Online Rep Protection – Tiger Two, Distilled, Reputation Defender

(TrendHunter.com) Type Amy Winehouse or Paris Hilton into Google and in the top ten results you’re sure to find articles about them smoking crack or making sex tapes. Try again with Kate Moss and you won’t find any mention of her infamous behaviour until somewhere on the third page of results. In fact, clicking throu…

Political Musical – Barackula

(TrendHunter.com) “Barackula” is a fictional horror rock musical featuring the Democratic presidential candidate hopeful Barack Obama as a young warrior fighting a secret society of vampires at his alma mater Harvard Law School in 1990 when he was inducted into presidency of the Harvard Law Review. Barackula, which u…

Musical Art For Gap Viral – Sound of Colour (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) You may not think colour has a sound, but five bands and five directors were able to create five music videos inspired by five different colours. What results was the Sound of Color, and the compilation will part of an online ad campaign by Gap. The Raveonettes, Dntel, Swizz Beatz, the Blakes and Ma…

America’s Next Top Fashion Assistant – Fashionista

(TrendHunter.com) Want to be the next Andy Sachs? Tyra Bank’s latest reality show, Fashionista, is looking for the next top fashion assistant.

If you thought Andy was crazy to complain about being treated horribly by Miranda Priestley in the Devil Wears Prada, then perhaps you ought to go for a casting. A lot of wo…

Post-It Note Animation – Russian Animators Create New Use For Post-Its (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Between the animations and the well-selected music, this video was pretty mesmerizing! For those of you old enough to remember, this style of animation reminds me of an old syndicated program named “Night Flight” that was on the USA cable network back in the 1980’s.

Unfortunately, I don’t speak Ru…

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

(TrendHunter.com) It seems there are more and more Guitar Hero and Rock Band addicts by the day. To ensure players don’t get bored of engaging with the virtual instruments, Activision Inc has added yet another new game, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. It’s sure to be a hit among gaming addicts who Don’t Want To Miss A Thing.…

Christian Fashion Statement – Cross MP3 Player with Bible Audio (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) What would Jesus listen to? Christian form meets function meet fashion with this cruxifix shaped mp3 player necklace, containing 17 hour of the New Testament audio Bible. Distributed in the United States by CrossMP3Player.com.

Vanity Fair Recreates Hitchcock – Foster, Theron, Zellweger, Paltrow, Knightley… (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Vanity Fair has recreated the world of Hitchcock with stars such as Jodie Foster, Charlize Theron, Scarlett Johansson, Renee Zellweger, Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. Every photograph represents one of the Hitchcock movie posters.

The posters include, The Birds: Jodie Foster, Rear Window: …

Sports Illustrated 2008 Swimsuit Issue – Heidi Klum & Will Ferrell (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Funny comedian Will Ferrell teams up with Supermodel Heidi Klum for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. If you’re wondering why Ferrell is in the SI shoot; it is to promote his new film, ‘Semi-Pro’. Ferrell plays 1970’s basketball team owner/coach/player, Jackie Moon. The SI shoot has a naughty…

Reviving Retro, Gangster Style – Michael Jackson’s Comeback

(TrendHunter.com) What a thriller it would be if Michael Jackson took part in the retro revival phenomenon like celebs like MC Hammer, Tina Turner and his sister Janet have. Apparently, he’s got his comeback wardrobe picked out, he just hasn’t decided on a date. Maybe he should ask for Janet’s Feedback?

The latest T…

Bringing Retro Back Live – 50th Grammy Awards (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) We saw a lot of designers do it during New York Fashion Week, and after tonight’s 50th Grammy Awards, it’s been confirmed: retro music is back, and in a big way!

Instead of remixing retro, last night’s music awards show saw two hot new artists bring back two hot artists of days past. Kanye West rei…

“Back To The Future” For Real? – Russian Mathemeticians Say It May Be Possible

(TrendHunter.com) Nuclear scientists at CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) are planning an experiment that could make that a possibility, according to Irina Aref’eva and Igor Volovich, of Moscow’s Steklov Mathematical Institute. CERN’s high energy atom-smashing tests could “create a rift in the fabric…

Experimental Video Art Project – Spinvision.tv

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re addicted to watching music videos online, then you’ll love Spinvision.tv, a website that has over 5 million videos, enough to entertain for over 27 years if you watched it all.

The experimental video art project by David Troy was launched on January 28, 2008. It’s basically a collection …

Novel Celebrity Products – Rihanna’s 2nd Umbrella Collection (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It used to be that celebrities would endorse a product or appear in an ad for the brand. These days they want a big cut of the pie, so more and more celebs are launching their own product lines. Each day you hear of a new perfume, fashion line, shoe or bag collection, or in the case of Rihanna, an u…

Niche Cosmetics For Hi Def TV – Cargo blu_ray Make-Up (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) So it seems that everyone is jumping on the Blu-Ray band wagon and further adding misery to the backers of the HD DVD. As a result, Cargocosmetics has introduced a new range of make-up aimed at make-up artists of the stars who will have every minor skin imperfection advertised by the HD technology. …

Virtual Clubbing – MTV’s Virtual Lower Eastside (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Due to the popularity of virtual clubbing sites like the hip party venues in Second Life or sites like Virtual Ibiza, MTV has launched their own version to allow party lovers to enjoy their favourite night activities at any time, from the comfort of their computer chairs.

The coolest part about Vi…

Competing to be Next Sex & the City – Cashmere Mafia (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Shortly after posting the story on Lipstick Jungle being the potential next Sex and the City, my fashion savvy girlfriend pointed out that another TV show, Cashmere Mafia, was also being heralded as the a hot new show about fashion and sex in New York City.

Check out the video above for a recap of…

Valentine’s Movie Marketing – HMV’s First TV Spot is All About Romance (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) HMV is launching its first ever TV spot, and the media company is doing so just in time for February 14th, in hope of pushing movie sales. It will be the HMV’s biggest Valentines campaign to date.

In the video campaign, they accompany the theme music from Romeo + Juliet with clips of love scenes f…

Groundbreaking Music Marketing – World’s First Mobile Album

(TrendHunter.com) We have seen exclusive mobile singles before, but Timbaland and Verizon Wireless are set to make the first “mobile album,” which will be exclusively available to subscribers of V Cast, Verizon’s mobile entertainment service.

Timbaland will produce one song per month throughout 2008. Each month, he…

Runway Music – NY Fashion Week Fall 2008

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve been covering Fashion Week since the Fall 2008 shows kicked off, and while we’ve mentioned details on the designs on the runway, we haven’t mentioned much about the music accompanying the collections.

The song of the season, which mentioned in a previous post, was undoubtedly “, a track ultr…