Performing at the State Social House Social Jam, on the iconic Sunset Strip in Hollywood! If you're interested in participating, visit their page to get hooked up! ➡️ @socialjamofficial ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤#socialjam #statesocialhouse #hollywood #weho #wehonightlife #westhollywood #california #californiamusic #music #musician #girlsthatsing #coversong #stagelife #onstage #singing #westcoast #pacificcoast #goldencoast #musicfamily #fambam #sunsetstrip #sunsetblvd @stateweho @visitweho @wehocity @wehosunsettrip (at State Social House) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6GaOvxpouU/?igshid=15yx9i3o1iueu
When you are committed to music, you drive 3 hours one way just to play 2 songs with some pretty cool musicians, even though one of us has to be to work in 4 hours and the other just got out of the hospital! Chuck Ruffin and Gail Sutton, y'all two are amazing human beings! Love you both!! Thank you for sharing the stage with me Gail, you look & sound incredible! It was great seeing everyone! Thank you Social Jam for having us!! Until next time! 🎶🤙🏼✨😘🎵 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆@socialjamofficial @wehosunsettrip @stateweho @gailsuttonbassist @chuckruffinmusic @sgtcarman #musician #socialjam #weho #hollywood #music #singer #vocalist #bassist #producer #musicproducer #thesinger #thebassist #theproducer #statesocialhouse #westhollywood #goldencoast #socal #sunsetstrip (at State Social House) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5m8VxJFEpV/?igshid=4n5575scphlq
Thank you @socialjamofficial for capturing and sharing this video clip from last week! Go check out the State Social House in WeHo!! @stateweho @wehosunsettrip @visitweho @thesunsetstrip ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆#music #alyssaruffin #stagelife #statesocialhouse #socialjam #weho #westhollywood #hollywood #california #westcoast #pacificcoast #musicfamily #jam #musician #girlsthatsing #musiciansformusicians #monday (at State Social House) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2msZa8l4ju/?igshid=1dumq2eb8h9ba
Last night bringing @nineinchnails to @socialjamofficial with @dave_isemoto 🎤 and @danschizmusic 🎸 @stateweho ______________________________________________ #NIN #TrentReznor #LivingDeadDrummer #StateSocialHouse #SocialJam #WeHo #JamNight #NineInchNails #Drummer #Hollywood #SunsetStrip #Industrial #Goth #DrummerLife (at State Social House) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_S2nnnHlY/?igshid=19jrq25vzcnt7
Sorry, the opportunity was there. After all, I’m all about tea spilling.
Culture jamming is an act of, well, activism. It’s an extremely visual and artistic form of protests against big name brands, especially in the Western world.
It uses irony and satire to recreate a brand’s advertisement to be more, realistic. For example, changing McDonald’s to McDiabetes or changing Facebook to Fakebook. I understand that these artists are protesting against big name brands for sh*t that they cause or have a detrimental effect with, but the reality is that these types of movement are just not big enough for people to care.
Yeah, it’s funny to scroll through culture jamming content and ‘join the movement’, but these brands are big huge multi-million dollar companies. They don’t care that some indie artist is calling their food unhealthy or stating their products are made in sweatshops or through child labour. I’m literally wearing Nikes as we speak. The idea that these people want to passively fight with me based off a decision I made doesn’t come to mind when I tap my debit card at the EFTPOS machine. I will still eat McDonald’s, I will still drink vodka, I will still use my apple product. The choices I have made, the brands that I support, the food that I consume, that’s me.
Yes, advertising influence is there. Companies keep secrets, but nowadays the idea of ‘boycotting’ businesses are so farfetched because these businesses and brands are that damn powerful that a little protest can be swept under the rug. Does me wearing Nikes mean that I am a bad person that supports child labour? Of course not. I looked up ‘Nike child labour’ on Google and these articles were from 1970-2000. Much like social influencers, such as Jeffree Star and his racism scandal, the media holds on to people’s and business’ pasts as if no one can ever grow or develop into something greater or better. People change, businesses innovate to fix the problem.
Contrastingly, the world we live in today is so commercialised that it was fascinating to see a break in that. But it’s just like when people make fun of ‘hipsters’ for being ‘different’, ‘unique’ and ‘not following the mainstream’. Have these people eaten at McDonald’s before? Drank a Coca-Cola or Pepsi branded beverage? Constantly worn sustainable and eco-friendly clothing? These so-called ‘sins’ are inescapable. No matter what, people will continue to purchase from these companies and feed the economy and market. After all, it’s these businesses that keep the world spinning, are they not?
Banks can crash. Capitalism is flawed. This isn’t new information, however as a human society, or at least, me as a human, I’m less worried about the chance of consumerism and branding becoming pointless and useless and more worried about my own life, and how I live it. I strive for happiness, and sometimes that happiness comes in the form of 24 McNuggets. It’s selfish, but aren’t we all?
Live your life. Don’t care what others think. You want to wear those shoes? You want to save up for that handbag? Do it. Culture jamming will always be there and yes, it can be graphic and change your perspective, and that’s okay! You do you. Fight the power, or just, wear that shirt.
In honor of @captainmarvelofficial I’m playing drums on some of my favorite 90’s tunes tonight. Meet me at @stateweho for @socialjamofficial and party on! ____________________________________________ #livingdeaddrummer #wehe #statesocialhouse #sunsetstrip #socialjam #90s #metallica #hole #drummer #hiredgun #yamahadrums #paiste #regaltip #aquariandrumheads #coffincase #cympad #zombiekiller #drums #specialguest #marvel #captainmarvel (at State Social House) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu5RwBTnyYX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1c3ouzxzh6eb6
