I must be going to some dud Starbucks not being able to find musical Pick of the Weeks. But I finally did get picks for Weeks 2 (Hilary McRae, EveryDay) and 3 (Carly Simon, So Many People to Love).
I hope this disparity of distribution within Hawaii Starbucks is fixed soon!
Went on a music buying spree the other day and picked up two new releases – Madonna’s Hard Candy and Sarah McLachlan’s Rarities, B-Sides, and Other Stuff, Vol 2. Good stuff from what I’ve listened to so far.
Hard Candy is full of beats and pounding rhythms and is just fun to listen to. Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, and more make vocal appearances. Good overall pop songs with a little edge to them… sugary sweet like pop songs with some attitude and hardness… Hard Candy, I get it.
I like Sarah McLachlan’s collection since it contains covers of other popular songs (Rainbow Connection, Time After Time, Unchained Melody), has some classics, and beloved remixes (Silence (DJ Tiësto’s in Search of Sunrise Remix).
Check them out, both available for immediate download on iTunes.
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In my little, little corner of the world, the Starbucks Pick of the Week music promotion is flopping. I’m thinking this is Week 3 of the newly launched promotion, yet I still only find the Counting Crows song from Week 1 available.
Ah yes, here we go, the Starbucks Hear Music site which is focused on the entertainment aspect of the the Starbucks empire is saying this week’s free single is Carly Simon’s So Many People to Love. So the promotion is moving ahead… everywhere else except for the Hawaii Starbucks locations that I go to. 🙁
Come on Starbucks, take a note from this week’s single, there’s so many people to love!
And while you’re at it, fix that date algorithm for the Pick of the Week. Carly Simon available April 29-36, 2008?!? Maybe that’s why I can’t find this Pick of the Week, I have to be in a world of imaginary time.
For one week, the great musical band Coldplay is giving away their new single Violet Hill before its official release.
To get the free single, you need to sign up here.
Update: I got an email with a link to get the free song. But clicking the link prompts for a username and password. On Coldplay’s site, I provided my email address, zip code, and country. No password. I tried the zip code as the password and that did not work. What am I missing? Is the password coming on a later date? I’m confused.
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It’s only week 2 of the recent Starbucks Pick of the Week music promotion, and already it’s off to a shaky start in Hawaii. I found the first Pick, the Counting Crows’ Washington Square, but that’s all.
I haven’t been able to find the pick for week 2 at two Starbucks locations. I went on a Tuesday when I thought new songs were released, but my neighborhood Starbucks didn’t have it. I went on a Thursday to a different location, and they didn’t have the new song either. This location was located inside of a Borders, and the workers thought there might be some kind of conflict of interest or something that prevented this location from participating in this free music promotion.
On Friday, I stopped by my neighborhood Starbucks again just to see if the new music pick had arrived but still nothing. Is this a statewide problem, an entire promotion problem, or just plain bad luck for me?
Stopped by Starbucks to find the new Song of the Week by the Counting Crows. The song cards were by the register for the taking.
Enjoy music lovers (and be sure to work your way to your annual $1825 coffee allotment)!
Not quite what I had in mind for my crazy Starbucks idea, but hey, it’ll do. Instead of unlimited free music downloads while at a Starbucks location, Starbucks has started its free Pick of the Week program.
On each Tuesday, Starbucks is giving out a card redeemable for a handpicked music or video single. The Counting Crows’ Washington Square kicks off the program today.
I’m guessing that when stores run out of cards for the week then you’re out of luck and have to look elsewhere?? And while Starbucks is rolling out new ideas, they’re also creating a lot of junk to dispose of. First, the just introduced Splash Sticks and now each week, these Pick of the Week cards will be littering somewhere. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still getting them. 😉 Meet me at Starbucks anyone?
So what is Starbucks’ bigger-than-Venti secret coming up this Tuesday? Rumors on the web say a high end, upscale coffee made by hand that tastes great or free refills for a regular coffee drink. Boring!
Let’s go out on a crazy limb and collaborate with my favorite fruit company, Apple. There’s the hubbub of Apple’s iPhone and its Wi-Fi Music Store available in the Starbucks airwaves. There are also the rumors of a new business model for iPhones connected to an all-you-can-listen subscription. Instead of paying permanently for individual songs, you essentially get access to the entire iTunes music catalog. Sounds like a good idea once you look at the financial numbers.
How about combining both and offering unlimited access to the iTunes music catalog only while at Starbucks? So while you’re drinking your joe, you can download music to your iPhone’s 16-GB content. Would that make iPhone and music (and caffeine addicted) fanatics come back to Starbucks again and again? Probably, and you can’t be a complete music hog since you’ll run out of iPhone flash memory space soon enough.
So Starbucks gets a ton of repeat customers, Apple gets a bunch more iPhone sales, AT&T gets more wireless customers, and the music industry gets a stable influx of cash from the premium fee to access unlimited tunes.
Now this is a Venti big (and a crazy idea)!
A Fine Frenzy’s Almost Lover playing in the FAT. John Mayer always playing in Bath and Body. Trader Joe’s retro 80’s music.
Before things get too serious here, a blurb about a star sighting at SFO Airport. In between flights at the food court area, I saw this bearded guy who looked familiar. Sure enough, it was musician Jack Johnson who recently released his latest work, Sleep Through the Static.
Even though he looked a bit out of it (as most travelers do), he was cool enough to take a picture.
Thanks Jack! Sleep Through the Static just got another sale.
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Was watching Airborne, a history of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, when I saw a commercial narrated by Michael Jordan called Look Me in the Eyes. These Become Legendary commercials are part of the marketing blitz for the releases of the latest Air Jordan XX3.
Trying to find the music that’s playing in the background. Like the NBA’s Amazing commercials featuring Everyday by Carly Comando, these piano scores are mesmerizing. Kinda sounds like something by Philip Glass, like Metamorphosis/Metamorphosis One (Instrumental)
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Former sumo champion, Saleva`a Atisanoe`e, known as Konishiki in the ring was at Borders Windward Mall this weekend supporting the musical release of Roots Satisfaction by Laga Savea. Laga’s Jawaiian-themed CD is produced by Konishiki Power Hawaii musical label with the former ozeki powering sales with personal appearances.
Konishiki’s a cool guy who took time out for a picture. Even though no longer in competition, he’s still a big guy.
How can you support Laga Savea? Get your own copy of Roots Satisfaction from Amazon.com. Buy the CD, Root’s Satisfaction.
Or you can even buy the digital version (including singles) from Amazon’s MP3 Store which also supports Pepsi Points.
