A shot doc exposing the striking similarities of illegal billboarding and Urban Graffiti, and the discrepancy on how they both get treated judicially.A shot doc exposing the striking similarities of illegal billboarding and Urban... more
Billboard Gives a Comprehensive List Of Artists and Forthcoming 2010 Projects You Should Know AboutBillboard Gives a Comprehensive List Of Artists and Forthcoming 2010 Projects You... more
Vampire Weekend have a lot to be happy about. Not only is the band set to play at this year’s Coachella Music Festival, but they have also topped the Billboard Charts.Vampire Weekend have a lot to be happy about. Not only is the band set to play at this... more
the last 13 weeks, the #1 position is usually reserved for the official remixes of Billboard Hot 100 tunes or tracks with questionable cross-over capabilities, but not this week. During the week of January 23rd, Billboard gives us a Juilliard vocalist who’s certainly no stranger to pop culture and two Italian producers from Florence who have yet to reach any pop success.the last 13 weeks, the #1 position is usually reserved for the official remixes of... more
Sergio Cilli counts down the best-selling tracks of the decade on this
week's 'White Hot Top 5.' On the list: Black Eyed Peas, Nickelback, Flo
Rida, Usher, and Mariah Carey.
Sergio's White Top 5 is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. For more Sergio visit http://current.com/white-hot-top-5/ and Current TV.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Sergio Cilli counts down the best-selling tracks of the decade on this
week's... more
With the music industry in continued freefall, Susan Boyle's debut disc, "I Dreamed a Dream," is a virtual and much-needed supernova. Jorge Carreon blogs on how the unstoppable Brit singing sensation has scored her fifth week as the number one album in the country, making her the Music Personality of the Year.
According to TerraChoice Environmental Marketing, only about 2 percent of products that are labeled "eco-friendly" are entirely truthful. The other 98 percent are guilty of greenwashing to some degree. Let's take a look at some of the worst cases of greenwashing in 2009.According to TerraChoice Environmental Marketing, only about 2 percent of products... more
The Strokes, Interpol, Babyshambles, and now Arcade Fire, 2010 is looking to be a great year for music. Billboard is reporting that the Arcade Fire will release a new album in the middle of next year.The Strokes, Interpol, Babyshambles, and now Arcade Fire, 2010 is looking to be a... more
You're probably used to seeing highway billboards advertising products. Now one Brown County billboard is advertising for your help in catching criminals.
But not everyone who sees the billboards thinks some of the offenders should be broadcast.
One person is wanted for battery. Another for contempt of court. And one man is wanted for speeding.
“Speeding tickets I don't think is deserved of public scrutiny,” said Cliff Hammond of Greenleaf. “Anybody else on a felony, yeah, I got no problem with that.”
“It doesn't seem like you have to go that far to try and find someone who has an unpaid speeding ticket,” said Jacob Anderson of Ashwaubenon.
But Brown County Sheriff's Lt. Keith Deneys said crime is crime.
“I don't really think that's going above and beyond. These individuals are wanted, they're wanted by the court system,” said Deneys.
The sheriff's department is using this billboard for the first time to broadcast people with outstanding arrest warrants, which include anything from battery to drunken driving, even littering.
“We ask that if people know of see these people to call the number that's up on the billboard and we will go about apprehending them,” said Deneys.
Recently the sheriff's department and court offered a warrant amnesty program. It gave those with non-criminal warrants a chance to pay their fees or make other arrangements to clear their name. Only 10 people with a total of 13 warrants took advantage of the program. That's out of more than 3,500 arrest warrants in Brown County.
“We obviously don't have the manpower to go out and hunt down that many individuals,” said Deneys.
So it turned to the billboards in hopes people would either call in the whereabouts of the offenders or the offenders would turn themselves in. While Deneys said he thinks the billboard will help catch some of these people, he's not relying on it to do all the work.
“I don't anticipate catching all the individuals just because of this program. Eventually these individuals will be apprehended,” he said.
While not everyone agrees with some of the offenses chosen for broadcast, some said the idea behind the billboards is a good one.
