Star F---ing Hipsters Team With Boots Riley on '9/11 'til Infinity' -- Video Premiere

Posted on Dec 7th 2011 11:00AM by Theo Spielberg
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Star F---ing Hipsters return in a palm-muted frenzy, unleashing the video for '9/11 'til Infinity,' the first taste of their latest album 'From Dumpster to the Grave.' The song features a turn by hip-hop artist Boots Riley, who lends the song a bit of West Coast swagger.

The video is a no-frills, sonic assault, featuring the band performing alongside Riley. The stark visuals forefronts the song's political imagery and the band stays true to their C-Squat roots while managing to expand its sound.

"We met Boots Riley through our friend Miguel in Oakland," guitarist and vocalist Scott Studgeon (aka Stza) tells Spinner. "Star F---ing Hipsters were playing a very smoky little warehouse space and Boots came down and rapped a couple of songs through one of the tiniest and almost completely broken P.A. systems with Miguel accompanying on 'old-timey' guitar. We knew that nobody would really be able to hear our vocals during our set and we could only fit the drums and our singer on the stage, but what is now '9/11 'til Infinity' was our instrumental opener at the time and Boots liked it and agreed to rap on it after we were done playing.

"He was, for sure, my first choice out of any hip-hop artist to collaborate with and although it took us a long time to finish the record, this track is a favorite of mine. Also, we had a pretty fun time making the video and discussing everything from the newly spawned 'Occupy' movements to how Boots got his nickname. It's always a great experience when you meet other artists that you respect and they are completely down to earth -- and then you even get to work with them."

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