An Insight by Lauren Jane Whether you like Ke$ha or think her song, Tik Tok, is commercialized garbage, there is no denying that she has now got herself a smash hit single. Tik Tok hooks in the listener from the very beginning. Her playful and bizarre rapping style is so uniquely different from other pop-artists, and through this, she’s found …
An Insight by Andrew Howie We are on the verge of a huge groundswell. We are under 100 days to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. With that comes some amazing, and very expensive advertising. Every celebrity with an endorsement gets rolled out to be the backbone of brand campaigns. This leads to a huge amount of noise but …
A review by Michael MacRitchie This is not your typical war movie. Instead of dwelling on bloodshed on the battlefield, The Founding of a Republic focuses on the psychological war between China’s Nationalists and Communists, and the complex negotiations of their power struggle. The inclusion of archival black-and-white footage, from pivotal battles such as as those at Huaihai and Pingjin …
An insight by Andrew Howie As a young boy growing up, my wall was covered in posters of women. It seems to be a rite of passage for all males as they negotiate through the mine field that is puberty. Whilst some of these photos were merely old pages from Sports Illustrated calendars or pseudo-famous women from sports mags, there were …
CNN reports that MTV banned Lady Gaga and Beyonce Telephone video; MTV says they didn’t. Monday, CNN reported that MTV pulled a Beyonce and Lady Gaga video because of its sexual and violent content. The music video, Telephone was released Thursday and has had over 13 million views on YouTube. The controversy over the Telephone video has created a ‘net buzz. …
An opinion piece by Andrew Howie Sports stars are in the entertainment industry. They compete against musicians, artists, opera singers and even clowns…. They compete for the disposable income of the masses. Why do we think they can be anything more than this? I find this idea of them being role models profoundly crazy. I believe that somewhere along the way …
This is an outsiders look into the Chinese Music industry told from the perspective of indie rock band ‘handsome furs’. China Music Radar reports that In September 2009, China based promoter Split Works organized an 8 city Asian tour through China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. The tour was picked up by CNN, who gave Dan and Lex a …
An insight by Andrew Howie There is no secret in the fact I love sport. And by sport I mean all sport. If there are 2 people going head to head at anything, I’m in. If you asked me to choose between the Winter and Summer Olympics, my answer would be – ‘no dice’. I love them both equally. I …
March 9th, 2010 An overview by Michael MacRitchie The 82nd Annual Academy Awards was a night of firsts in the famed award show’s history: the first time since 1943 that ten feature films were nominated for Best Picture, the first time a woman won Best director and the first time that product placement was recognized as simply a seamlessly integrated plot …
A review by Andrew Howie Ridin’ down the highway, goin’ to a show. AC/DC are currently touring. Spreading the good word of their new album “Black Ice’, they have stops through Europe, the United States and Australia just to name a mere few. Widely thought of as Rock and Roll pioneers, these guys have sold over 200 million albums. Their …
An insight by Andrew Howie Over the last decade there have been some that have been amazing, and sadly there have been some that have stunk out the stadium. Looking back to one of the more famous reunion tours, the Blues Brothers put the band back together for a cause. They needed to raise money for the orphanage that …
Music Matters, the HK based Asian music conference, is back. Dates are confirmed (26-27 May 2010), MGI attended the last conference “Brands, Bands & Fans” which was an excellent look into the relationship all 3 play together when working nicely together. This time, the first keynote speaker is confirmed (Daniel Ek from Spotify) and they also have a very interesting free …
I found this article on Octagon first Call site which I think is quite interesting… In honor of Tiger Woods’ first public statement since his Thanksgiving Day scandal, we’ve taken a look back at four past stars who’ve previously struggled through controversy and become marketable again. Charles Barkley: A little over a year ago, the former NBA star was arrested for …
