Duffy Is The New Face Of Diet Coke

In the UK at least. Because nobody would recognize her here. Still, though Estelle uses Crystal Lite in all her recipes and will.i.am is down with Bob Dylan and Pepsi, best use of a Broadway tune popularized by Sammy Davis... CONTINUE READING DUFFY IS THE NEW FACE OF DIET COKE»

Posted on February 20, 2009 in Commercial Appeal, Video (31 comments)
Tags: Duffy | Metric

The 2009 BRIT Awards Looked Like This

Tonight the British music industry packaged their self-image for all to YouTube. The nominations were very Duffy with a side of Coldplay, and Duffy wound up being the main dish, but poor Chris Martin & Band couldn't follow their three-statue... CONTINUE READING THE 2009 BRIT AWARDS LOOKED LIKE THIS»

2009 BRIT Award Noms Feature A Lot Of Duffy And Coldplay

Radiohead, Elbow, and the Ting Tings join Viva La Vida and Rockferry in the Best Album categories, but otherwise it looks like Coldplay and Duffy are poised to walk out with a lot of hardware at this year's BRIT Awards.... CONTINUE READING 2009 BRIT AWARD NOMS FEATURE A LOT OF DUFFY AND COLDPLAY»

Posted on January 20, 2009 (3 comments)
Tags: BRIT Awards | Coldplay | Duffy | U2

TV On The Radio, Hot Chip, Beck Show Some Cover Love For The New War Child Compilation

Lots of artists you enjoy are covering lots of other artists you enjoy for another tribute album organized by and benefitting War Child, the "network of independent organisations, working across the world to help children affected by war." The pairings... CONTINUE READING TV ON THE RADIO, HOT CHIP, BECK SHOW SOME COVER LOVE FOR THE NEW WAR CHILD COMPILATION »

All Points West: Friday In Photos

It's time to brave the ferry lines for another day in Jersey, but first: pretty pictures via the eye of Abbey Braden. As mentioned, things got off to a slow start, but from thereon the day belonged to Gregg... CONTINUE READING ALL POINTS WEST: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»

New Duffy Video - "Stepping Stone"

Instead of proving her case by taking actual steps, Duffy spends a large chunk of this video for Rockferry tune "Stepping Stone" in bed playing with her hair as some dude in a suit mills about the room. Then she... CONTINUE READING NEW DUFFY VIDEO - "STEPPING STONE" »

Posted on August 4, 2008 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Duffy | Leonard Cohen | SXSW | Wavves

Lollapalooza 2008: Friday In Photos

One day into Lolla, and Radiohead have already made the trip worth it. Also Chuck Bass -- we saw him chilling in the media area. Kanye, Wilco, and Obama (ha) are on deck. Rest assured we are charging our camera... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2008: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»

SPIN's Eight To Watch In '08

In their new issue, in a section called "Who's Next," SPIN list their eight bands to watch o'er '08. There are surefire bets like Jay Reatard, who recently signed to Matador, and our Santogold, fresh off her Fader cover model... CONTINUE READING SPIN'S EIGHT TO WATCH IN '08»

BBC Poll Picks 2008's Breakout Artists

The BBC conducted a poll of 150 music critics regarding the new bands they see breaking out in '08. For those of you who read the lists by British experts we posted a couple weeks ago, the top 10 shouldn't... CONTINUE READING BBC POLL PICKS 2008'S BREAKOUT ARTISTS»

British Experts Predict 2008's Breakouts

If you really had the power of foresight, and its outer limits were the ability to predict next year's breakout music artist, in this fiscal climate it'd be about as lucrative or useful as Isaac's albino-eyeballed painting-predictions about people you... CONTINUE READING BRITISH EXPERTS PREDICT 2008'S BREAKOUTS»