HIPSTER RUNOFF

[Original Music video for Van She's "Kelly".]

Van She's "Kelly" is one of the most well-crafted electroPop songs of the past 20 blog-years. Apparently the single "Kelly" is being reissued by Modular. Maybe they feel like now that the world has developed more electro-ish ears that this song has more potential to make some $$$$ [via purchased singles & licensing].

N e ways... LIFELIKE remixed "Kelly." There is some HEAVIE bass in there. Be careful, yall.

[MP3]
Van She Kelly (Lifelike Remix)

Myspaces
http://www.myspace.com/vanshe
http://www.myspace.com/lifelikevulture

"DOES N E 1 KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VAN SHE & VAN SHE TECH?"
-an entry-level alt

I enjoy blggng about 'new-ish' music videos in a recap-mega-post format because most 'made for youtube' era music videos are not newsworthy enough to blog abt by themselves, unless your music video is about coloured kids terrorizing a city.

Van She - "Changes"

Another video in the genre of 'tour diary where we showcase that our band is a group of sillie friends who are going through a meaningful experience on the road together' video. Other notable videos in this genre are the Strokes "Some Day", Phantom Planet's "California" and the 2008 summer anthem "Faith" by Limp Bizkit. All of these videos make me wish that I was able to experience fame, yet still maintain an appreciation for 'the small, trivial stuff' that makes us human.

RATATAT - "Flynn"

Here is a perfect video in the 'crappy/underwhelming college video art that your friend in art school who wants you to appreciate, but you know he did all of the work for it in the final 3 hours before deadline while under the unnecessary influence of adderal+marijuana' genre. Gotta love concepts that are 'appreciated' because they piggyback off a previous piece of media that most Americans can identify. <3

Paul Simon - "You Can Call Me Al"
This video reminds me of the first generation of Cool/Free Spirited BabyBoomer parents who tried to get their 7 year old kid to appreciate the social value of music by playing this 'masterfully crafted pop song' which is also about 'ending apartheid.' U CAN CALL ME AL was an overrated song, and I'd consider the video something that 'would have GONE VIRAL' if they had the internet back then. So since there wasn't the internet, we have to remember it forever when we should only remember it as 'the gimmicky video that Chevy Chase was in.' Did yall like The Graduate soundtrack? Was Chevy Chase's only good movie "National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation"? When will Chevy Chase have a Bill-Murray-like 'deep, indie' phase of his career?

Feist - "1-2-3-4" (Elmo Vs. Cookie Monster: Big Bird is a closet-homo REMIX)

In an effort to match Feist's royalty fees from her iPod nano commercial, the Sesame Street Workshop gave Leslie Feist the rights to 10% of Muppet creator Jim Henson's estate. BUT SRSLY...is educational entertainment 'important'/'justifiable' enough to turn your song into a pile of crappiness? Is this a secret advertisement for 'moms who have to watch Sesame Street with their kids and are considering buying some new CDs at Target + getting a fresh, new haircut with bangs"?

Plus... don't kids watch stuff like Yo Gabba Gabba/Dora The Lil Alt Explorer/other conceptual+homoerotic shows like the Teletubbies now because their cool parents want them to fit in?

Also, why isn't THE COUNT in this video? It would be kind of like making a Weezer video without including __________(easily identifiable gimmick).

Leslie Feist really has the energy in this 1-2-3-4 remix video to make every altbro wish that she was his free-spirited mom who drove a Volvo station wagon and made 'tasty yet healthy' dinners every night (note: she also packed the best smart snacks).

BUT SRSLY... is it okay to change the lyrics of your song for the sake of 'education,' but it's not okay to change your lyrics if U want 2 go outback 2nite?

Of Montreal - "Let's Go Outback Tonight"

This music video is way better than any deep Radiohead music video.

XX BONUS THOUGHT ON THE STATE OF MODERN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING XX

Participating in educational shows/shows for kids that are pyramid schemes to get kids to buy apparel-that-features-creatures does not make u a public servant.

Yo Gabba Gabba is a pyramid scheme to unite alt-parents and kids under one lifestyle brand with the ultimate goal of 'buying crap with creatures on it.'

