Archive for April, 2010

Jay-Z’s Uber-Success at Glastonbury 08′ Is Why He’s Also Headlining Coachella

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In 2008, Jay-Z arrived at the British rock’n’roll-centric Glastonbury Festival as the first ever rapper to ever headline the notoriously raucous event. Critics called the decision ” a disaster,” “tragic,” and even went as far as to deem Glastonbury forever “contaminated.” And to make matters worse, Noel Gallagher, the lead-singer in the British pop-rock quintet [...]

As a Brand-Name, ATG Makes Products like “Drunk Sex,” Not Music

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As he introduced himself to the world, it wasn’t difficult to pinpoint ATG as just another run-of-the-mill rapper. Though he himself claims to be the newest breed of rapper/singer to enter the game, his aviator-sporting- polo-wearing-self looks just like Kanye West, and sounds exactly like T-Pain (thanks to his heavy use of an auto tuner). [...]

Rob Troy and The Ant Farm Use Eminem to Market Modern Warfare 2

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Rob Troy, the executive creative director at The Ant Farm – a high-profile ad agency in Los Angeles – managed to reach new heights of advertisement efficiency as he succeeded in using a commercial to inspire an emotional connection between the gamer and the game. In this case, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, a [...]