HIPSTER RUNOFF » Sufjan Stevens

Will buying a banjo make my personal brand more authentic? [via Sufjan Stevens Theory]

Carles — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:46:08 +0000

Photo via the Minneapoline

I have always wondered what instrument will help me seem the most authentic. I feel like too many people play guitar, and tons of people can play ableton/turntables, so I’m just searching for something that will make me stand out a little bit more. Would like to start some sort of authentic folk band and get ’significant coverage in p4k magazine.’ Might buy a banjo. Feel like people who can play the banjo are always respected as pure musicians. Feel like people always ‘respect’ folk music no matter what.

Might buy a saxophone instead. Possibly start a ‘pazz and jop’ band like the TelevisionsOnTheRadios.

Might write an album about every state in the United States, and get it done before Sufjan does.

Do yall know what the most authentic instrument to be able to play is?
Or is it better to ‘be a production genius’ who is decent at every instrument?
Did ur parents get u musical lessons when u were a kid? Do u wish u took them more srsly so u could be in a relevant band 2day?

Carles — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:22:46 +0000

I just realized something.
I only rlly have 3 emotions. I can only rlly feel 3 ways about something.

I can <3 some1/something.
I can h8 some1/something
I can miss some1/something.

While yall may not respect me cuz I’m not complex, yall need to realize that these simple emotions are the core feelings behind everything.

<3 = when u either rllly luv some1 or when u ‘fake luv’ them and are kinda being sillie about liking them s0 much. Kinda worx both ways since I’m afraid of commitment/meaning what I say. U can prove that u rlly luv some1 or something by surrounding it with <3s. For example ” <3 [object] <3 .”
h8 = when u hate something/dislike something/are uncomfortable in a situation/feel inconvenienced/feel like something has wronged u/don’t like what something stands 4
miss = when u get a lil nostalgic about something u used to <3 or h8. It kinda symbolizes growin’ up and seeing things a lil bit differently than u used 2. u nvr realize how important something was until u start 2 miss it. U can also kinda ‘fake’ miss some1 2 make fun of how u used 2 view the world.

Feeling in action:

h8 u

miss u

<3 u

h8 yall

miss u

h8 yall

miss u

<3 u

h8 yall

miss u

<3 u

miss u

h8 u

h8 yall

h8/<3/miss u

What do u h8/<3/miss ?
Let’s get vulnerable.
want 2 see ur soul

Who has a more authentic Homeless Man Beard?

Carles — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:43:39 +0000

Does Girl Talk’s implementation of the homeless man beard make him more authentic? Or is his beard a little bit too ‘freshman in college’ proving that he is ‘liberated’ from his parents?

Definitely prefer BREAKBOT’s (who I nvr realized looks like a more authentic Greg Gillis).

It’s a shame we can’t all grow Sufjan Stevens Douchebag Carpet Munching “Sit on my face” Goatees.

Heard that Sebastien Tellier smells like a Frenchman. Is that true, yall?

Might just grow an El Guincho homeless man mop+beard

No1 will ever be able to top Teddy K’s Homeless Man Beard.

What Sufjan Stevens fans Will Look Like in 2k8

Carles — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:14:00 +0000

<3 dark-hearted EvanescenceAlts who sing indie-folk-core anthems with their post-operatic voices which could be adapted to a modern hard rock song <3
<3 ’spiked-in-the-back’ unisex haircut for dark-hearted souls <3

Is Sufjan just a beautiful man who appeals 2 even the darkest souls at ur local high school?

Is Sufjan Stevens beautiful on the inside and out? [Man Crushin]

Carles — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:40:00 +0000

Yall. I remember a year or two ago when girls thought Sufjan Stevens songs made their lives’ more meaningful. That was back when every1 was an ‘entry level alt’ because the essence of alt wasn’t very definitive. Back then, experimenting with altdom was like a blind person trying to feel his way through a busy city. No1 was really willing to accept that they were searching for ‘an authentic way of life’/didn’t know how to accept that. Glad it’s finally 2k8.75,yall.

I know that I ‘crush’ on a lot of female alt celebs, so I just wanted to know if Sufjan is hot/authentic. When he made the theme song for Little Miss Sunshine about traveling 2 Chicago, it was like he was the best thing since Ratatat. But now his personal brand might have gotten ‘a little bit too meaningful’ so he has kinda isolated the ‘trendy’ demographic, which I take kinda personally.

Did yall listen to Sufjan b4 u started listening 2 electroblogcore?

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BUT SRSLY… What’s up with the new Microsoft ads about being proud of being a PC? Can 1 marketing campaign really re-invent the personal brands of millions of people?

Can u believe they put GREG GILLIS, aka GIRL TALK into their ad campaign?
I just bought a new Macbook AirPro lappy, so I hope PCs don’t ‘come back’ just because my fave mashup DJ likes to play Solitaire on his PC lappy. I’m looking forward to 5 years into the future when GregGilly has secured his place as ‘go-to altCelebrity for mainstream companies who want to reach moderatelyAlt kids.’

s0 worried abt my personal brand when I sit in coffee shops and pretend 2 b ‘busy’/looking at interesting content.

Songs About Chicago

Carles — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:14:00 +0000

Chicago is a mecca of everything that is hipsterdom. Located in the middle of the country, it is a city worth writing a song about. Some people love New York, others love LA. Chicago may or may not be a city worth loving, too. If you are a band, you will stop there, though. They have a scene for every one.

If you are driving to Chicago for Pitchfork Music Festival next summer, maybe you should put these songs on your mix.

MP3: Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
MP3: Ryan Adams – Dear Chicago

Buy Ryan Adams’ DEMOLITION at Amazon.

Andrew Bird: Better than Sufjan?

Carles — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:26:00 +0000

Andrew Bird’s songs are pretty pleasant, but do I appreciate the sincere/contrived arrangements of Sufjan Stevens? I mean, if you had to have either an Andrew Bird album or MICHIGAN in your car for the rest of your life, wouldn’t it probably have to be an Andrew Bird album?

“Chicago” is a great song, but do I really want to look out the window and pretend that it makes my life more meaningful? Sufjan seems like a pretty “chill dude,” though. He supports America, and that’s fine by me. I don’t know any thing about Andrew Bird except that his music is pleasant and probably considered to be “well crafted” by critics.

MP3: Andrew Bird – Fiery Crash
MP3: Sufjan Stevens – Chicago HIGHLY REC’D if your name is GREG KINNEAR

Buy Armchair Apocrypha at Amazon.com.

Star of Wonder

Carles — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:51:00 +0000

Any one in the mood for SUFJAN?
I AM! WHOOOA

MP3: Sufjan Stevens – Star Of Wonder
Buy Sufjan at Amazon here!