YO GABBA GABBA/Kid robot crap: so quirkily alt that kids & parents can wear it!

Burning questions:
If you are an alt-kid whose free-spirited parents make over $100K/year, does ur hair automatically turn curly?
Should there be a law against lifestyle brands that target kids under the age of 5?

In the new video by Van She, we get to see a lot of great shots of the lead singer's porn-stache. In previous stages of Van She, his hair was sculpted differently, giving him more of a 'grunge-stache.'

I think after the video for "Kelly," and this new video for "Strangers," we have to start debating which band is the top-to-bottom HOTTEST/MOST ATTRACTIVE LOOKING band in the world?

I feel like Van She has to be considered one of the most attractive groups in the world. They really are a group of handsome alternative men, with minimal awkwardness, no forced scruffiness, and a hearty touch of masculinity.

It's difficult to be an attractive band, because ugly people are usually more talented and hard-working than pretty people, right? We can't all be Cory Kennedy. :-( In a lot of bands, there's a huge chance of having an awkward member or two. While some bands spin this awkwardness into quirkiness/nerdiness, it still doesn't make the band [HIGHY BANGABLE].

"Strangers"

"Kelly" [The Drummer and the Bass Player Look RLLY HANDSOME in this 1. Do u think they're models?]

If they were on HOT or NOT, what would u give them?

HIPSTER RUNOFF: Where we explore what REALLY sells records
What bands do u think have incredibly attractive members?
Does confronting this question if ur a guy make you bi?

Please give me ideas for compiling a future post tentatively titled: "The 10 Most Beautiful Alternative Celebrities."

Van She on Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/vanshe

[HIGHLY REC'CD NEW LADYHAWKE VIDEO]
<3 <3 Dreamy Turns Into The Camera <3 <3
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I just saw this new Ladyhawke video [via DeathSquad]. Hopefully Ladyhawke continues to brand herself so effectively. I am looking forward to Ladyhawke forcing her way into the 'INDIE ROCK HOT GURLZ WHO CREATE MY IMAGE OF THE PERFECT GIRL BECAUSE SHE COMBINES HOTNESS/TALENT/CREATIVITY/BANGS/OTHER KUTE IDEALS' Hall of Fame. There's also a new section in the 2nd half of the song.

Download an earlier Demo of this song
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/01/first-post-of-2k8-as-highly-reccd-as-it.html

[PRETTY RECCD MP3]
You should also go here to download a Van She Tech RMX of "Back of the Van"
http://discodust.blogspot.com/2008/03/van-she-tech-ladyhawke.html

Ladyhawke's Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/ladyhawkerock

A lot of people could probably complain about the Teenagers' core interest being built by something as flighty as the blogosphere, but that shouldn't take away from their historical relevance when we're looking back in 10 years.

Never has a band satiated my appetite for them on such a consistent basis, with the right amount of content to keep me excited about them for nearly a year. Their stream of demos, remixes, originals, and videos are all worth blogging about, by as many blogs as possible.

The Teenagers have convinced me that there's no such thing as too much Teenagers and there's never enough Teenagers.

Here's some pretty solid remixes of/by the Teenagers. I'm looking forward to what CFCF will do in 2008.

[MP3s]
The Teenagers Sunset Beach (CFCF Remix)

Van She Sex City (The Teenagers Remix)

Buy "THE WORLD IS NOT FAIR EP" on RALLYE KLEE

TEENAGERS "Starlett Johansson"(Merok/XL) out December 4. Will it make the iTunes front page?

MYSPACES
www.myspace.com/theteenagers
www.myspace.com/cfcf
www.myspace.com/vanshe

I don't have any original songs by the Klaxons, just remixes. However, these remixes are probably some of the best of the year.

"Hey. We're just Klaxin' around"

It's also a shame that the Gentlemen Drivers Remix of "NOT OVER YET" featuring Soko wasn't authorized by the band, because it's probably one of the Top 10 Remixes of 2K7.

[MP3]
Klaxons Gravity's Rainbow (Van She Tech SP mix)

Klaxons As Above So Below (Justice Remix)

Klaxons on Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/klaxons