Dawn's brilliant ad campaign

Dawn has launched an effort to save marine animals. Yet another commercial that features our sweet friend, the penguin.

Penguin Exhibit

The following TV spot created by Hook was recently recognized by MediaPost in their Out to Launch Email. As a fan of all things penguin, I'm compelled to share this video.

And, if you live near the South Carolina Aquarium on Charleston Harbor check out Penguin Planet!

Enjoy!

Out to Launch covers Heineken Ad

MediaPost has an awesome weekly enewsletter called Out to Launch. I'm absolutely addicted. This week Amy Corr wrote about this Heineken commercial. Literally classic!

Suite Talk

The Superbowl is right around the corner! What does that mean? Fresh, exciting, fun commercials! Here's my current favorite.



Click here to create your own personalized video with Peyton Manning. The video is called Suite Talk and it's so cool, you'll create one for everyone you know. Trust me!

Cold Saturday. Music Saturday.

It's a cold, cold morning. Current temperature: 45°F - Feels Like 39°F. Walking Masha earlier there was a bitter chill in the wind. We didn't walk through the park across the street as usual. Just up and down the block since steaming coffee and a warm bed was awaiting our return.

The leaves are starting to change. What a beautiful view.

Remember The Sugar Oaks? It's been a few months since we had an update from them. Eric wrote this brief blog post about his new song "Curling To Break"

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"Krafty recorded this song at Houndslake and Westdale studios a few days before I moved to New York. The rhythm and beautifully deep bass tone came from a circa-1970s Wurlitzer Funmaker that belongs to Brett Walsh; you play the bass pedals with your foot. The rhythm was on the "Latin" setting; however, I took the downbeat to be halfway through the pattern, effectively turning the beat upside down. I was going for a sort of snowy, Siberian sniper vibe: but the choruses seem to have come out as pure 3 a.m. Mandalay Avenue, Clearwater, Gulf of Mexico undertow regardless.

This is just one song from a series of sessions in which we recorded the bulk of a new LP, tentatively titled "The Sugar Oaks Forfeit". If that strikes you as odd, then you probably don't know us personally."
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Cat Power has covered the Bowie hit “Space Oddity” for a new Lincoln commercial. Apparently it was recorded as a :30 clip for Lincoln and sadly not as a full length song.

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Found out my neighbor Derek plays in a band called Aquavibe. Check out their music, they have a super cool Hip Hop sound. They are playing tonight in Staten Island. I have to miss it due to the Tampa Bay Rays game. Have to stay in and cheer for my guys: Longoria, Upton, Crawford, and Peña. I feel a win brewing tonight for my Rays in Florida tonight!

Winter is right around the corner and The Hotel Cafe presents: Winter Songs a collection of songs performed by 14 female singers. Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Fiona Apple, Priscilla Ahn, and Meiko just to name a few. Here's a couple samples of what you can expect.

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Super Bowl Coverage

If you watched the super bowl yesterday you already know who won. If you didn't but talked to anyone today you already know who won. I don't have to tell you.

However, I do think it was a good game. Close, intense, crazy. And, good.

OK, on to my next topic. Commercials!!

These are the best. And one that didn't make the cut. Not sure why, it was publicized as being a "super" commercial, so here it is since you missed it.

Super stories in the NFL



Budweiser - Horse Training



Pepsi - Bob's House