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Hipster forecast for the week of May 19

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“Anybody remember Kriss Kross?” 
  • Hipsters citywide maintain a week of silence after this weekend’s visit from St. Radiohead.
  • Some douchebag calls Radiohead passé. Everyone pretends to agree.
  • Temperatures in the nineties all week. Time to boob out of those V-necks.
  • “Jesus” becomes an adjective, as in, “That new Caribou album is so Jesus.” Or “Emo’s has gotten pretty Jesus since they changed the booking dudes.”
  • 100% chance of waiting too long for your coffee at Spider House.
  • Obscure reference of week plus usage. Kurosawa. Japanese director. “George Lucas’ film Star Wars was a total rip off of a Kurosawa film.”
  • Upcoming trends on the East Side: White guilt.
  • Jeans tightness index: 21 microns per 500 songs in iTunes collection.

As_alw_ay_s, a hipster is a friend indied.

Hipster forecast for the week of May 12

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“Hold on. I just realized I have daddy issues.” 
  • Five months removed from his Pitchfork #1 win, Panda Bear fades from everyone’s collective memory.
  • Purebreed dogs are out; regular mutts are out; mutts that are half-ketamine are in.
  • Local DJs make a rush on Cheapo Discs to snap up every Haddaway record available.
  • 90% chance that’s not her natural hair color.
  • Conrad Keely slips on a spilled Cape Cod at Beauty Bar. This becomes the new dance move.
  • Ladies and gentlemen, set your iPods to random.
  • Someone at the Peacock will argue, “The only films that are really obscure are the ones that don’t exist.”
  • Jeans tightness index: 21 microns per 1% body fat.

Remembz, yallz, a hipster is a friend indied.

What do you think Car Stereo (Wars) is doing right now?

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roxannejomitchell Creative Commons licensed: Attribution Car Stereo (Wars) 

Is he

  • Drinking a glass of milk?
  • Getting his oil changed?
  • Watching Deal or No Deal?
  • Thinking of me? OMG no waaaayyy!

What do you think he’s doing?

Hipster forecast for the week of May 5

Jusss’anotha week and it’s time for yr dose of tr00f. Lis’n up & haig’n out: Isssss this_weex’

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illustration / Adam Avramescu Creative Commons licensed: Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
“My favorite TV show is cocaine.” 
  • A light breeze will flow through the Mohawk. Five Bradford Cox lookalikes blow away.
  • MySpace: In, but only if you’re using it ironically.
  • 100% chance of waiting too long for your coffee at Spider House.
  • Someone pronounces “Epoch” wrong. Three people who have never been there judge.
  • Mario is a sellout, but Luigi is totes indie.
  • Totes are totes amazers.
  • 30% chance of flaking the fuck out.
  • Jeans tightness index: 37 microns per 1% body fat.

And donchuevah forget, a hipster is a friend indied.

Daily Mohawk update #275

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photo / cloverity Creative Commons licensed: Attribution-No Derivatives 2.0 The Mohawk 

y0 mang— issstime for anotha wrap of the day’s shiz at our totes fave music venue -slash- bar -slash- chilla villa… the Mohawk:

  • Some poseur in neon sunglasses got jumped for liking Vampire Weekend too much. Or not enough.
  • Seven people started their DJ careers just by hitting play on their iPods.
  • Everyone agreed when someone said they liked blue-eyed soul.
  • Kevin Adickes dropped a PBR. Rawk.
  • Someone mentioned the Longbranch Inn.
  • Yeah, but have you heard their older stuff?

REMINDER: Starting tonight, the Mohawk’s doors will open at 4pm to ensure everyone will arrive by midnight.

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