What a terrible name for a band, but does that really matter when I love love love them? There is something charming about how this small group from Missouri attacks songs. SSLYBY writes in a way that is both earnest/honest and catchy like a rash. You should probably buy a bucket of ointment before listeing. (A BIG bucket.) Their third album came out yesterday entitled, “Let It Sway,” and if it is half as good as the first two, it’ll be golden. It was recorded in Madison with Chris Wallo of Death Cab for Cutie fame, and it means that people in the right places are taking notice. Here is a short video about them and the new offering. (You can thank me later.)

Posted: August 18th, 2010 under Everyday Life, Music, General.
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Man I love these Old Spice ads. There creative, funny and super clever. This is one of the boldest yet.

Posted: August 15th, 2010 under Advertising/Marketing, General.
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In this new digital world older media needs to catch up and NPR clearly knows this. See this tongue-in-cheek look at what they’re doing behind the scenes.

Posted: June 8th, 2010 under Everyday Life, General.
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Learn to solve and resolve your craziest arguments and PROVE that you’re right by purchasing “Spat Solver”. (A miracle in a box for only $19.95.) Created by www.YourTango.com (a fun relationship site), this “product” is designed to help solve your spats, and cut down on your tedious arguing. (Why not buy three?) So buy a Spat Solver and win those arguments and know that your relationship will now be perfect. Thank-you Spat Solver!!

Posted: May 17th, 2010 under Everyday Life, General.
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Here is a heart-warming short-film (3 min) about getting what you want out of life through the eyes of an 80 year old ski instructor. If only life could be this clear for all of us.

Posted: May 13th, 2010 under Everyday Life, General.
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What is real or fake in movies or TV? If you fall under the “If it looks real, it’s real.” category then you’re in for a shock. CGI has been really creeping into movies in the last 10 years, it allows movies to film at cheaper costs because they don’t have to build sets, or shoot on location. We’ve all known this, it’s no big surprise. But to me CGI is recognized in crazy unbelievable scenes, and airplane crashes, and aliens and other worlds. It’s now creeping into TV, but in ways you don’t know. Some television shows have been getting more noticeably movie like in appearance - Dramas like 24, Heros, CSI-whatever and the like. Well they need to save money too, so they have been incorporating shooting on green/blue screens and filling in the details of things that we normally wouldn’t realize was CGI’d. Normal everyday things like city landscapes and public monuments, and walking down a street. Really. Watch this clip from Stargate’s work on some shows and be in awe, but BEWARE you are now given a choice; Like the movie The Matrix, you can take the blue pill or the red pill at this point. The choice is yours. Take the blue pill, back out of this post, don’t watch this clip and go about your life - unaware. OR, take the red pill, watch this clip and you stay in wonderland, realize what is happening to your favorite shows, and sadly can’t go back. Your choice.

Posted: March 25th, 2010 under Everyday Life, General.
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Here is a very simple and straight forward video from Sam Beam/Iron and Wine using some captivating dance in a unique setting to complement a not so straight forward song. I think the combination of these makes for a simple but semi-sureal experience.

Posted: March 8th, 2010 under Music, General.
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This is brilliant. I think I say that a lot on this blog, but then again I’m trying to bring you the most brilliantest stuff I find. This is one of them.

Posted: March 3rd, 2010 under Design, General.
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This Old Spice commercial is fun, creative and needs to be watched a few times to be absorbed. Since Bruce Campbell of “Evil Dead” fame starred in a few of these a year or two ago where every lady said “Ahoy”, I knew Old Spice was changing their marketing. This spot changes the concept since then and launches it into a little more absurd, but highly entertaining territory.”Two tickets to that thing that you like”, something that every woman wants to hear. Classic.

Posted: February 24th, 2010 under Design, Advertising/Marketing, General.
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Loved the Betty White/Abe Vigoda Snickers spot when it was shown during the Super Bowl. Saw this new one last night during the olympics with Aretha Franklin and Liza Minelli. I think this is a great concept that uses “classic” celebrities that are reawakened in front of our eyes, (Abe Vigoda is still alive?), for surprise and extra effect. Can’t wait to see what else is in their bag.

Posted: February 16th, 2010 under Advertising/Marketing, General.
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