7.16.2008

the nuances of "blog house", as analyzed by HRO


LFO, "Summer Girls"

Hipster Runoff is a snide, irreverent blog on "ALT" pop culture written by the elusive Carles, who I can only guess is either Perez Hilton's hipster younger brother or an LOLCat. In the same "mock-your-idols" style as Perez, Carles daily ridicules musicians, "alt-celebs," and anonymous European hipsters alike. Last week he posted a ridiculous commentary on the "blog house" phenomenom that left me stifling giggles at my desk. My favorite part was his break-down of whether a slew of popular music acts were or were not "blog house." Highlights:
  • Feist (no)
  • Feist (Boys Noize Remix) (deffs)
  • Lil Wayne/Coldplay/Radiohead (They are always popular on hypem, does this mean they are blog house?)
  • Does it Offend You, Yeah? (Tough to tell with those British bands for British People)
  • LFO song "Summer Girls" (yes)
  • The Black Kids/The Cool Kids (I still don't know the difference between these two artists)
  • Animal Collective (did u srsly just ask that? ur ghey and don't know shit abt music)
  • Chromeo (this is a brain teaser!)
  • Daft Punk (n0 way)
  • Digitalism (Maybe just the song "POGO")
  • Creed (no)
  • David Matthews (yes)
  • Rob Thomas solo (no)
  • Santana (ft Rob Thomas/Michelle Branch) (yes)
"WTF is Blog House?" From Hipster Runoff.

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