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Grass roots campaign for Dub Pistols ‘Ganja’! |
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Written by Nicola Lombardo
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08 03 2010 |
 The seemingly growing trend of harnessing the reach of internet social
media networks such as Facebook and Twitter to mobilise the masses and
unite people in a shared vision of overthrowing what's become
mainstream music fodder: the Simon Cowell playlist, was highlighted
today when the "Chart Hijack! Get the Dub Pistols new single ‘Ganja'
into the charts" began its download campaign in earnest. After the
recent farcical debacle of the lip-synching Brits and the runaway
success of the RATM campaign at Christmas, Chart Hijack! hopes to do it
again and break the stranglehold of contrived, manufactured pop and to
try to get some real, home-grown talent into the charts. |
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