Nostalgic Social Media

Posted by on Jan 27, 2009 in Marketing Industry | 0 comments

Nostalgic Social Media

My past and my present collided today when I visited this site. The site, which invites you to “upload your ugly” and “share your ugly” is to promote the re-release of local indie hip-hop group Atmosphere’s 2002 album, “God Loves Ugly.” The group has been a staple in the Minneapolis music scene for over a [...]

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Could the Internet Have Saved These Local Bands?

Posted by on Oct 24, 2008 in Consumer Impact, Technology | 7 comments

Could the Internet Have Saved These Local Bands?

I found myself getting a bit sentimental about the late-’80s/early ’90s Twin Cities music scene when I saw this post by Jim Walsh at MinnPost about a recent Jayhawks reunion show in Spain. Seeing the grainy reunion concert footage Walsh found on YouTube got me thinking about what might have been for some of my favorite [...]

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