Scotty vs Reality (kinda like a Mills & Boon)
As you may know, Scotty Rocker has accepted our request and added Reality Compound!!! So super mega uber happening or what?
But it hasn’t been without it’s dramas though, compound fans!!! Scotty has been quick to admonish us in the appropriate way to express our devotion for an idol of his stature, with respect and humility.
But it’s kinda like a Mills & Boon, where unbridled passions are often manifested early in the story, foreshadowing the turgid, lusty encounters to come.
NB: The producers would like to mention that Scotty has never made any indication whatsoever that he is a homosexual. Any reference to Scotty’s homosexuality is a mere projection of fantasy on the part of Reality Compound, and perhaps this guy Samwise, who suggested to us he might be.
Case in point:
Streetwise Scarlet (comment No. 261 / Nov 28, 2005)
I imagine Scotty has'nt added you because he is really struggling with his homosexuality at the moment and will most definately be trying to avoid all temptation.
Samwise.
TRANSCRIPTIONS AS FOLLOWS:
Sender: scottyrocker
Subject: dick
Body:
who are you? why you being a fuckhead? take my photo off your page and stop being an asshole. U want to make fun of me? come do it to my face. i like all sorts of music so me not adding you wouldnt be cos i didnt like your music. You calling me a homo? you sit on your computer and talk shit cos your a fuckin pussy.your the homo
Sender: Reality Compound
Hey Scott, bro.
I can see how you might have the wrong impression about our thoughts and actions towards you, and I’m sorry if we’ve upset you in any way. It was not our intention.
We are not Fuckheads. We are a bunch of guys who live in Grey Lynn and make hipster music.
I don’t think it is fair for you to ask us to remove your picture from our page. We have not doctored it or changed it in any way from how it appears on your page, and to be honest, would it be fair for Motley Crue to ask you to remove the picture of them from your page? Wouldn’t that come across a little mean-spirited? If you insist, we will consider it, but I don’t think we’re doing anything wrong.
We can’t stop being Assholes, Scotty, we are K rd Hipsters and it’s kinda what we’ve been doing for almost 12 years now. If you feel there is something on our page of a subjective nature that offends you personally, again we are willing to consider it seriously.
We are not making fun of you, that’s unfair. We’re all about supporting the local scene and real people who are a part of it, especially over an American equivalent. Our fan base is constituted mainly of teenage girls situated in New Zealand. We thought you would feel comfortable being projected as a sex symbol, especially as you represent a lot of ideals we respect such as a proud commitment to monogamy and your spiritual beliefs. We thought you would embrace this opportunity to raise your own profile, as well as that of the bands you play with.
And yes we will be coming to your face. Don’t worry about that. We are not ashamed or cowardly. Just let us warn you only this once that any inference to threats of a physical nature are pointless as we are not afraid of physical retribution, and our contempt for it will only incite us and worsen the situation for you.
It’s got nothing to do with our music. Our music is shit, everyone knows that. But we are scene aristocracy. Though our favours are spread thinly when it comes to Hardcore, might I remind you of our presence in the heady days of Balance and Pace Car, we are historians of ways local that are hip, and our archives sag heavy on the shelf. As for Emo . . . well the less said the better. Let there just be an unspoken knowledge between us, that our support will always lie with a New Zealander over an American equivalent. We have no axe to grind.
We never suggested you were a homosexual. This is the message we received:
Streetwise Scarlet (comment No. 261 / Nov 28, 2005)
I imagine Scotty has'nt added you because he is really struggling with his homosexuality at the moment and will most definately be trying to avoid all temptation.
Samwise.
We do not talk shit. Some of our bulletins may be irreverent or perhaps absurd, but are always well received wether on the subject of music, culture, the local scene, science, trivia, sex advice or what have you. We are not a fuckin pussy. A pussy is what Haezell found in her backyard. She called it “Albi” because it is a white one.
And YES, Scotty, if it wasn’t obvious, some of us here are HOMOSEXUALS. We’re sorry if that offends you, but just think that generally we would find homophobia of any form quite abhorrent, and while we cannot claim that we respect your views on homosexuality, we understand and tolerate this as part of your spiritual beliefs. Just remember that homosexuals are people to, and don’t deserve to be victimised for their sexual preferences.
I hope this clears up our position, we honestly felt that the ironic take on yourself you project as this band scene pin up boy was really well done, and a deft touch of profiling. we look forward to meeting with you and seeing your bands play in the new year.
I hope you will be willing to contribute songs, pictures, video or any written copy/statement for our local scene Reality Compound DVD coming in late Jan/Early Feb.
All the best,
Evil Robot
(custodian)
Reality Compound
Style Over Substance
The Further
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
Philosophy of Scotty Rocker as interpreted by RC
IMPORTANT!!! REMEMBER to watch and learn from Scotty!!! -
"I’m a poser? No shit."
