The Barbarians Like to Rock. What is it about Rock and Roll and interactive advertising? I think it’s because the Internet is the new rock and roll. It’s the new punk rock. Kids used to twiddle about on four track recorders and with tape machines and they made music. Now they twiddle about on computers and make music and movies and graphics and doctor photos and rip, mix, burn and sample. We get fan letters. Like musicians get fan letters. Isn’t that weird? No, of course it’s not weird. We all know it.
The first time The Barbarians paid a visit to their first client – Nike – someone on the campus in Beaverton assumed we were a rock band there on some sort of endorsement deal. I suppose no one would make that mistake these days if we sent Jay
The problem, of course, is that the music industry – and you may have heard this – is in a bit of turmoil. So, weirdly, they don’t seem to have quite as much spare cash as, say, global brand managers, to experiment on the web. Weird, isn’t it? So we try and help them out when we can. Let’s all save Rock and Roll.
on April 28, 2008 at 07:29 PM
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okay so we had a vip afterparty at our office for ROFLCon which was super weird/awesome – like drew curtis from fark, CHEEZ, average homeboy, stuff white people like, moot from 4chan, man, tons of people. it was really fun and if you nuked our boston office saturday night, the internet would have been 5% less funny in an instant. no i take that back. that would have made it funnier. anyhow, everyone was unanimously in awe of Tron Guy, who had a camera crew following him around, and i guess i never thought about it beforehand, but this guy’s super nice and has a friendly, thick, SOUTHERN ACCENT. of course it makes sense but i was sure surprised.
on April 21, 2008 at 12:30 AM
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So I started thinking – the Sox aren’t that far off from one of those 80’s rock bands you see on Behind The Music. Think about it: starting out, and for years sometimes, you have a band with a small but rabidly loyal fanbase that attends every show, buys any and all merchandise, and argues about your best shows and who heard of you first.
on April 18, 2008 at 05:55 PM
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i have a wildly varying sleep schedule. fortunately for me, that means that i get to catch the occasional infomercial made by time life.
if you haven’t seen a time life informercial, i strongly suggest staying up for one. why? because they’re so funny – without meaning to be. they’re overly scripted, with totally unemphatic “wow” and “woooo” and “check out this classic hit” interludes. i want to make one for the internet. totally tongue in cheek, but for something ridiculous like cooking supplies.
my favorite happens to be the air supply one – 10 discs of unforgettable soft rock (followed closely by the soul story.)... the full commercials totally shatter the unintentional comedy scale. i found an excerpt of one on youtube. it’s totally below this post. check out the guys from air supply, with their giant lemonade, vast knowledge of soft rock, and magical appearing guitar. it’s epic – but you need the whole commercial to get the experience.
i mean, look at the guy who sings pina colada – did you ever expect that?!
over and out, friends and barbarians. have a great weekend!
on April 13, 2008 at 01:42 AM
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an examination on the reemergence of rick astley as a popular culture icon and a discussion of the jilted gino vannelli, who finds no solace in his status as an unofficial mascot for boston celtics fans.
on April 11, 2008 at 03:29 PM
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Kim Miller November 2, 2007 Professor Hamilton Assignment 1
The Black Album Facts
The Black Album is a 2003 hip hop music album by rapper Jay-Z. It was supposedly his last studio album until Jay-Z announced a return to solo recording in 2006. The album was very well received by critics and was also a huge commercial success debuting at #1 with about 463,000 sold in its first week and more than 3.5 million to date. The album has one notable guest appearance (Pharrell Williams in “Change Clothes”) along with some background singers and Jay-Z’s mother, who talks about his childhood on “December 4th.”
Analysis
I found this music to be listen-able, but wouldn’t call it deeply enjoyable just yet. I had difficulty following the narrative of many of the songs, and had trouble distinguishing the verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus progression that I usually enjoy. I found the beat to be the most pleasant part of this music, and wished the vocals were a little less wordy. But overall, it was better than I was expecting.
on April 28, 2008 at 07:29 PM
