 Pop Royalty Portraits - Prince Releases '21 Nights'::Prince, His Purple Highness, just finished a book chronicling his record-setting 21 night sellout concerts at 02 in London. 21 Nights by Prince will be in stores next week.
Prince style never stops in… [MORE] |
 Rock Band Reunion Tours - Robert Plant Rejoins Led Zeppelin::Led Zeppelin, the band Rolling Stone Magazine dubbed the biggest of the ‘70s, will launch on a reunion tour after Robert Plant finally acquiesced to rejoin the band. They have sold more 300 million albums… [MORE] |
 Political Spin-Stoppers - SpinSpotter Keeps it Fair and Balanced::Still undecided about the upcoming presidential election? Can’t figure out if you’re getting fair and balanced news? Spinspotter.com is at your service, advising weary voters which way their news is slanted.… [MORE] |
 Fan-Picked Album Covers - Britney Spears Offers Different Versions of 'Circus'::Fan-picked album covers are the latest new idea, being used by Britney Spears to increase fan engagement and hype her latest album release. (Side note: it used to be about the music).
The much-awaited… [MORE] |
 Harry Potter Couture - Emma Watson in Harper's Bazaar::Hermione Granger, also known as Emma Watson, casts her spell again soon after her debut fashion shoot in Vogue Italia. She is simply bewitching in this fashion shoot for Harper's Bazaar as she poses in… [MORE] |
 Muppet Hip-Hop Revivals - Alligator Boots by Kanye West::Rapperpreneur Kanye West is taking on the puppet show market with a new show tentatively named 'Alligator Boots.'
'Alligator Boots' would essentially be Kanye West's hip-hop version of the Muppet Show,… [MORE] |
 iTunes Boycotts - AC/DC, Kid Rock and the Beatles Withhold Music::AC/DC, Kid Rock and the Beatles are jointly trying to kill iTunes. When AC/DC releases ‘Black Ice’ next month, it will be only available at Walmart.
Similarly, Kid Rock’s ‘Rock and Roll Jesus’ is not… [MORE] |
 Out of Context Laugh Tracks - Brutal Out-of-Context TV Editing::The canned laughter phenomenon hit its lowest point during the '90s, when laugh tracks--and the ensuing laugh track bloopers--were de rigueur in television. Adding any type of dubbed sound during the production… [MORE] |
 Reality Show Injuries - 'Dancing With the Stars' is a Celeb Health Hazard::Dancing With the Stars has had more injuries than most other reality-based TV shows. Dancing With the Stars has seen Marie Osmond faint, dancing pro Jeffrey Hough get carried off the rehearsal floor with… [MORE] |
 Interactive Musical Clothing - The Electronic Drum Kit Shirt::Ready to march to the beat of your own drum? This innovative new product from Think Geek is set to have people tapping out a beat on their chest.
The electronic t-shirt features a picture of an actual… [MORE] |
 25 James Bond Innovations for Quantum of Solace::Even though the newest James Bond movie Quantum of Solace won't have the classic James Bond lines, you can depend on lots of gadgets. You won't hear James Bond say, "Bond, James Bond" or order a martini… [MORE] |
 25 Supercars That Rival The Knight Rider KITT::While the Google phone, the G1 phone, has set the tongues of geeks wagging, the debut of Knight Rider on NBC has supercar enthusiasts super excited. The excitement stems from the unusual star of Knight… [MORE] |
 153 Interactive Ways to Enjoy Music::With almost-daily innovations in portable interactive music, futuristic instruments and the online music community, it’s a great time to be a musician--or a fan.
Take Guitar Hero, for example. This addicting… [MORE] |
 36 Badass Innovations to Celebrate The Godfather::The Godfather wasn’t just a classic movie, the 1972 character has become a Hollywood icon; Empire magazine recently named it “The Best of All Time.”
To celebrate, “The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration,”… [MORE] |
 Virtual Video Charades - Youcharades::Youcharades is the virtual version of the parlour game charades where participants guess what the book, movie, song or whatever else the contestant is trying to act out.
Users can guess and type in the… [MORE] |
 Fame Via Mother Bashing - "Whatever, Martha" Starring Alexis Stewart::Potty mouth Alexis Stewart is hyping her new TV show Whatever, Martha. Martha Stewart’s daughter is just getting warmed up. Alexis Stewart was once content to be the sidekick for a radio show on satellite,… [MORE] |
 Fan-Created Hate Sites - Britney Spears Leak Sets Fans Ablaze::Do not mess with Britney Spears fans. Instead of a ‘thank you’, Intern Adam is getting lashed at by Britney Spears fans after he leaked her comeback single, Womanizer.
