana/lean.’

Have yall seen n e good music videos lately?
Just trying 2 stay relevant and identify

This has been a music video recap by Carles. Carles is a full time student at a high level digital arts graduate program. He is also a Teaching Assistant for Digital Media 101:Lessons in Photoshop, InDesign, and iMovie.

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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
Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader
Port O’Brien – I Woke Up Today
Deerhunter – Wash Off
The Twelves – I Feel Fine [MP3]
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Young Adult Friction
Air France – Collapsing At Your Doorstep
Harlem – Good Bye Horses
Friendly Fires – Skeleton Boy
The Books – It Never Changes to Stop
Heartsrevolution – Ultraviolence (Ft Spank Rock)
Phoenix – Too Young
Animal Collective – Fireworks
Rye Rye – Bang ft M.I.A.
M.I.A. – Paperplanes (DFA Remix)
Vampy Weekend – The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance (Chromeo Remix)
Miami Horror – Make You Mine
The Walkmen – Wake Up
Bullion – Time for Us All to Love
Chikita Violenta – Laydown
The Embassy – Some Indulgence
The Golden Filter – Solid Gold
HOLY GHOST! – Hold On
College ft Electric Youth – She Never Came Back (Russ Chimes Remix) [MP3]
The Go Find – Dictionary
Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks

Item #2: A Party Worth Blogging About in Miami

This party is on Wednesday. R u going 2 come? If ur not able 2 come, u can always just IM me at the screen name HIPSTERRUNOFF.
RSVP: http://www.eatskeet.com/rsvp
The Gansevoort Hotel Pool Centre
Wednesday March 25, 2009
Photos by Miscellanous Alternative Photographers
Music by miscellaneous ‘relevant’ DJs

I will be wearing a t-shirt that says “I am Carles.”

Item #3: BREAKING NEWS

Did yall hear that popular nightlife DJ Steve Aoki was abducted by alien skanks from another planet who were sent to Earth to market a new product by showcasing their beautiful bodies?

Photo by Cobrasnake

p0st m0re Alien skanxxx

Is there life on other planets, and if so, do u know if they know ‘how 2 TUGSTRONG’?

More alien sexie broads ‘after the jump’. gonna tug myself to sleep yall. gnite yall [via green sp00ge]

Just doing their marketing internship.

Tryin’ 2 stay sexie without losing too much paint

Hangin out with popular nite life AltJew DJ A-Trak

[Photos by http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/02/this-is-a-post-about-teen-parenting.html http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/02/this-is-a-post-about-teen-parenting.html#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:47:08 +0000 Carles http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/?p=2417
It’s hard than ever to be the (proud) parent of a teen these days. iPhones, Myspace, facebook, text messages, and lolspeak are some of the things a modern parent might be exposed to on any given night. However, there’s plenty that you can do to make sure you don’t lose sign of your teen.

If you are the owner of an AZN teen, understand that you only have to feed him once a week.

Your teen will experiment. They will wear zany clothes. They might even hit rock bottom. But U have 2 support them. Don’t be afraid. They will fail. The test of your love will be when their ‘friends’ drop off his/her body in your front lawn. Your teen child will be unconscious. This is where you must love them.

[Photos by The cobrasnake]
Don’t turn ur back on your teen/tween when they start experimenting.
Love them.
Try to understand them.
Don’t push them away. Hug them. Be affectionate.
Even when they say ‘ur a stupid bitch cunt. U don’t GET me. My friends are the only people who understand me’, you have to realize that their friends will abandon them, and u can be there for them 2 get vulnerable with.

This has been a post about teen & tween parenting.
(This was actually a post about popular night life DJs pouring vodka into the moufs of teens.)

I was worried abt the DJ economy and the Grey Goose economy bc I read a bunch of stories about the Lower Middle Class economy being in trouble. But I think everything’s gonna be okay, yall.
Not s0 scared abt 2k9.

The AZN Economy is okay.

The Mexi economy will be okay.

The Party Photographer economy will be alright. Do

The Blip economy will be alright. Do not panic.

The ‘lil fggt’ newsie hat + pluggg economy will be alright. Do not sell your stocks.

[photos by thecobrasnake]

Still a lil bit worried about 2k9….
Does n e 1 know where I can take my Macbook 2 make sure that it is Y2K9 compliant?

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I am going to start keeping track of a list of authenticity rules.  Not sure if I will keep it up, but maybe it will become an important document when it is all compiled.

Authenticity Rule #1
1) No1 with an audio equipment t-shirt, tattoo, or necklace is Authentic.

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[Photos by The Cobrasnake]

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