BEBE ZEVA PRESENTS: THE STEREO ARGONAUT

by bebezeva

Hello. I am the Stereo Argonaut. I am on a perpetual quest to find people who demand more than stares- they demand questionnaires. I am searching for human beings who transcend the limits of people-watching; they require verbal interaction. I am hunting for those who fall into fascinating stereotypes, who have more to share than meets the eye, who are willing to make themselves vulnerable to the public. I am looking for you.

Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Event: First Friday

Date: July 2nd, 2010

Subject #1: Lemur

Identifies herself as: Raver

Song she lost her virginity to: Not sexually active

Music she is currently obsessed with: Playradioplay!

Subject 2: Polaroid

Identifies himself as: Indie Kid

Song he lost his virginity to: “Guts” by the Higher

Music he is currently obsessed with: MGMT

(Electric Feel plays loudly through his ipod headphones throughout interview)

Subject 3: Johnny AKA Snuggles

Identifies himself as: Raver

Song he lost his virginity to: “Dragula” by Rob Zombie

Subject 4: Ocean

Identifies herself as: Raver

Song she lost her virginity to: Silence

Subject 5: Justin

Identifies himself as: CRAZY RAVER (raises Candy up to camera)

Song he lost his virginity to: None, it was an episode of South Park. He was drunk and had a 3-way with a 19 and 20 year old. Justin was 15 at the time.

Subject 6: Eric AKA White Out

Identifies himself as: Canadian

Song he lost his virginity to: “The Light that Blinds” by Shadows Fall. “It was my ringtone. Someone called me just as we started going at it.”

Subject 7: Melissa AKA Spacey

Identifies herself as: Hyperactive Raver

Song she lost her virginity to: “Bust-A-Nut”. “We were watching Tropic Thunder and the DVD player was broken so the scene kept looping.”

Subject 8: Shaun

Identifies himself as: [something]

Song he lost his virginity to: Quietness. “It was in the middle of a skate park. My ex-girlfriend drugged me and dragged me to the center. I’m not sure if it was rape.”

Music he is currently obsessed with: Classical, soft piano, and deathcore.

Subject 9: Kendra AKA Kitty

Identifies herself as: Different

Song she lost her virginity to: Silence

Music she is currently obsessed with: ICP!!!! (Insane Clown Posse)

Friends forever

Close up of Justin and Eric kissing:

Subject 10: Paige (www.vegasargot.com)

Profession: Unemployed writer

Music she is currently obsessed with: Panic! At the Disco

Subject 11: Jose

Profession: Visual Designer

Music he is currently obsessed with: Hip hop, Kanye West

Subject 12: Ryan

Profession: Website Design

Music he is currently obsessed with: Radiohead

Subject 13: Kyle

Profession: Magician, started at age 4 (seen here picking up his cards, really getting vulns with his audience)

Music he is currently obsessed with: New punk rock, Mindless Self Indulgence

Last thing he ate: Shrimp (pescetarian)

In school he was known as: “The cool magic nerd. I was geeky, but everyone wanted to hang out with me and see some cool tricks.”

Subject 14: Ben

Looks like: Thom Yorke and Michael Cera mashup

Identifies himself as: Shmo and musician

Song he lost his virginity to: “Flamenco Sketches” by Miles Davis

Subject 15: Eli Shkurkin

Looks like: Sam Beam with a shorter beard

Identifies himself as: Hipster

Song he lost his virginity to: “Nantes” by Beirut

Subject 16: Evan

Looks like: Albert Hammond, Jr. and Alan Palomo (Neon Indian) mashup

Identifies himself as: Stoner Drummer

Song he lost his virginity to: “Lights” by Journey

Riding chillwaves to infinity and back

Subject 17: Michelle

Identifies herself as: “Fuck labels”

Song she lost her virginity to: Still a virgin

Music she is currently obsessed with: Michael Jackson and deathcore

Subject 18: Francisco

Identifies himself as: Indescribable

Song he lost his virginity to: Still a virgin

Music he is currently obsessed with: “Bulletproof” by La Roux

Subject 19: Bryan

Identifies himself as: Punk Rocker

Song he lost his virginity to: “Drain You” by Nirvana

Music he is currently obsessed with: Nofx, Left Over Crack, Dead Kennedys

Last thing he ate: Fun dip candy (turned his mouth red)

Subject 20: Dylan

Identifies himself as: Hipster with braces

Song he lost his virginity to: “Virgin is just a word. Hipster is just a label.”

Music he is currently obsessed with: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Subject 21: Obed

Identifies himself as: Male

Song he lost his virginity to: The film “Balls of Fury”

How he feels about Peter Murphy playing a role in the new Twilight film, ‘Eclipse’: “I feel like someone just tore off my left nut.”

Subjects 22 and 23: Dor-E and Elf

Identify themselves as: Hardxcore Ravers

Opinion on the girl that got nearly crushed to death at EDC: Dor-E; “That’s the consequence of rolling too hard.” Elf; “Shit happens.”

Opinion on the death of myspace: “Whatever. We just use it to promote raves. The only reason people prefer facebook is because of apps like Farmville.”

******BEST FOR LAST: URBAN OUTFITTERS EMPLOYEE TRIPLE THREAT******

Subjects 24, 25, 26: (Left to right) Katie, Katie, Kris

Identify themselves as: “We’re all assholes.”

Katie 1: “Some people call me a crazy art lady when I wear jumpsuits like this one. I got it at Savers.”

Katie 2: “I’ve never been called a hipster. To my face.”

Kris: “I’m the black friend.”

Katie 1′s opinion on the crappy customer fan base of Urban Outfitters: “They just haven’t figured out how to achieve authenticity themselves. They shop at a store that does everything for them; it’s like a Hipster in a Kit.”

Opinion on Shoplifting From American Apparel by Tao Lin (sold at UO): “It quickly went on sale.”

Music they’re currently obsessed with: Joanna Newsom, Jenny Lewis, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. “We’re really bummed about not being able to see him tomorrow night at HOB.”

Kris’s opinion on The Cobrasnake: “I like him, but I don’t like that everyone stole his idea of photographing nightlife. He was the original.”

Collective opinion on the Chillwave Movement: “What?”

Other notable photography:

None of them knew each other, but I made them align themselves on the sidewalk and walk toward me, like they were posing for their debut album cover.

Sidewalk band known as “Shiny Boots of Leather” (www.myspace.com/shinyleatherboots)

They played “At the Bottom of Everything” by Bright Eyes for us

Douchey hipsters with douchey Big Gulps

Chillwaver bros playing with female power-pop musician “Michelle Blanchard”:

(I didn’t have enough room on my memory card to record more)

Wish me godspeed.

XX, THE STEREO ARGONAUT