iPhone apps give rise to iPhone-based cover bands

iPhone apps give rise to iPhone-based cover bands
[via TechCrunch]

There are plenty of people trying to make the musical instruments applications on the iPhone sound like real music, but one of the more credible is that by unsigned all-female band called The Mentalists here in London.

They’ve done an unusual cover of MGMT’s “Kids” entirely using their iPhones and iPod Touches, using apps from the application store. The result is actually quite impressive.

The apps used were Ocarina, Retro Synth, miniSynth and DigiDrummer Lite (yes, not event the paid-for version). However, as usual, drummers who can keep time remain in short supply. The same was true of The Beatles, and still is today…

The Mentalists - Kids (cover)


MGMT - Kids (Original)

New Franz Ferdinand Song in iPod Touch Commercial

I keep seeing this iPod Touch ad over and over again and just like every Apple commercial, it features the most catchy song currently out. The song featured in the commercial is from Franz Ferdinand's new album "Tonight: Franz Ferdinand."

Apple iPod Touch 2G Ad


Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls

David Elsewhere

Proof once again that YouTube can lead to stardom. Check out this guy.

David "Elsewhere" Bernal (born August 2, 1979) is an illusionary dancer from Santa Ana, California. He became known through a viral video clip (Often titled Kolla2001) of himself dancing to Kraftwerk's song Expo 2000 recorded at the Korean-American talent show Kollaboration in 2001.

The clip showcased Bernal's characteristic take on the contemporary dance styles of popping and abstract waving. Performances of these dances were rare at the time, and the clip became very popular when it circulated on the internet — so popular that in November 2006 the viral marketing company, The Viral Factory, collated page-impression figures from websites such as YouTube and Google Videos. They determined that, as of November 2006, this video had been viewed over 200 million times, making it the 8th most viewed video.

Bernal was later hired to participate in advertisements for Heineken (dancing to "Cobrastyle" by the Teddybears), Volkswagen, iPod, 7-Eleven Slurpee, Pepsi and Doritos. He also made a cameo appearance in the movie You Got Served and TV performances including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. [Wikipedia]

David Elswhere - Kollaboration 2001



iPod Commercial

Heineken Commercial

Golf GTI Commercial

Slurpee Commercial


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