Sarah and Stephen from Holice on the set of Tokyo Boy

Have you ever fancied being in a pop music video? How cool would that be… the envy of your mates and all the girls / boys you could ever want.

Well okay let’s not go crazy. What we’re talking about here is an opportunity to film yourself doing your best Cheryl Cole at the Brits 2010 miming and dancing along to the next single from Liverpool electronic pop band Holice.

“When You’re Around” is released late May early June and all you need to do is get to their website www.holice.co.uk and follow the link to register for a pre-release of the single.

When it’s emailed to you film yourself using whatever means you have, webcam, mobile phone, camcorder etc then upload it to YouTube and let Holice know the link so they can rip it from the site.

This pop music video will then be distributed via all the usual 21st Century channels, social media etc and of course they have a slot on SKY where it will be shown too – straight up.

Kudos to Holice for involving the fans in this way in their pop music video, more bands should take note and give something back instead of expecting fans to just keep shelling out.

www.holice.co.uk

I’m an indie music nut, and I have no shame in admitting my addiction to it. I’m constantly looking for new music. So much of it that I find myself neglecting some of the older classics worthy of repeated listens.

As much as I happen to have a thing for new music, there are a few newer bands whose second releases I anxiously await. They made some great first impressions with their debut albums, and seeing what they come up with next should be really exciting. Anyway, here they are.

First, I have to profess my love for Vampire Weekend’s self titled debut album. With songs like Oxford Comma, Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, and so many others, this band seriously grabbed my attention with some very inventive and original compositions. I don’t know when their second album will be released, but I hear that it’s in the works.

About a year ago, Glasvegas came out with a very impressive debut album, also a selft titled one. Their high energy brand rock with a unique reverb filling out its sound makes for really enjoyable music.

I hear they’re even better live. They came out with a Christmas album last year, but I don’t exactly count that as an official second album.

I’m also excited for the Honeydrips to finally come out with something new. Here Comes the Future, their 2007 debut was absolutely awesome, filled with a really cool, diverse sound. I hear their next release should come out sometime in 2010 as well.

The last band I’ll mention is an electronic duo that hails from France. While they’ve produced many singles through their career and even a live album, their full length debut is the one that really got my attention.

Cross, by Justice, is one of the best electronic albums that I’ve ever heard, and I’m anxious for this band to come out with a follow up.