Tag: Guitar

%u201CI’m Not a Gamer, I Just Play Guitar Hero” -How the New Demo of Gamers Are Changing the Industry and What the Big Publishers Are Doing to Tap New Crossover Markets

There’s a new, growing youth demo that’s adopting a different sort of gaming culture into their so-called virtual lifestyles, changing up the landscape of the industry itself and introducing new crossover opps for non-endemic brands.

Jimmy Page and Jack White at Premiere of”It Might Get Loud” Documentary by Davis Guggenheim at LA Film Fest Talk About the Impact of the Guitar in Music and Defining Their Voice

The highly-anticipated documentary on the history of the guitar featuring 3 generations of legends, Jimmy Page, Jack White, and The Edge draw star-studded crowd for must-see new movie sure to impact audiences globally.

The Rise of Band Merch as Important Fashion Component in Youth Culture Lifestyles

Data, images, style trends, top online retail from Label Networks’ Music Youth Culture Profile Report 2009 indicate where things are headed in the world of merch, key influences, and market opportunities within global youth culture lifestyles.

Imprint Culture Lab Sponsored by Bread & Butter Brings Out the”Cult” in Pop Culture

With topics ranging from the Cult of Gaming, Cult of Transportation, Cult of Fashion Collaboration, and Cult of Crafts, this was a must-attend event for anyone working in the industries of pop (cult)ure. Part 1.

Miyavi’s Japanese Visual Kei Kabuki Rock Catapults Growing Subculture of Japanese Music Fashion Mash-ups Influencing New Youth Markets Across North South America, France, the UK

Ever-alert to the taxonomy of the risible, those of us at Label Networks absolutely love it when we discover the climate change of a new trend. This is clearly the case in the wake of Miyavi, a self-described “visual kei rocker” that is changing up even this concept of original Japanese visual kei J-rock bands into, as Miyavi describes it, “my own sense of visual kei, which is influenced from Japan, kabuki, but many cultures into its own show, sound, fashion.”

Summer Tours Sponsorship Round-Up: Vans Warped Tour, Rockstar Energy Mayhem, Projekt Revolution, Rock the Bells VI, Download, Detour, Hootenanny, Lollapalooza

Busy summer music tour season ramps up with bands and sponsors in various North American multi-band, multi-stage tours featuring unique packages to attract specific audiences. Here’s the round-up.

Big Hearts, Peace Signs, and Rainbows among Key Accessory Icons Making Fresh Statements Using Old Symbol-Label Networks’ Photo Report Tells the Story

40 carefully edited photos from across the nation provide inspiration from leading-edge accessory styles in jewelry on both guys and girls -all of which tell a directional story with iconic statement pieces and styles, heavy metals, colorful plastics, beads, chains, and crystals.