Why, you may ask? Because the leak… [MORE] |
 Cults Collaborating With Fans - Scientologists Hired Groupies for Katie Holmes::Katie Holmes was hounded by Anonymous, a group of Scientology protesters who don’t like that Holmes converted to Scientology after marrying Tom Cruise. To defend Katie, Scientologists hired groupies who… [MORE] |
 Film 2.0 Viral Marketing - Tropic Thunder's Sophisticated Formula::The recent Hollywood movie ‘Tropic Thunder’ starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and a much hyped cameo by Tom Cruise, has more than six features on Trend Hunter. Many of these articles… [MORE] |
 Red Carpet Makeup Tricks - The Faces of the Emmy Awards::Hey, those Emmy Award dresses had faces too. However, standing in the harsh glare of natural sunlight, some of those faces probably wanted to hurry inside to bask in the warmth of face-friendly low lighting.… [MORE] |
 iPod Integrated Karaoke - The Memorex SingStand::Karaoke machines don't do anything but look clunky and add to the aura of pity surrounding them, but the new Memorex SingStand puts your oh-so-cool iPod into a great looking mic stand.
The stand also… [MORE] |
 Emmy Frocks Part II - Red Carpet Cleavage::I’m glad the one-shoulder gown didn’t dominate the Emmy Award Red Carpet. This year’s awards show proved cleavage will never go out of style. Even if it is man-made, boobage is still hot.
My favourite… [MORE] |
 Emmy Frocks Part I - Red Carpet for Small Screen Stars::There is more ink spilled and airways filled with what the stars wore to the Emmy Awards than who actually won. So why not just pay the stars to show up, walk the Red Carpet and go home? Because we all… [MORE] |
 Fake Publicity Publications - Dexter Spoof Magazines::Get pumped for the September 28th season premiere of Dexter by checking out these cool, glossy magazine covers.
The world's favourite serial killer is coming back for a third hit season on Showtime later… [MORE] |
 27 Rockin' Drum and DJ Trends::Trend Hunter has featured some pretty awesome inventions for music lovers, and now we want to teach you how to party in style. What's a bash without music? It's pretty dull, that's what it is, because… [MORE] |
 Animated Spice Girl Promotions - Mel B and Richard Branson for Virgin Media::The Virgin group does it again with this clever animated ad starring Mel B. from the Spice girls. The ad is entertaining and does the job promoting Virgin's Movies on Demand launch. It's amusing and direct… [MORE] |
 Bond-Inspired Fashion Shoots - 'Under Fire' in Kult Magazine::With the new James Bond movie ‘Quantom of Solace’ set to make its debut soon, fashion magazines are capitalizing on the buzz and interest in the suave spy with action-packed photo shoots inspired by the… [MORE] |
 8 Unorthodox Guitar Designs::This collection of 8 unusual and amazing guitars show some incredibly innovative design concepts, and some equally impressive artwork.
Ranging from bizarre to beautiful, the collection includes everything… [MORE] |
 Giant Vehicular Robot Art - Project Transformers::For his Project Transformers, Swiss and French artist Guillaume Reymond literally orchestrates a veritable fleet of cars, buses, ambulances, and fire trucks to form various Transformers. The artwork was… [MORE] |
 Mix and Match Magazine Subscriptions - Maghound.com::Recently launched by Time Inc., Maghound is an innovative new magazine membership service which allows customers to mix and match the magazines they receive each month.
Offering more flexibility and… [MORE] |
 Iconic Movie Remakes - Keira Knightley & Orlando Bloom Have Saturday Night Fever::Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom are set to star in a remake of one of the most iconic movies of the last century, the 1977 classic ‘Saturday Night Fever’.
The original movie, which starred John Travolta… [MORE] |
 Harry Potter Fashion Shoots - Emma Watson in Vogue Italia::It’s Hermione Granger looking all grown up and glamorous! Emma Watson, the young actress who plays Hermione in the Harry Potter movies, modeled for the September/October 2008 fashion shoot featured in… [MORE] |
 Winning Your "15 Minutes" - Student in Taylor Swift's "Love Story"::John Dye, a Pensacola, FL native and University of West Florida psychology student, is the dashing young man starring with country music star Taylor Swift in her most recent video, "Love Story."
