Grade = B
Monthly Archives: May 2010
New Music Monday: “Alejandro”
Marketing Inspiration: Not Your Average Promo Idea – Guest Blog
When Belgian indie poppers Palomine finished the recordings of their second album “Attention Alpha”, they made a commitment to themselves: instead of immediately putting the album out officially, they want at least one person of every country in the world have the chance to have a listen to it.
lyrics: La Roux “Bulletproof”
HOT or NOT: “I’m Back”
Grade = A
I’m Back
T.I. | King Uncaged
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Social Media + Targeted Marketing = The World’s Biggest Cover Band – Guest Blog
By Hoover
I’m a Coldplay fan.
So before Vida La Vida/Death and all His Friends was released, I wanted to hear some tracks. I saw the apple commercial for Vida la Vida and thought there may be a live version of the whole song somewhere on YouTube. I didn’t find an official live version, but I did stumble on a cover by this band called Boyce Avenue.
music video: Rihanna ft. Slash “Rockstar 101″
Rockstar 101
Rihanna ft. Slash | Rated R
As a lot of you may already know, the music video for Rihanna’s new single “Rockstar 101” premiered on YouTube’s Vevo this past Tuesday. Upon my first viewing of it, I felt the urge to play it back over and over again so that I could catch all of the things I missed before.





