[video] How to Rock, Vol. 1 – How to Rock Braces and Glasses

” Meet the bold and sassy Kacey Simon, lead singer of Gravity 5. She started the popular girls’ singing group, “The Perfs,” but was kicked out when they decided she no longer fit their PERFect standards. Now, with help from her new bandmates, Kacey’s determined to make Gravity 5 the #1 band Brewster High has ever heard! ” — iTunes Store Download for Free! Episode Summary After a fall from grace, the perfect and popular Kacey Simon forges an unlikely friendship with the band Gravity 5. As their new lead singer, she ignites a musical rivalry between her new band and her old band, The Perfs.

OK Go Turn Stunt Drivers in ‘Needing/Getting’ Video

Nathaniel Wood Someday, OK Go will release a music video that features the four-piece performing onstage, in front of an audience, without any obtuse gizmos or art installations. But today is not that day! The cinematic alt-rockers debuted another wildly elaborate clip, this time for the “Of The Blue Colour of the Sky” single “Needing/Getting,” on Sunday (Feb. 5).

Bizarre signs that make us question the planet we live on (30 Photos)

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Watch: All 2012 Super Bowl Music-Related Ads

Music was back in a big way at the Super Bowl Sunday night. Artists like Elton John , Melanie Amaro, Motley Crue and The Darkness made on-camera appearances, while Echo & The Bunnymen , The Cult and James Brown had some of the most talked-about synchs. All in all, the top four publishing companies – EMI Music, Universal Music, Warner/Chappell and Sony/ATV – each had more than a half-dozen synchs apiece, with Universal leading the pack with 10 songs in nine spots.

Lana Del Rey ‘Born’ Atop U.K. Album Chart

Also: Leonard Cohen’s ‘Old Ideas’ Debuts at No. 2 Getty The meteoric worldwide success of Lana Del Rey’s debut album “Born To Die” extended to the U.K. on Sunday (Feb. 5), when it debuted at No

Video Optimization Company Conviva Raises $15M: Is There Enough Of A Market For These Services?

This morning, California based Conviva, a video quality optimization and analytics platform, announced a series D round of funding totaling $15M, lead by Time Warner Investments. Founded in 2006 as Rinera Networks, the company changed their name to Conviva in 2008 shortly before Darren Feher, former CTO of NBC Universal took over as CEO of the company.

Conviva gets $15M in VC from Time Warner Investments

Conviva, which automates dynamic bit rate adjustment and the management of multiple distribution networks to optimize online video viewing experiences, has landed $15 million in venture funding in a round led by Time Warner Investments. The company said the latest round of funding will be used to accelerate Conviva’s international markets growth and to expand its staff to meet the growing demand for their online video solutions. Conviva said it handles more than a billion video streams a month, helping to guarantee a high quality viewing experience that ultimately results in longer viewing times and increased revenue for content companies. It uses viewer-side statistics to preemptively adjust the video bitrate and stream source before an interruption occurs, and provides statistical insight in real-time to provide an in-depth look into how video is performing

‘House’ Videos: Making ‘Nobody’s Fault’

This week’s House episode, “Nobody’s Fault,” takes a look at what happens to House’s team when treatment goes horribly wrong. Guest starring Jeffrey Wright as Dr. Walter Cofield, the physician assigned to review the case, a lot went in to making “Nobody’s Fault” happen. Check out three videos that explain the process

‘The Voice’ Premiere Videos: Meet the Five Contestants Who Made It Onto the Coaches’ Teams

If you were too full of pizza and beer after the Super Bowl to tune in for last night’s Voice season 2 premiere — never fear. You’ll have your second shot to watch those sassy celebrity coaches duke it out in the blind auditions tonight, and you’ll be rewarded with a Prince medley if you do. Plus: Only five lucky vocalists made it onto Teams Xtina, Adam, Blake and Cee Lo last night, and we’ve got the videos of their auditions right here. Take a listen and then tell us: Whose team is shaping up best so far? Team Blake: RaeLynn The 17-year-old cutie might have a couple vocal kinks to work out — but what she doesn’t lack is charm

Transparent Caching & CDN Merging: Juniper Licenses BitGravity’s CDN Technology

A few weeks ago Juniper announced they had licensed BitGravity's CDN technology and plans to add the functionality to their transparent caching Media Flow solution. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but I hear that there is a revenue sharing component between Juniper and Tata Communications, which owns BitGravity. Juniper does not plan to re-sell any of Tata Communications…

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