“The worse stuff, yeah I can see that would work. Trying to get their names out for murder, stuff like that,” said Anderson.
“If I saw somebody I recognized I'd probably call,” said Green Bay resident Kasey Mather.
And that's exactly what the sheriff's department is waiting for.
The billboard will broadcast 10 pictures of wanted people every day for the next two weeks. Jones Sign Company and a $1,300 grant from Brown County's Crime Prevention Foundation are funding the ads.You're probably used to seeing highway billboards advertising products. Now one... more
A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.
The sign, completed Friday by artist David Lee, shows a grinning, cartoonish Obama and bears the words "PRESIDENT or JIHAD?"
Underneath the president's image is a big yellow square with the phrase, "BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PROVE IT!"
The words "WAKE UP AMERICA! REMEMBER FT. HOOD" appear at the bottom of the billboard at Wolf Interstate Leasing and Sales, about seven miles west of Denver. The sign is visible from Interstate 70.
Lee said there were plenty of honks as he painted it.
"One lady came by and gave me the 'shame, shame' look," said Lee, of Arvada, another suburb of Denver.
Dealership owner Phil Wolf was unavailable for comment Friday, but General Manager Wayne Means said the business has seen strong opinions about its sign.
"We've had people come by and say, 'Keep it up.' We've had people come by and say, 'Take it down,'" Means said. "We can have differences of opinion. This is America."
Sergio Cilli looks at Billboard's Top Singles on this week's 'White Hot Top 5.' Includes jams by Jay Z Featuring Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne, Jason Derulo, and Owl City.
Sergio's White Top 5 is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. For more Sergio visit http://current.com/white-hot-top-5/ and Current TV.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Sergio Cilli looks at Billboard's Top Singles on this week's 'White Hot... more
This week on infomania cable news knows its not the quality of election coverage that matters but the quantity. Al Roker is stealing jokes from 'The Girls Next Door.' Levi Johnston is all out of secrets. Sergio counts down the hottest songs in the land. And Brett scours YouTube for the best Deathcore metal screamers.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.This week on infomania cable news knows its not the quality of election coverage that... more
Britney has come back, once again, or maybe twice again if you listen to the lyrics of her new song "3." It's about threesomes, and this video is about that pissing me off. Need more? Watch the video.Britney has come back, once again, or maybe twice again if you listen to the lyrics of... more
On this week's 'White Hot Top 5' Sergio Cilli looks at Billboard's Top 5 "Heatseekers." On the list: Selena Gomez, Love and Theft, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, and LMFAO.
Sergio's White Top 5 is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. For more Sergio visit http://current.com/white-hot-top-5/ and Current TV.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.On this week's 'White Hot Top 5' Sergio Cilli looks at Billboard's... more
This week on infoMania Conor looks at local news' big ass pumpkin obsession and at the G.O.P.'s fancy new web site. Sarah wonders if weird contraptions are the secret to everlasting beauty. Sergio counts down the hottest new tracks on Billboard. And Ben sits down with Mr. Belding from 'Saved By The Bell' 16 years too late.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.This week on infoMania Conor looks at local news' big ass pumpkin obsession and... more
Found this nice photo on the net, theres an Alpha course billboard near my house... this has given me an idea!Found this nice photo on the net, theres an Alpha course billboard near my house...... more
Three atheist billboards have gone up in Moscow Idaho. The third appeared last week and reads: "Millions are good without God". The billboard campaign is being sponsored by the American Humanist Association.
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Are the atheist billboards a good idea, or a waste of time?Three atheist billboards have gone up in Moscow Idaho. The third appeared last week... more
Ruling this week's Billboard Hot 200, Whitney Houston's comeback album 'I Look to You' has scanned more than 305,000 copies.Ruling this week's Billboard Hot 200, Whitney Houston's comeback album... more
A billboard saying "Imagine No Religion" had to be taken down by the billboard company because people were complaining about it.
Do YOU find this offensive? Surely this is essentially the same as putting up a religious billboard saying "No one but almighty God could have created the universe", or words to similar effect.A billboard saying "Imagine No Religion" had to be taken down by the... more
