You may have spotted a recent upsurge in music artists requesting user-generated content from you, the listener. I mentioned Missy Elliott asking for your suggestions to help her name her album earlier this week, of course. Mark my words: within a decade your favourite pop star will be hectoring you to record their next flipping album for them.
You know “UGC” is big when the dinosaurs get in on the act. Bon Jovi are kindly asking you to create videos illustrating what’s so great about “your town”. The best clips will feature on video walls on their next tour, with tickets to shows and albums also up for grabs.
I want to enter this competition, but unfortunately I happen to come from the suicide capital of Britain. What to do…?

Yes, I grew up in Bridgend, which, if you type its name into Google News, brings up some rather grim results. How should I represent this in video to the ‘Jovi?
Well, my first instinct is to film a noose hanging from a tree, swinging softly in the Welsh breeze. I don’t suppose they’d play that on a mega video screen in the Millennium Stadium, though. Anyway, how are Bon Jovi going to love a town that GOD HIMSELF HAS FORSAKEN?
I only have until March 15th to sort my storyboard out – as do you, dear reader. Hop to it.
Go to bonjovilovesmytown.com

[via No Rock And Roll Fun]

Posted by mofgimmers on Friday February 8th, 2008 at 10:03 am