The Monitors Keeping track of new music, media
and industry news - 05-02-12-10.17am

Introducing: Radar Music Videos

We have a special feature for you in this mail out: let us introduce you to Radar Music Videos, one of the most useful resources for new musicians and aspiring film makers in the UK.

In a world where YouTube is regularly said to be one of the best new music resources on the web, having a gripping video is paramount to grabbing attention, and Radar’s aim is to make this as easy as possibly. For budgets as low as £500 and up to £5,000 you can send out your track on their site and recieve pitches from new directoral talent world wide. Not only that, but videos produced via the service will then get sent out to some of the top music industry indiviuals and 14,000 other subscribers. So far their projects combined have hit 16 million views, with bands ranging from The Holloways to Drumsound & Bassline Smith.

Make a FREE ACCOUNT now, and later join up as an ARIST/LABEL subscriber to advertise your briefs. Check out the full selection of videos here on YouTube.

SPECIAL MONITORS PROMOTION:
The first 3 artists or labels to email caroline@radarmusicvideos.com win a free advert worth £50. The advert displays across the Radar website for one week, the weekly newsletter (distribution 14k) and the Tipsheet, which goes to these influential reviewers.

Simpson’s Hit Their 500th Episode

For their milestone 500th episode The Simpson’s have gathered everybody’s liberal news leaker/possible sec criminal Julian Assange to star as the beloved yellow people’s new neighbour.

mashable.com

Ed Sheeran Breaks Rubbish Record

Ed Sheeran has joined the Levellers as being able to reach the top album spot, but with rubbish sales. Go figure.

nme.com

Toilet Troubles

75% of Americans use their phones while in the bathroom, while Android are the highest cross section to do so, at 87% – it must be those big, sparkling screens that people can’t keep their eyes off.

mashable.com

Bankski Goes International

It’s snowing. What to do? If you’re Russian street artist P183 you got out and do some street art, that’s what.

telegraph.co.uk

MIA to the Superbowl

Alternative music/fashionista, alternative thinking alternative female performer MIA is joining two of the most mainstream performers for a performance at America’s most mainstream promotional event. The more things change…

nme.com

Sky All Go for Android

In what’s been a massive week for Sky’s television activities, they’ve also launched the Sky Go streaming service for current customers onto the Android market, starting off the HTC handsets.

mobile-ent.biz

Megaupload To Get Cleaned

Megaupload can’t pay its bills, mainly because its assets have been frozen while the company gets sued for $500million – because of this, it’s looking as though the hosts will start automatically deleting all information of Megaupload’s users over the next month.

mashable.com

Snag an Indie Film

Snag Films distributes indie flicks across computers, tablets and now the likes of Netflix. They’ve just come into $7million worth of financial aid, which should mean there’s plenty more small time gems for you to find on the web any minute now.

allthingsd.com

Author Goes Anti-Kindle

Respected US author Jonathan Franzen has claimed that e-books aren’t permanent enough for the serious writer, claiming that only printed books can hold the true essence of the writers meaning. Does the internet kill the magic or the written word and music?

telegraph.co.uk