In grocery stores, products all seem to blend into the shelves. The Leo Burnett ad agency in Manila was tasked to make Coke Zero stand out from the rest.
Their effective solution was to stack the soda in an inverted pyramid shape which visually separated Coke Zero from the sea of bubbly beverages. A 13% sales increase occurred in stores that participated with the unique display idea.
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On November 2, EMI’s Blue Note Records will release …Featuring, a star-studded collection of singer Norah Jones’s musical collaborations from the past decade. The 18 songs on the album include duets with such legends as Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, and Dolly Parton, and with 21st Century icons from OutKast to the Foo Fighters.
The tracks on …Featuring span her entire career, from one of her earliest recording sessions (a version of Roxy Music’s “More Than This” with guitarist Charlie Hunter in 2001) to her most recent performance, a song called “Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John” that she cut with Belle and Sebastian, which will also appear on their new album. The result serves as a kind of parallel history to her own four albums, which have sold over 40 million copies worldwide.
These collaborations reveal Jones’s astonishing musical versatility, from jazz to country, hip-hop to rock. The album also includes recordings by some of Jones’s own bands and side projects (The Little Willies and El Madmo), and performances with artists that she’s toured with including M. Ward, Sasha Dobson, and Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Songs on …Featuring range from classics recorded by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, and Roy Orbison to new material by such wide-ranging innovators as Ryan Adams and Q-Tip.
The track listing for …Featuring is as follows:
1. Love Me – The Little Willies
2. Virginia Moon – The Foo Fighters featuring Norah Jones
3. Turn Them – Sean Bones featuring Norah Jones
4. Baby It’s Cold Outside – Willie Nelson featuring Norah Jones
5. Bull Rider – Norah Jones and Sasha Dobson
6. Ruler Of My Heart – Dirty Dozen Brass Band featuring Norah Jones
7. The Best Part – El Madmo
8. Take Off Your Cool – OutKast featuring Norah Jones
9. Life Is Better – Q-Tip featuring Norah Jones
10. Soon The New Day – Talib Kweli featuring Norah Jones
11. Little Lou, Prophet Jack, Ugly John – Belle & Sebastian featuring Norah Jones
12. Here We Go Again – Ray Charles featuring Norah Jones
13. Loretta – Norah Jones featuring Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
14. Dear John – Ryan Adams featuring Norah Jones
15. Creepin’ In – Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton
16. Court & Spark – Herbie Hancock featuring Norah Jones
17. More Than This – Charlie Hunter featuring Norah Jones
18. Blue Bayou – Norah Jones featuring M. Ward
In a day and age where emails and texts have become standard, it’s nice to know that there are services that harken back to yesteryear. Once you draft a message, Telegram Stop ($6) will send your recipient a telegram that looks and feels like the old timey version right down to the envelope and paper.
Factoid: People would write the word “STOP” on telegrams because punctuation used to cost extra and letters were free, up to a specific limit.
Looking for a blast from the past? Simply dial in a year between 1897 and the present at the YouTube Time Machine, and it’ll select a random video clip from the year that you select. You can choose music, commercials and events of that year for your viewing pleasure.
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The Sound & Vision Eye Chart is made up of 36 letters pulled from classic band logos & album covers – you know, the ones you used to draw on your pencil cases at school. So, with it spanning decades, genres and alphabet systems – how many can you get?
You can purchase the poster HERE.
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Thanks to its diminutive size and built-in clip, the new iPod nano isn’t just a music player — it’s a fashion accessory. Make it even more of one with the iPod Watch Band ($17). These 22mm Maratac nylon bands come in a variety of colors and styles to coordinate with whatever color nano you prefer.
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