Showing posts with label Eminem. Show all posts
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Saturday, December 21, 2013

PJ's 20 Favorite Music Videos of 2013 - UPDATED

I want to thank everyone who has stuck through and read Phoenix Justice this year.  I hope you have enjoyed what I have posted and some of it has made you think a bit.  As many of you know, I am a big music fan and being a child of the 80s, music videos have been a big part of what makes music fun.  Here are my choices for the Top 20 Music Videos of 2013.

*UPDATE*   

Honorable Mention.  The 2013 Song by Troye Sivan - This video just came in under the wire for 2013 and it is just so fun and amazing.  I don't know how to feel!



20.  DNA by Empire of the Sun - This synth-pop duo from Australia with their outlandish looks and infectious beats reminds me Pet Shop Boys from the 80s.  DNA is a fun video because of the fact that they film on a city bus and ride BMX bikes.




Sunday, February 6, 2011

The 2011 Super Bowl Commercials - The Favorites

As I write this, there is approximately 13 minutes left in Super Bowl XLV (that's 45 for those who don't read Roman numerals) with the Packers up 28 to 17 over the Steelers and I am ready to declare my favorite Super Bowl commercial.

My only criteria are creativity and brand focus.  Two commercials really stood out to me this year.  Both were creative, told a nice story, but you will be talking about the brands as well, unlike so many other commercials this year.

The runner up is Imported From Detroit by Chrysler.  With a ton of car commercials from a ton of different car companies, this ad really stood out to me.  Incorporating the back beat from Eminem's Lose Yourself and the images of Detroit, you will understand why I thought this car ad was leagues above the others.



But my favorite ad of the night made me think it was for a new World of Warcraft type game.  Boy was I pleasantly surprised to find out it was an ad for Coca Cola.  Pepsi could learn a thing or two from Coca Cola in creating memorable ads that don't suck and that people will be talking about at the water cooler on Monday.  Take a look at Siege for yourself and see what I mean.




Let me know what you think the best ad or ads were in the comments below.