alt celebrities

Noted Mustachio John Waters Spotted at The Uptown

Posted by Kevin Montgomery on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 8:24am

Categorized: Fashion, Mission District, People

Tagged: alt celebrities, everyone's such cool nonchalance in the face of what amounts to a major celebrity sighting for this city, John Waters, John Waters is Fucking Cool

After climbing out of a mid-90s LeBaron limo late last night, "The Pope of Trash" walked into the trashiest bar in the Mission while everyone pretended not to give a shit. And after "not giving a shit" in hushed tones for a few minutes, everyone returned to their rapidly warming PBRs with the eager reluctance only faked nonchalance can inspire.

Is Mark Zuckerberg Trying to Rebrand Himself as a 'Mission Hipster'?

Posted by Kevin Montgomery on Sat, 04/14/2012 - 5:33pm

Categorized: Being Cool, Drugs, Mission District, People, tchnlgy

Tagged: alt celebrities, Is Mark Zuckerberg Tired of Feeling Rich?, Phone Booth, The Hipsterfication of Mark Zuckerberg

When Mark Zuckerberg started turning up at Mission bars such as El Rio, The Royal Cuckoo, and pseudo-dive bar Dolores Park, we kinda dismissed it because everyone goes to those places. Then he acquired Instagram, making us scratch our heads just a bit.

But last night, the 35th richest guy in the world was spotted slamming drinks at the notably cheap and filthy dive Phone Booth and making a 2:30am Farolito burrito run. Which begs the question: was Mark just trying out his billion dollar toy in its native habitat, or is he attempting to rebrand himself as just a regular ol' Mission hipster?

See, he actually drove 45 minutes north from his fancy Palo Alto HQ to hang out at a bar known for its questionable indoor smoking policy and access to shitty last-call coke dealers. That's not to say we don't like The Phone Booth, because we do. But to claim the place is a "destination bar" for people coming from out of town is a bit of a stretch.

Unless he was trying to score some blow...

[Photos by PX Anon & Meesha | Thanks for the tips, Jason and Lindsey!]

Kreayshawn Now Making Animated GIFs About Your Favorite Mission Thrift Stores

Posted by Kevin Montgomery on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 2:54am

Categorized: Being Cool, Fashion, Mission District, People

Tagged: alt celebrities, clarion alley, Is that the sun setting?, Kreayshawn, Thirft Town, This shit amuses me far too much

The sun is really setting on what once looked to be a really promising career as a drug dealing Lady Gaga. In the span of 9 months, Kreayshawn has gone from Oakland to international celebrity to doing banner ads for thrift stores online. She's basically the hipster Mr. T, only her rise and fall got condensed down to satisfy the attention span of the internet.

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Kindabad

Posted by Sierra Frost on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 1:15pm

Categorized: Fashion, Pets & Animals, Photography

Tagged: alt celebrities

The other night my friend invited me out to Thee Parkside to watch this band. I guess the dudes are her friends from high school. It was explained to me that the band is kind of Incubus-ey and that their drummer is McLovin’. Thee McLovin from Superbad.

(great photography/photoshop skills)

So, the band played a pretty long set. Their music was definitely Incubus-ey, but less concise and effective. Here’s a nice picture I was able to snag of the singer that I think sums up the band’s general feel.

Fantastic. After the show, McLovin’ was nice enough to pose for a picture/wax philosophical for a bit.

“I literally have no idea what The Mission is.” - McLovin’ 2012

On the off chance that you're curious about what McLovin's band sounds like, you can check out The Young Rapscallions (great name!) on their Facebook Page.