Update!

The CD release date has been set for Ariel Mura! If you are going to be in Regina, SK on April 26, 2008 get a ticket as its going to be a sell-out for sure! Tickets are not for sale quite yet but I will be sure to let you know where and when you can get them! In the meantime, keep listening!

 

Ariel Mura

Okay, so this is a bit of shameless advertising but, this girl has an amazing voice and completely deserves it! Ariel Mura and her band mate, Danton Moorhead, just finished recording their debut album and this is your chance to check it out. It doesn’t really matter what kind of music you listen to, this has a little bit of something for everyone. As a testament of this duo’s talent, they were awarded the maximum eligible grant from the Saskatchewan government after only FIVE live shows with which they recorded their album. Click on the link, listen to the music, share it with friends, family, coworkers, heck, even strangers on the street, and comment either here or on their Myspace page and let them know what you think! And as a bonus, check out their show listings, if you are lucky enough to live close to one of their upcoming shows, check them out live, I promise you won’t be disappointed!

Click on the picture to go to the website.

Yes We Can!

I came across this video and thought that it had a really good message behind it. I am not stating my political views and supporting or not supporting Barrack Obama as, to be honest, I have not followed the elections in the United States to have an educated opinion on the subject nor can I vote there. This video that was made by will.i.am from one of Obama’s speech’s is very true and puts forth the statement that “Yes, we can change the future and who we are” which is very inspirational for me. Hope you enjoy as I have! Here is the link.

Is it possible to have sincerity behind marketing campaigns?

While reading the various blogs that I subscribe to and I came across a very interesting idea when reading a post on Not Just the Future. There is a section of the post where Vaib (the author) mentions that one of the students in one of the classes he was speaking to asked if the head executives at Dove truly believe in the Campaign for Real Beauty or if it was just a marketing ploy. Upon reading that it really made me think about this concept, how much can we really believe and trust companies and their campaigns when their main goal is quite obviously to make money. This is a serious issue in today’s society when so many people have serious problems with their self-images and so many companies are focused on making you look “perfect” by society’s standards and when there is a company that is promoting just being you, it is hard to believe that they are being completely honest about their motives as seeing what we would refer to as “real” people in ads makes the product that they are promoting much more appealing to the general public.

I guess in conclusion I’m not completely sure as to whether or not Dove’s intentions are honest or not but all in all I think that having advertisements like theirs are good. What are you opinions? Do you think Dove really believes in what they promote or are they just looking to create an edge for their products and therefore make a few more bucks?