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The Saturdays Brighton Dome 25th June 2009

Not my normal choice of night out but I had promised to take my 10 year old daughter, Lily, to her first gig……and she wanted The Saturdays. Initially I couldn’t get tickets because they were sold out and so Lily settled for Same Difference but my prayers were answered when this gig was cancelled due [...]

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Collarbone – Fujiya & Miyagi

Praise be for the internet and laptops.
Being a male I can multi-task, (often thought to be only a female trait but not so!) that is to say I can surf the net and watch TV at the same time. This comes in handy sometimes when I spot an ad that takes my fancy and lets [...]

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Cheese People Rock!

I came across this band a few years ago when trawling through MySpace and they hooked me straight away. The band is called Cheese People and they are:
Olya Chubarova – vocals
Anton Zalygin – programming, vocals, guitars, sound production
Sergey Chernov – bass
Michael Zencov – drums
This four-piece hail from Samara [...]

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Nostalgic TV Ads

It is no coincidence that at a time when consumers are becoming increasingly uncertain and anxious about the future that many marketers and tv advertising agencies are taking us on a nostalgia trip.
In efforts to stop you reaching for the ‘value’ products in these tough times major brands are trying remind you of times [...]

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Erik Satie – Nutter or Genius?

Can’t remember when I first heard the haunting melody of Gymnopedie No.1 by Erik Satie but it seems to have been with me for years. There aren’t many people who recognise the name but as soon as the first few notes are played the penny drops.
It’s one of those tracks that pops up all over [...]

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Thinkbox TV Ad

It goes without saying that if you wanted to promote the strength of TV advertising then you would run an ad on TV. That’s exactly what Thinkbox have done.
For those of you who are not in the wonderful world of advertising, Thinkbox is the marketing body for the main UK commercial television broadcasters and they [...]

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Hovis Iconic TV Ad

Another great TV ad has graced the goggle box and this time its by Hovis.
The ad shows a lad in the late 1800s collecting a loaf from the bakers and running home to his mum. On the way he travels through time, the scenery changes through the generations using historical landmarks such as; the sinking [...]

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