#hipsterrunoff

[sleazy-est]

There’s more to life than

[EXCLUSIVE MP3s]

[HIGHLY RECCD] products/mp3s/it-girls

leaked Animal collective albums

Kanye West

cumming

becoming an alt celeb

getting party picced

Radiohead

krappy remixes

blogs

the internet

myspace/facebook

getting ‘poop-faced’

getting ’shit-faced’

iPhones

gPhones

bPhones (blackberries)

saving Afrika

getting down to ur ‘tube top’ weight

iPods

proving that ur authentic 2 ur parents

seeing bands

seeing DJs

seeing performance artists

sitting in coffee shops pretending to be busy

’seeing’ the ‘world’

fashion

street fashion blogs

AZNs

Mexicalts/Altinos

Blipsters

Gimmicky cultural zeitgeists

financial crises

spiritual crises

mainstream-alt crises

figuring out ur ’sexuality’

the presidential election

‘believing’ in ’something’ bigger than ‘yourself’

Barry Obama

Sarah ‘The Human Meme’ Palin

Ralph Nader circa 2000

Al Gore’s an Inconvy Truth

Nuclear Weapons inside of the 20 largest cities in the world.

Coke vs. Pepsi

Peanut M&Ms vs. Plain M&Ms

Sparks vs. Redbull + Whiskey + blow

Portland vs. Los Angeles Wars

San Francisco vs. LA Wars

NYC vs LA vs. Chicago vs. Santa Fe, New Mexico wars

Just do ur best to justify ur own existence–that’s all you can do. Liberty. And Jewsteece. For All, Yall.

via hipsterrunoff.com (2008)

[quarterly]

Why I h8 online media

All humans need media 2 feel 'connected 2 a world.' That world is defined by their media stream. Words, pictures, and videos that describe '

[floatuniverse]

Accept the simple fact that Nothing Matters so the ruling class doesn’t have complete control over you. It’s okay that Nothing Matters. It is ‘liberating.’ Feel the sweet, sweet relief of nothing mattering. Do drugs, have unprotected sex with junkies, and be a horrible person to every one that loves you. Or just chill and live a ‘reasonable’ life because nothing matters & there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to live. Let go of the arbitrary construction process of creating a ‘self.’ “Life” is the process of creating a “self.” The “self” is a coping mechanism to create personal meaning in a world that is random and meaningless. Piecing together “life experiences,” “moments,” & the general process of acquiring information into something beautiful can sometimes feel “important.” However, no “Self” can exist because Nothing Matters. Excerpt from Nothing Matters by Carles @sadsimpsonsmemes

[lovercult]

classic. wish I was older in the prime of HRO. technology is no longer the counter culture.

[beepsandbeats-blog]

Toro y Moi - Causers Of This (FULL ALBUM)

Track listing: 1. "Blessa" 00:04 2. "Minors" 02:50 3. "Imprint After" 05:56 4. "Lissoms" 08:59 5. "Fax Shadow" 11:13 6. "Thanks Vision" 14:05 7. "Freak Love"...

Let’s travel back a few years into the past and explore the now-extinct internet-born semi-genre of Chillwave.

In July of 2009, anonymous hipster blogger Carles (of Hipster Runoff, a now defunct site), clustered together a smattering of previously unrelated artists, linking them together by their musical similarity, and designated this cluster as a new genre he called “chillwave.” Chillwave was unique in that it was one of the first genres to be born online, a manufactured cluster consisting of a few independent, disconnected artists rather than a natural group arising out of a specific location or preexisting collection of artists.

In January of 2010, Toro y Moi released Causers of This, his debut LP. Causers of This is a quintessential Chillwave album, featuring all of the genre’s usual tropes: 80s and 90s synth tunes, lots of looping and effects, ambient sounds, and a summery sound and feel. The album’s irregular, swinging beats and crooning chords give it an upbeat, happy atmosphere that makes the album quite inviting and easy to listen to.

More on Chillwave: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/03/13/is-chillwave-the-next-big-music-trend/ — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chillwave

[sgeoffa]

[vjvandal]

I feel trapped. I feel like I just wish I really knew a lot about computers, and could have just designed CollegeHumor/vimeo/twitter, or something. I feel like I don't have any real skills that could make anything or any organization more valuable than it already is. I feel like 80% of American college graduates should just 'be outsourced to India' or something. I sort of just wish I could have a job where I am 'paid to have opinions on things that seem important', and make me feel like I am 'behind the scenes' in important decisions regarding meaningful brands. I am worried about the future. I only see myself getting less valuable, and finding new ways to learn less. I don't think I will have any money when I retire. I feel worried. I feel like there is a 'real world' that I have always told myself that I will be able to transcend, but it might have just been a gimmick. My window of opportunity is closing. I have found a way to 'be strong', but I think this just sort of 'made everything worse.' I feel like I will 'shoot myself' in the parking lot of a Best Buy if my life continues to deteriorate. I might 'vlog' it so that it can be considered 'art', and I can say that I did something that 'helped me to go viral on the internet.' I just want to live a meaningful life without feeling like 'every one else.' I deserve more than I have. I am entitled to a fulfilling career. I am entitled to a fulfilling life, even if I 'don't take things seriously.' I wish people could just 'chill' and give every1 like $55K/year, and we could all just sort of 'be happy' and 'buy some cool shit.' I feel like I shouldn't have to work. I feel scared. Feel like I've been lied to/might have been lying to myself based upon lies other people told me. I think I am 'too smart' to achieve mainstream success and feel 'happie'/'special' about it. I think I need 'Christianity' or something. I think I need to 'have a kid' to help me 're-evaluate' what I value in life/tell me that there is a reason to 'better myself' at a career/job in hopes of 'making more money.' Feel like living in the woods, then sending an email to my entire office telling every1 that they are 'fucking faggots' or something like that. Not sure if I want to give up my salary and company blackberry, though. Conflicted. Scared/worried. 'I guess this is growing up.' -Blink 182

http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/05/my-jobcareer-does-not-align-my-true-personal-brand-generation-y-and-mainstream-workplace.html

[wankoffski]

carles.buzz