- People don’t look in photos how they look in real life. Make sure you look better in your photos than you do in real life, not worse!
"I used to like eating lots of pies but i ended up getting fat so i went on a diet and became super cut and super good looking."
- Be cut and good looking. Don’t be fat and gross.
"i have an SUPER amazing girlfriend in the whole wide world!!"
- Have a hot gf/bf. Make sure they are not ugly or fat.
"Your[sic] not even worthy of an infomercial. You also try too hard to attract attention to yourself so your[sic] the LAST thing television needs."
- People who try to attract attention to themselves will NEVER make it to Celebrity Treasure Island.
"i promise you next time i see you its not going to be good. You have fucked me of[sic] to[sic] many times. take my picture off your site."
- Don’t put Scotty’s picture on your page. He will tell Tom on you, and get his friend George to beat you up.
SUPERSIZE MY REALITY: THE STORY OF THE COMPOUND
ALRIGHT!!! When avant garde performance artists and Electrotrash iconoclasts Style Over Substance finally got their very own profile on Myspace, having to bunk up with Shoegazing The Further left them less than impressed:
"We sing about a future where we all have micro chips in our brains. These soppy radges are still bleating on about some bird who upped sticks on them three years ago."
That’s when the boys discovered the myspace of Reality TV star, Drummer and celebrity SCOTTY ROCKER who said "I’m a poser? No shit." And from then were inspired to embrace the fakecore emo scene, dressing like personality deficient, brain dead 15 year old scenewhores who’d do anything . . . JUST TO MAKE FRIENDS.
All RC acts are managed and overseen by scurrilous DJ/Producer/writer Romantech who says "Who gives a fuck if it’s a joke? I need to be getting my boys some gigs. My people ain’t eatin’. Y’all gotta break me off a lil’ summin’ summin’."
KEEPING IT FAKEXCORE
Life may have made you bitter, ugly, stupid, humourless, poor etc. but thats no excuse not to make an effort to get people to like you. Don’t worry, no one wants to know the real you. Just pretend there isn’t one, you’ll be fine. Always act like you know. Don’t pretend you know, just act like it. When in doubt just say, "I know". Trust me on this.
What if someone asks you a question? Again, just say "I know" as if the answer to that question is so obvious, it has no meaning. For example:
Matt’s Mum: "When are you going to tidy your room?"
Matt: "I know, mum."
"I’m a poser? No shit."
- People don’t look in photos how they look in real life. Make sure you look better in your photos than you do in real life, not worse!
"I used to like eating lots of pies but i ended up getting fat so i went on a diet and became super cut and super good looking."
- Be cut and good looking. Don’t be fat and gross.
"i have an SUPER amazing girlfriend in the whole wide world!!"
- Have a hot gf/bf. Make sure they are not ugly or fat.
"Your[sic] not even worthy of an infomercial. You also try too hard to attract attention to yourself so your[sic] the LAST thing television needs."
- People who try to attract attention to themselves will NEVER make it to Celebrity Treasure Island.
"i promise you next time i see you its not going to be good. You have fucked me of[sic] to[sic] many times. take my picture off your site."
- Don’t put Scotty’s picture on your page. He will tell Tom on you, and get his friend George to beat you up.
SUPERSIZE MY REALITY: THE STORY OF THE COMPOUND
ALRIGHT!!! When avant garde performance artists and Electrotrash iconoclasts Style Over Substance finally got their very own profile on Myspace, having to bunk up with Shoegazing The Further left them less than impressed:
"We sing about a future where we all have micro chips in our brains. These soppy radges are still bleating on about some bird who upped sticks on them three years ago."
That’s when the boys discovered the myspace of Reality TV star, Drummer and celebrity SCOTTY ROCKER who said "I’m a poser? No shit." And from then were inspired to embrace the fakecore emo scene, dressing like personality deficient, brain dead 15 year old scenewhores who’d do anything . . . JUST TO MAKE FRIENDS.
All RC acts are managed and overseen by scurrilous DJ/Producer/writer Romantech who says "Who gives a fuck if it’s a joke? I need to be getting my boys some gigs. My people ain’t eatin’. Y’all gotta break me off a lil’ summin’ summin’."
KEEPING IT FAKEXCORE
Life may have made you bitter, ugly, stupid, humourless, poor etc. but thats no excuse not to make an effort to get people to like you. Don’t worry, no one wants to know the real you. Just pretend there isn’t one, you’ll be fine. Always act like you know. Don’t pretend you know, just act like it. When in doubt just say, "I know". Trust me on this.
What if someone asks you a question? Again, just say "I know" as if the answer to that question is so obvious, it has no meaning. For example:
Matt’s Mum: "When are you going to tidy your room?"
Matt: "I know, mum."
