Google TV Ads – Family Guy Roll-Over Ads (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Family Guy video ads can now show up on any website or blog that uses Google AdSense (including Trend Hunter).  The Google TV ads require no special action by the website or blog owner. Thousands of websites…

Rapping Shoe Designers – Kanye West Creates Louis Vuitton Men Shoes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) At the Louis Vuitton Spring 2009 menswear show in Paris, rap artist and hip hop producer Kanye West announced he will be creating a men’s shoe line for Vuitton.

West’s love relationship with the Louis…

Headline-Making Garage Discoveries – ‘Lost’ Beatles Interview Found After 44 Years (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Who would have thought that a retro Beatles interview could resurface 44 years after taking place and cause a global headline frenzy? A 1964 tape containing a 9 minute interview of the Fab Four (when McCartney…

Recreating Hitchcock II – Vanity Fair: Original Scenes vs. New Ones (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The March 2008 issue of Vanity Fair magazine paid homage to the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. The Hollywood Portfolio issue recreated iconic scenes from 11 of Hitchcock’s most famous films. The…

16 Approaches to Free Music + Free Bon Jovi Concert

(TrendHunter.com) Today NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a free Bon Jovi concert in NYC.

Furthermore, Bon Jovi wasn’t the only free concert on the list. The All-Star Week show will also include free performances…

Young Hollywood Photo Shoots – ‘Hollywood’s New Wave’ in Vanity Fair (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Vanity Fair’s annual ‘Young Hollywood’ issue has become a tradition that celebrates the new and fresh faces in Hollywood each year.

This year’s August issue, entitled “Hollywood’s New Wave,” celebrates…

Fake Movie Energy Drinks Become Real – Booty Sweat from Tropical Thunder (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In Ben Stiller’s latest movie, Tropical Thunder, the characters guzzle down Booty Sweat, an energy drink that was fictional when the movie was shot. I say ‘was’ because now Paramount Pictures wants to…

The Cyberculture Movement – Are We Moving Towards Being ‘Borgs’? (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Although this trend has a relatively small following in the US, as of today, the interest in this subculture is getting more coverage and print as an up and coming piece of the underground culture network.…

Hollywood Peacemakers – George Clooney Moderates AMPTP & SAG Disputes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) George Clooney has stepped up to help initiate peace after yet another Hollywood production shutdown. He’s mediating a pay dispute that has caused major tensions between actors like Tom Hanks and Jack…

Punching Fans – Amy Winehouse at Glastonbury Festival (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Amy Winehouse made quite a splash in her first full UK show in over seven months by throwing a punch at a fan in the front row. Don’t let her slim figure fool you, the troubled singer packs quite a punch!…

Custom Birthing Soundtracks – Nicole Kidman’s Delivery Room Music (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Nicole Kidman is planning a musical birth for her baby with country crooner husband Keith Urban. The Australian couple has chosen a Nashville, Tenn. hospital as the ideal place for Kidman to deliver her…

Big Band Video Games – Guitar Hero Aerosmoth (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Guitar Hero Aerosmith has just been announced by Activision and the 5 members of Aerosmith

In the past Guitar Hero has featured many of the hottest bands, but this will be the first to focus exclusively…

Superhero Face-off Mash-Up – Battle of the Batmans (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This video features a unique superhero face-off in honor of The Dark Knight, highly anticipated sequel to Batman Begins.

The actual movie, is scheduled to have its theatrical release in the United States…

Faking Lesbianism? – Katy Perry’s ‘I Kissed a Girl’ is Billboard’s 1000th #1 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Singer songwriter Katy Perry, a Pastors’ daughter, used to sing christian music about God. Now she’s singing a different tune about kissing a girl (and liking it) that has just topped the US charts. I…

USB Turntables – Urban Outfitters Brings the LP Back

(TrendHunter.com) Of all the hundreds of USB gizmos, this is my favorite. A plug and play USB turntable. I know I’m not the only one that has a few 45’s and LP’s in the back of the closet. I am? Well anyway. This…

Legally Downloading Movies Before They’re On DVD – Sony Movie Distribution Model

(TrendHunter.com) Will Smith’s new movie, Hancock, will be available for download before it hits iTunes or DVD. Since Sony owns the studio that made the movie, they decided that people who download movies would like to…

Blending Fake and Real Tattoos – Angelina Jolie’s ‘Wanted’ Transformation (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In the hit film ‘Wanted’, Angelina Jolie added fake tattoos to her existing tattoos, instead of covering them up.

Angelina Jolie is well known for her love of tattoos. Over the years she has acquired…

Launch Auctions – Angelina Jolie’s Leather Jacket Used to Launch Movie (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Instead of auctioning memorabilia post movie-launch, Angelina Jolie’s leather jacket from ‘Wanted’ is being auctioned now. The obvious goal of this charity auction is to promote the movie.

Everyone wants…

Singers That Break Boundaries – Aderet, An Israeli Transsexual Tops Lebanese Charts (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Leave it to a transsexual singer to achieve what political leaders and humanitarians have been trying to do for decades: bring the Arabs and Israelis together. In the words of a wise Madonna, “Music makes…

Mankinis on the Catwalk – Alexander McQueen’s Borat Inspiration (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Who would have thought that Borat’s infamous man-bikini would influence high fashion designers such as Alexander McQueen?

The British designer debuted his version of the skimpy one-piece swimsuit during…