"It’s… [MORE] |
 Internet Killed the Video Star - MTV's TRL Canceled::MTV used to stand for Music Television, and Total Request Live (TRL) was the music countdown program that launched a thousand careers. Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and N'Sync all got a big boost… [MORE] |
 Exposing Eco-Hypocrisy - MTV’'s Environmental Campaign::MTV has just released this video as part of their Switch Campaign which targets companies, politicians and celebrities who engage in greenwashing and eco-hypocrisy.
The video fires a clear message of… [MORE] |
 Movie Stars For Enivronment - Scarlett Johansson + Eva Mendes Say "Answer the Call!"::Hollywood stars Scarlett Johansson and Eva Mendes are using their sex appeal for a good cause with public service announcements (PSAs) to promote mobile phone recycling.
The campaign is organized by the… [MORE] |
 Wall Street Pranks - Jokers Make Light of Bankruptcy on CNN::As a rule, I steer clear of bankers and insurance agents, so if you're affiliated with Bank of America, AIG or Washington Mutual, I'm not interested, but, this film is actually really funny. During a Lehman… [MORE] |
 Rockstars as Urinals - Shirley Manson in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles::She fronted the music group Garbage, and now Shirley Manson plays a men’s urinal in the new Fox TV show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Actually Manson plays a robot which morphs into other things,… [MORE] |
 Free Movies & TV Shows - IMDB To Show Episodes Before They Air On TV::The popular movie site IMDB (Internet Movie Database), is to offer movies and TV programs to view online for free. The Amazon owned site has started to offer a selection of movies and popular series such… [MORE] |
 Recalled Comic Books - Collectable Worthy Cover Errors::In the world of comics, an error on the production line can mean that an instant collector's item is created.
This gallery of recalled comics covers highlights some of those mistakes.
1. DC Comics scrambled… [MORE] |
 Hating Disney? - Megan Fox Says 'F_ck Disney'::Who needs hot Sarah Palin photos when Hollywood star Megan Fox is featured on the cover and in a sizzling photo shoot inside the October 2008 issue of GQ Magazine?
Megan Fox comes to the rescue of fallen… [MORE] |
 Online Music In Stores - Best Buy Acquires Napster::Napster is the place where outlaws used to hang. Now they are all cleaned up, and will become a legitimate part of Best Buy.
Napster has 700,000 subscribers who now pay to download music. They have about… [MORE] |
 Glorifying Hedonism - Lady Gaga's 'Just Dance' Celebrates Club Culture::24-year-old singer Lady Gaga's summer is coming to a close on a high note. Her debut single, "Just Dance," has just taken the #1 spot on the Australian singles chart, ending Kid Rock's three-week reign.… [MORE] |
 Anti-Republican Photoshopping - John McCain as Warmonger::Jill Greenberg is an established photographer with a decidedly anti-Republican background. Apparently Jill Greenberg was not thoroughly vetted when Atlantic magazine asked her to photograph a cover shot… [MORE] |
 Music Video Brides - Pamela Anderson Weds for Piligrim::In a new music video for Pilgrim, Pamela Anderson will walk down the aisle once again.
The serial bride slipped into another white wedding dress to star in a film clip for Piligrim's song, "Rave of Motors".… [MORE] |
 Music Videos Made from Google Results - Someone Else by Chris Blake::Musician Chris Blake found an easy way to make a low-budget music video for his song 'Someone Else': Tap into the endless resource that is the Internet.
Chris Blake did a Google search for the words… [MORE] |
 Unreleased Album Remix Contests - Third Eye Blind for Ursa Major::Alternative rock band Third Eye Blind is producing their next album, Ursa Major, in a creative way--with the help of fan-created remixes.
Using the Indaba music collaboration site, fans can watch Third… [MORE] |
 Stripping as Political Support - Soap Stars on Daytime for Obama::Trend Hunter previously featured the Andrew Christian Obama 08 boxer briefs underwear, which contributed a portion of sales to the official Barack Obama campaign for President of the United States.
Now,… [MORE] |
 Fashionable Male Teen Stars - Zac Efron for Teen Vogue::Zac Efron, the 20-year old High School Musical heart-throb, is featured on the cover and inside the October 2008 issue of Teen Vogue in a photo shoot by the legendary Bruce Weber.
Efron was very happy… [MORE] |
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