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Gallery Music Semi Precious Weapons Set to Destroy

by Nicole Pajer and Dustin Downing
August 29, 2011 - 3:29 pm

Semi Precious Weapons is a band of many talents. Aside from front man Justin Tranter’s ability to practically put his leg behind his head in the middle of an interview, they are known for attracting an array of popular female supporters, such as Kate Moss. The band recently got off the road with Lady Gaga, who has been a fan of the band since before she was what Justin refers to as “The biggest star in the world.” Justin and co. make their own jewelry in a line called Fetty, which was started as a means to fund the band when broke and living in New York and has now hit the shelves of Barneys, Urban Outfitters, and Hot Topic. To top it all off, Semi Precious Weapons have an official goat, which they claim is a crabby creature that even has it’s own Twitter page.

Check out our recent interview with the band below:

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Contributors Teresa Jusino: Writer, Badass, GeekGirl

by Mike Bucher
February 19, 2011 - 10:13 am

Teresa Jusino

I don’t have a TV, I rarely get out and admittedly, I’ve never been to a book reading… but it was quite special getting my listener’s cherry popped Wednesday night by one of ChinaShop’s own Teresa Jusino as she read some of her work at The Talking Stick in Venice.

Teresa, a talented New York based writer and activist from Queens, is in Los Angeles for a limited time in support of her contribution to the recently published book Whedonistas: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon By the Women Who Love Them.

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Social Media Tweet Like the Stars (or Learn From Celebrity Mistakes) – Social Media Week Day 3

by Teresa Jusino
February 16, 2011 - 8:07 am

Tweet Like the Stars panel

Who would’ve thought that a panel about celebrity tweeting would’ve been so intelligent? When I first saw the description of this panel, I thought it would be a bit of fluff. However, when you put together a panel of people who are not only pop culture reporters, but true journalists, you realize that there’s a lot more going on than just who’s sleeping with whom. (Though there’s plenty of that, too).

At the Tweet Like the Stars: Celebrities Using Social Media to Successfully Build Their Brands panel at Red Bull Space, BuzzMedia organized a panel of well-respected editors and columnists from both print and online entertainment news sources: Mike Hess (Celebuzz), Eloise Parker (OK! Magazine), Bonnie Fuller (Hollywood Life), Rob Shuter (PopEater), moderated by Mike Porath, SVP of Programming at BuzzMedia. They managed to not only successfully examine how celebrities are using social media to build their brands, but also translate how those same techniques could be applied to themselves and to businesses that have nothing to do with entertainment.

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Social Media Twitter Saves Music at SMW

by Teresa Jusino
February 15, 2011 - 9:52 am

Social Media Week Savior Panel

If Day 1 was all about singing Facebook’s praises, Day 2 was all about how Twitter kicks Facebook’s ass; at least as far as the music industry is concerned…

Is Social Media Music’s Savior?

BUZZMEDIA hosted an event with the Kanye-inspired title, The Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy of Social Media as Music’s Savior, which featured a panel of respected music curators and promoters: Angel Laws (ConcreteLoop.com), Jessica Suarez (Stereogum), Tamar Anitai (MTV.com/MTV Buzzworthy), Rob Bonstein (Epic Records) and moderated by Jeff Leeds, Editor in Chief for Music at BUZZMEDIA.

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Social Media Social Media Week Day 1: Real-life vs Facebook, Africa and More

by Teresa Jusino
February 14, 2011 - 10:42 am

Social Media Week 2011

Social media will never replace real-life, human interaction. This was the surprising, but reassuring theme of Social Media Week 2011 in NYC (there were also events in nine other cities). Both big events I attended at Red Bull Space on the first day kept coming back to that idea; that social media is a wonderful tool, but at the end of the day, success is determined by the quality of your relationships with other human beings. Shocking, right?

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Music Tuesday Newsday

by Shop Keeper
April 27, 2010 - 6:34 pm

New Hole, Nobody's Daughter

This week marks the (hopefully) triumphant return of Gogol Bordello, already receiving critical acclaim for their latest, Trans-Continental Hustle; the good ‘ol Trashcan Sinatras are back… meanwhile, Hole reunites for the first time in 12 years, and Courtney Love/Billy Corgan tweet viciously against each other. Sometimes you long for the days of pistol duels at sunset….

Avi Buffalo – Avi Buffalo
B.o.B. – B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Bullet For My Valentine - Fever
Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Ages of Miracles
Miranda Cosgrove - Sparks Fly
Daddy Yankee -  Daddy Yankee Mundial
Drowning Pool – Drowning Pool
Melissa Etheridge – Fearless Love
Peter Frampton – Thank You Mr. Churchill
Gogol Bordello – Trans-Continental Hustle
Hole - Nobody’s Daughter
Lall Puna - Our Inventions
The Lodger – Flashbacks
Lonestar – Party Heard Around the World
My Education – Sunrise
The Mynabirds – The Mynabirds
Nathaniel Rateliff – In Memory of Loss
Trashcan Sinatras – In The Music
Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History
White Fence – White Fence
Wounded Lion – Wounded Lion