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Hipsters vs Scenesters: Learning the difference
Today we're going to be learning some fundamental lessons on subcultural societies and values. Fundamentally, the two main strands by which subcultural information is reinforced and appropriated.
A hipster is someone who follows what is percieved to be cool by consensus - with a fundamental awareness of this fact, and the long history of hip that it has developed from. This is though to stem from combinations of the Romantic poets and writers of what was dubbed “pulp fiction” in the 19th century and the theories developed upon the concept of Dialectical Materialism developed by Karl Marx, and the emancipation of labour. This continues with the expansion of the middle class Post WWII war, and the creation of the “Teenager” as a distinct social identity. Perhaps more on the development of leisure, and the consequent rise of counter culture at another point.
A hipster is aware that though the 80’s and what are 4th wave “punks” are cool - or perhaps simply just popular, just as house music was popular in the late 90’s and Grunge was cool in the very early 90’s, it will not always be cool in the timeless manner of say, The Velvet Underground for example, or perhaps David Bowie, or Bob Marley who remain in a stasis of cool though even this is not an ongoing certainty to any adaptable hipster, for example, Bob Dylan, whose hipster uber icon status has looked tenuous at points.
The early pioneers of modern day hip, were of course those such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, who discovered by adapting, and forgoing arbitrary notions of "scene" they could continue to be relevant as icons. It is of course Madonna who continues to lead research to the extent to which this theory applies and the half life of that which is hip.
A hipster knows that what is cool today, may not necessarily be cool tomorrow, and is ready and adaptable.
A scenester is someone who believes that what they believe to be cool now, has already achieved a state of inert coolness. Sometimes this is the result of a passionate personality with deep commitment to personal beliefs and values, but more often is the result of the bearing of such a personality on another, weaker personality, who is easily told what is cool and what to believe in.
Often insecure about their beliefs, unlike the steadfast “Alpha” scenesters, they seek to appropriate scene motifs and scene regalia in an attempt to underline and enforce (or perhaps even “compound”) the sometimes uncertain reality of their identity and their friendships within the all important "scene".
Of course we are not making a judgement about wether being a Hipster whose concept of what is cool is fluid, based around a few erudite concepts, is better than being a Scenester, whose identity is a heavily prescribed amalgamation of concepts that are still being formed at the forefront of subcultural developments.
It is merely an effort to help foster understanding between hipster and scenester communities, as hipsters often eschew the thoughtless arbitrations of scenesters, while scenesters struggle with the inherent dynamicism of hipsters with it's groundless uncertainty.
A hipster is someone who follows what is percieved to be cool by consensus - with a fundamental awareness of this fact, and the long history of hip that it has developed from. This is though to stem from combinations of the Romantic poets and writers of what was dubbed “pulp fiction” in the 19th century and the theories developed upon the concept of Dialectical Materialism developed by Karl Marx, and the emancipation of labour. This continues with the expansion of the middle class Post WWII war, and the creation of the “Teenager” as a distinct social identity. Perhaps more on the development of leisure, and the consequent rise of counter culture at another point.
A hipster is aware that though the 80’s and what are 4th wave “punks” are cool - or perhaps simply just popular, just as house music was popular in the late 90’s and Grunge was cool in the very early 90’s, it will not always be cool in the timeless manner of say, The Velvet Underground for example, or perhaps David Bowie, or Bob Marley who remain in a stasis of cool though even this is not an ongoing certainty to any adaptable hipster, for example, Bob Dylan, whose hipster uber icon status has looked tenuous at points.
The early pioneers of modern day hip, were of course those such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, who discovered by adapting, and forgoing arbitrary notions of "scene" they could continue to be relevant as icons. It is of course Madonna who continues to lead research to the extent to which this theory applies and the half life of that which is hip.
A hipster knows that what is cool today, may not necessarily be cool tomorrow, and is ready and adaptable.
A scenester is someone who believes that what they believe to be cool now, has already achieved a state of inert coolness. Sometimes this is the result of a passionate personality with deep commitment to personal beliefs and values, but more often is the result of the bearing of such a personality on another, weaker personality, who is easily told what is cool and what to believe in.
Often insecure about their beliefs, unlike the steadfast “Alpha” scenesters, they seek to appropriate scene motifs and scene regalia in an attempt to underline and enforce (or perhaps even “compound”) the sometimes uncertain reality of their identity and their friendships within the all important "scene".
Of course we are not making a judgement about wether being a Hipster whose concept of what is cool is fluid, based around a few erudite concepts, is better than being a Scenester, whose identity is a heavily prescribed amalgamation of concepts that are still being formed at the forefront of subcultural developments.
It is merely an effort to help foster understanding between hipster and scenester communities, as hipsters often eschew the thoughtless arbitrations of scenesters, while scenesters struggle with the inherent dynamicism of hipsters with it's groundless uncertainty.
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