The wonderful British Gas ‘Planet Home’ advert directed by Guilherme Marcondes is great. It is lovingly crafted and makes me forget that British Gas are not a bunch of money grabbing bastards by selling me their rapidly dwindling supply of natural gas but in fact very very nice people – so nice infact they are putting wind farms on other planets and abusing those instead – hurrah.
What struck me though was just how the ad resembled a certain italian plumbers adventures in the utterly brilliant ‘Super Mario Galaxy’. Probably a total coincidence but it was quite interesting to think there was some influence there. Check the pics.
According to this Guardian article – Monty Python DVD sales soar thanks to YouTube clips – up 16,000%(!) infact. The story goes that instead of going after all the people who have been uploading Monty Python clips over the years – They frankly don’t care and will give something back to the community by uploading lovely HD versions.
If you check out the official Monty Python youtube channel they reference this story in such a lovely way. It is witty and irreverant and the another example of a brand just letting go of copyright and reaping the financial benefits. They’ve nicely tagged up the videos to display links to amazon to buy the DVD thus earning an extra affiliate brucey bonus in the process – Very very simple and such an easy way to monetise their content.
Experience the unexpected, unusual and eclectic this June in Jarvis Cocker’s Meltdown festival, where the UK pop icon curates his own eight-day festival across the venues and spaces of Southbank Centre. Armed with a sharp wit, an acid tongue and a talent for capturing the moment with razor sharp lyrics, Jarvis Cocker is one of today’s best-loved rock stars. The festival opens with sets from Motorhead and Melanie and ends with a show from Jarvis himself, taking in performances from The Jesus and Mary Chain, Iggy & The Stooges and many more along the way.
