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Click to download 9/28/2009 - Press Association Katie Price wants hip hop song 9/25/2009 - UTalk Marketing Orange harnesses the power of social media for RockCorps 9/16/2009 - The Hackney Gazette Youngsters earn Razorlight concert tickets through volunteering 8/28/2009 - La croix du Nord 8/21/2009 - Liberté Hebdo 8/12/2009 - Le Figaro France Getting a concert ticket after volunteering 8/7/2009 - The Guardian Ellie and Gordon set a good example voluntary service trumps compulsion 8/4/2009 - Le Monde 7/23/2009 - Advantages Get involved for a good cause! 7/22/2009 - Elle A concert ticket for volunteer work 7/21/2009 - JDD Volunteering for a concert ticket 7/14/2009 - BBC Newsbeat stars out for RockCorps reward gig 7/14/2009 - Metro Lady Gaga Gig Rewards Volunteers 7/14/2009 - The Mirror Lady GaGa delighted thousands of young charity workers in concert and vowed to make volunteering fashionable. 7/13/2009 - Virgin Media Lady GaGa Gig For Charity Workers 6/29/2009 - Saint Gaga Lady Gaga surprises volunteers at an Orange RockCorps project last week. Saint Gaga 6/29/2009 - Lady Gaga Volunteers for Orange RockCorps Lady Gaga volunteers at Body Positive. Lady Gaga Volunteers 5/28/2009 - This is Lincolnshire Lady GaGa to play for volunteers 5/28/2009 - Manchester Evening News Volunteers' Lady Gaga gig treat 5/27/2009 - Brand Republic Orange RockCorps launches volunteer campaign with TV ad 5/27/2009 - Music-News.com Lady GaGa and N-Dubz to perform for Orange RockCorps 5/27/2009 - BBC N-Dubz fans dig for tickets 5/27/2009 - Daily Star DUBZ DIG GIG 5/27/2009 - Flavour Magazine N-Dubz get their hands dirty 5/21/2009 - Rock the Soup Kitchen RockCorps made Entrepreneur's list of 100 Brilliant Companies and was featured in the article Rock the Soup Kitchen. 2/12/2009 - Orange RockCorps nominated for prestigious award Orange RockCorps has made it to the shortlist for the 'commercial communication' category of the highly respected Media Guardian Innovation Awards. 1/13/2009 - Suso Blog celebrates Orange RockCorps The Suso blog gives the lowdown on Orange RockCorps in 2008. 12/18/2008 - Orange RockCorps joins UK committee to promote volunteering Orange RockCorps has joined a Volunteering England Committee aimed at promoting volunteering within the UK, read about our input here . 12/2/2008 - What's wrong with offering an incentive? Footage from the Volunteering England AGM, Stephen Greene CEO of RockCorps joins the debate! 11/26/2008 - Orange RockCorps Collective winner! Bryn Harding the first Orange RockCorps Collective winner tells his story. 9/29/2008 - Drama makes the heart grow fonder Busta almost didn’t make it to the concert….but all’s well that ends well notes Andre Paine in this review of the Orange RockCorps concert at Royal Albert Hall on September 26. 9/29/2008 - MTV reviews Busta! Following a tense few hours waiting to find out if Busta could perform MTV confirms that he indeed ripped up the stage at the Orange RockCorps gig at the Royal Albert Hall. 9/27/2008 - Post event shine for Busta Rapper Rhymes allowed to perform and Right To Rap: Busta Gets On Stage 9/26/2008 - The UK hearts Busta Busta cleared to perform as reported by NME and E!. 9/10/2008 - Guillemots experience the joy of white emulsion! The Guillemots catch up with XFM at Toynbee Hall and reveal their hopes for Busta Rhymes to rap for them. 9/10/2008 - Guillemots muck in Fyfe from The Guillemots has some concerns about the band's painting abilities at Toynbee Hall. 9/10/2008 - Guillemots plan a Busta collaboration As reported by The Sun, the Guillemots talk about their excitement of working with Busta Rhymes at the Orange RockCorps gig on the 26th September. 