That having been said, I have access to the internet, and also have a bit of pop culture knowledge. For example, the Beatles have been known for having “odd” hair. Also, there are bands who were assembled for the point of television, and excelled beyond that. (Hint: name rhymes with DONKEYS.)
Again, that having been said, when many of my (admittedly YOUNG) Twitter/Tumblr followers gushed over them I deigned to afford them my attention. Then I saw this: (Skip Ad, obviously!) One Direction - One Thing (Acoustic Video) - YouTube
Trollmania
You remember those little bug-eyed, pointy-eared, hair-standing-straight-up little naked troll dolls? Once the big-budget CGI blockbuster comes out next summer you won’t be able to go to the mall without seeing them all over.
Music produced using Vocaloid software. The new Google Chrome ad for one of the Vocaloids, Hatsune Miku, is here:
It had more than half a million hits in just two days. By comparison, the Google Chrome ad featuring Lady Gaga took two months to get that many hits.
For the uninitiated, the Miku ad does a great job of introducing the influence and inspiration on musicians, dancers, composers and artists (not to mention cosplaying fans) all over the world that this virtual singer has had, all in just one minute.
From the above links to the virtual reality pop singer (kinda cool, BTW), here is a quick Japanese video clip from 2007 of a totally flexible screen from Sony.
Want that 120" video? Just unroll it from a tube and slap it on the wall - only a matter of time.
Huh. That was interesting! Neat ad, too. I found the GaGa one sort of creepy and embarrassing, but the Bieber one does a really good job defining how the way things work now is vastly different because of the existence of the internet.
Tell me about it! A year ago I didn’t know Vocaloid from hemorrhoid. Today I have dozens of CDs, all the Miku live concerts on Blu-ray or DVD and was excited today when my plush Miku arrived by UPS. (Grown man, go figure.)
There’s something very uplifting about Miku. An artist was asked to create an illustration of an android teenage girl singer for the software package and now there are thousands of pieces of Miku (an other virtual Vocaloid characters) art made by fans and pros from all over the world. There are over 1000 albums and EPs of Miku and Vocaloid music. Uncounted music videos. There’s a software program to create a dancing figure for videos of Miku called MikuMiku Dance. And it’s all there for anybody (nobody will sue you) to create with, as the Google Chrome video conveys.
Since I’m on a roll. Here’s what happens when someone takes MikuMiku Dance videos and creates a virtual concert at home. Yet another creative use of Miku, I just discovered this week.
