Juxtapoz

When a person is writing a blog about the places they spend a lot of time on the internet, it becomes easy to realize how much time you waste in just a few spots. A huge time waster for me is Juxtapoz. Juxtapoz, a sister company of the popular skate magazine Thrasher, started in 1994 and stills flourishes as an art and culture magazine, but also puts a ton of time into their blog updates each day. Every day you can find at least a page of links that you will most likely find yourself clicking on, to see more of the exhibit/ piece/ project that numerous artists have been working on from around the globe. Just surfing back less than a week, i found:

An art exhibit Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd has been working on utilizing garbage from the ocean, in order to raise awareness of the current state of our oceans, and the masses of garbage that are deposited there everyday.

A series of photographs by Tim Mantoani of famous photographers holding the photo that they are most famous for.

A tree house restaurant in Okinawa.

Art, design and culture obviously play a huge part in consumer behavior, as humans are more than obsessed with objects, members of the opposite sex, trends and products that are appealing to the eye. Companies that recognize the need for quality, up-to-date design and artistic work put themselves much farther ahead in gaining and keeping our attention then their competition sitting down from them in Aisle 17. Juxtapoz is a good example that some of the best artists and designers aren't those that are hired by big name corporations, but are out doing their own thing. Money doesn't always buy quality! And who wouldn't want to eat in that tree restaurant in Japan? (Spoiler: said tree is actually made of concrete)

Lady Gaga- Pokerface (Club Mix)

Aside from reading about dad's being hipsters, hearing fresh songs and adding them to my library might take the cake as the most beneficial corner of the internet. RCRDLBL is a music blog based out of the sunny, bikini clad place we all want to be, Los Angeles. Unlike the "music blog" your super artsy friend creates through his thick rimmed, horned glasses, RCRDLBL only features tracks that artists have actually released, either publicly or exclusively to the blog. No low quality bootlegs, no pirating, no recording off youtube; just free, curated, legal MP3 downloads. It has launched the careers of many artists, including Kid Cudi and Passion Pit, and serves over a million downloads and plays a month. Their team of expert ears not only seek out the freshest music you've probably heard in months, but also have a knack for perfectly describing the songs with adjectives I would never think could be applied to music. So, throw away that LMFAO album, delete your entire collection of Bruno Mars, and finally rid your soul of that sorry excuse for a playlist that you have been listening and slowly adding to since you started at MSU (one Lady Gaga/Katy Perry/Adele club remix at a time). Turn on, Tune In, Drop out:  RCRDLBL

P.S. Graham, my only follower, the LMFAO/Bruno Mars Etc. comments are not directed towards you! (had to go back and add this after i read through it again) But you should go on the blog anyways!

First Tracks

When thinking of a topic for my newest blog, and I went absolutely unoriginal in the fact that I am just going to share some of my favorite blogs around the blogosphere with my fellow bloggers and bloggettes from Consumer Behavior. Hopefully your blog experience is heightened by my weekly updates. Blog. Blog. Blog

First up, a personal favorite of mine. Dads Are The Original Hipsters is a blog maintained by Brad Getty. Users submit pictures of their dads being hipsters, and he writes hilarious captions for them. You all should definitely add this blog to your favorites, as it always provides a good laugh. Heres the URL and an entry to give a taste of what is offered. http://dadsaretheoriginalhipster.tumblr.com/    

Your dad wore a sleeveless jean jacket before you did and he’s got the homemade vest to prove it. Upon body diving into his denim street war suit, the sleeves of his pants jacket rage-sploded into a million awesome pieces. His arms were like Thor’s hammer because they delivered thunder-punches with the power of the heavens and burst through all fabrics that tried to contain them. His upper-body version of jorts also advertised his lady holders, which drew your mom to his side. 

So hipsters, next time you’re knife deep in a seam of your Levi’s sleeve and you’re dreaming of how “badass” you will look with exposed arms, remember this… 

You dad was sans-sleeves because they were just another thing in life that couldn’t contain the fury of manhood that he was. 

Thanks to Big-Things on tumblr for today’s killer photo.