News
Apple debuts psychedelic iPod ad
Apple has begun airing a colorful new iPod + iTunes television commercial. The new ad features the same silhouetted iPod-toting dancers as previous ads, but with psychedelic background colors (instead of solid colors) and an overall 60’s-style influence. The 30-second spot features the song ”Love Train” by Wolfmother. [via TUAW]
Next: iLounge launches mobile version of forums
Previous: Griffin debuts iClear for 5G iPods
Shop in the loungeStore for iPod + iPhone Accessories.
Comments
If you have a comment, news tip, advertising inquiry, or coverage request, a question about iPods or accessories, or if you sell or market iPod products or services, read iLounge's Comments + Questions policies before posting, and fully identify yourself if you do. We will delete comments containing advertising, astroturfing, trolling, personal attacks, offensive language, or other objectionable content, then ban and/or publicly identify violators.
Recent News
- 2009 Best of Show Awards video now online
- Palm introduces iPhone competitor Pre
- Memorex rolls out speakers for iPod, iPhone
- Panasonic debuts SC-HC3 iPod stereo, iPod-docking TVs
- Mix: Keynote Remote, Pandora, Rogers, AdMob
- Massive Flickr photoset from Macworld Expo 2009 posted
- Apple: No new iPod, iPhone announcements for MW Expo
- iTunes goes DRM-free with variable pricing, OTA downloads for iPhone
- Full transcript of 2009 MWSF Keynote Address
- iLife ‘09 brings new features for iPhone, iPod touch
Recent Reviews
- Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
- Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
- Apple iPod classic (120GB)
- Apple iPod touch Second-Generation (8GB/16GB/32GB)
- Apple iPod nano Fourth-Generation (4GB/8GB/16GB)
- Apple iPhone 3G (8GB/16GB)
- Numark TTi USB Turntable with Universal Dock
- Jensen JiMS-525i Docking Digital HD Radio System for iPod and iPhone
- Gear4 DUO Versatile Speaker System for iPod
- Boston Acoustics Horizon Duo-i
1
I prefer the O’Jays “Love Train”
Posted by jonnyonenote on May 5, 2006 at 10:31 AM (PDT)
2
ooooom, me likey. especially when the guitar gets smashed; very nice!
Posted by luke on May 5, 2006 at 10:51 AM (PDT)
3
pretty good. But their new Mac comercials are the best. Hilarious.
Posted by EM on May 5, 2006 at 1:50 PM (PDT)
4
naaaaa. i liked the eminem and jazz ones better. i like the guitar smash, tho.
Posted by eric on May 5, 2006 at 2:33 PM (PDT)
5
Wolfmother are the biggets band in Australia right now. Their gigs are amazing. Get ready Amercia they are coming your way.
Posted by dmw on May 5, 2006 at 4:46 PM (PDT)
6
Holy geez. Not another throwback band. Where’s the originality??? The music industry is getting as bad as Hollywood with all the rehashes.
Posted by The Raven in USA on May 5, 2006 at 7:04 PM (PDT)
7
Wolfmother are really good, no question. One could level accusations of not being original at them, but the counter to that is to ask what exactly is original in the world today anyway?
They do what they do excellently and they will unquestionably be big; as dmw notes, they are already huge in Australia.
Posted by mrwindupbird on May 5, 2006 at 9:06 PM (PDT)
8
...but the counter to that is to ask what exactly is original in the world today anyway?
That’s a cop-out answer. If copying and cribbing from old material and using it in virtually the same manner and styles as the original artist(s) did is the best a modern band can do, then why should they be celebrated at all? Originality should and does count for something.
Posted by flatline response on May 6, 2006 at 6:05 AM (PDT)
9
I will agree wholeheartedly that originality is a virtue, but it is a virtue from an era that is over. There is nothing left that is new; it has all been done before - to claim otherwise is to reveal one’s cultural naiveity. Pastiche is all we can hope for.
Posted by mrwindupbird on May 6, 2006 at 7:04 AM (PDT)
10
There’s plenty of originality - it’s just not usually in rock music these days.
Electronic is really where it’s at, as you can sculpt just about any style of music you want from it.
Posted by Commodus on May 6, 2006 at 9:12 PM (PDT)
11
Yes. Rock = Unoriginality. Except for that emo crap. But who cares about that?
Posted by jg on May 7, 2006 at 6:29 PM (PDT)
12
Ooooh.. I like it a lot. And the mac ones are amazing.
Posted by me on May 7, 2006 at 7:51 PM (PDT)
13
It’s not a originality question. Good music is good music, even if it’s not innovative and not electronic.
It’s psychedelic rock or heavy metal, that’s a style like rap or blues are. So, the sound is the same as are the riffs or gimmicks.
I like Monster Magnet a lot, they may sound like Black Sabbath, but who cares ?
Posted by Steph on May 8, 2006 at 1:58 AM (PDT)