9/10/2008 - Shortlist shows support for ORC’s RAH gig Shortlist shouts out loud about ORC’s stellar line-up for the 26th September gig featuring John Legend, Busta Rhymes and Guillemots with more names to be announced. 8/15/2008 - The evening Standard discovers Volunteering The Evening standard Journalist Andre Pain, discovers just how good giving time to help his local community can be. 8/12/2008 - Guillemots excite music fans Guillemots announcement reaches fans far and wide. 8/11/2008 - Guillemots cause a stir at XFM XFM radio exclusively announced Guillemots as the second act to play the Royal Albert Hall on September 26th on air and online. 8/3/2008 - Breakfast of champions - Orange RockCorps on BBC 7/13/2008 - Free rock tickets! (If you do community work, that is...) More about ORC in The Independent . 7/11/2008 - What's wrong with offering an incentive? Here’s what Hazel Davis at the Guardian found out. 7/10/2008 - More on Busta Rhymes performing for the Orange RockCorps concert The Independent reports he’ll be rapping for peace. 7/9/2008 - A new concept in volunteering has arrived in the UK. What was Orange RockCorps’ first project like? See for yourself - here’s a video clip on guardian.co.uk 7/8/2008 - Orange RockCorps launches in the UK Orange RockCorps launches in the UK with the announcement of Busta Rhymes on the bill. Read more at NME and Marketing Week 6/27/2008 - BMRC on Vlaze Ali from Vlaze interviews Flyleaf, Stephen Greene and Grady Lee (RockCorps) and Shawn Ingram (My Friend’s Place) from BMRC’s last LA project at My Friend’s Place. 6/22/2008 - Speidi Talks Tupac, Mother Teresa at the Boost Mobile RockCorps show in LA Seriously. See it on E! Online . 5/12/2008 - Do-Good Marketers and RockCorps in ADWEEK Where does social responsibility meet branded entertainment? Right here - ADWEEK reports on Do-Gooder Marketers Do the Soft Sell and RockCorps’ work with Boost Mobile in the U.S. and Orange in the UK. 4/6/2008 - Boost Mobile RockCorps wins 2 Emmys The 2008 New York Emmy® Awards were held on Sunday, April 6, 2008 and BMRC walked away with not one, but TWO awards! Click here for a full list of winners. But to satiate your need for instant gratification - BMRC won top honors in the SOCIETAL CONCERNS: Program/Special and SPECIAL EVENT COVERAGE categories for two episodes from our VUP! Got 2 Give 2 Get Series on NYC-TV. Rock on. 3/28/2008 - vitaminwater, the NJ Nets and BMRC BMRC partnered with vitaminwater and the NJ Nets for the refurb of Newark's Jesse Allen Park on March 25. Not only did Mayor Cory Booker stop by to say thanks, so did Devin Harris and Sean Williams from the Nets, as noted by the NY Post inNets fixer-uppers and the Newark Star Ledger in Volunteering with the pros. 12/1/2007 - Rock and a Hard Place Activism. Bribery. Community Service. Ummmmm - yes. Soho House's quarterly publication, HOUSE , published an essay titled "Rock and a Hard Place" in the Winter '07 edition...including updates about our expansion into the UK. Click here and go to p. 19 to read more. 10/22/2007 - Seventeen at the BMRC NY show Report from Seventeen on the concert, including photo selects and reaction from the artists. 10/22/2007 - The Hoopla at RCMH from Dime Magazine Dime Magazine recaps the 2007 NY concert in 10/22/07 edition of Rock This. 10/6/2007 - BMRC at DeWitt Clinton Park BMRC, with the help of 100 volunteers, helped clean up DeWitt Clinton Park today. Do Something & the NY Daily News report on surprise appearances by a few others who lent a hand as well, including Busta Rhymes, Angels and Airwaves and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. 10/5/2007 - Volunteering....and a Show - BMRC on Newsweek Volunteer Ryan Sherman gives Newsweek the rundown on Boost Mobile RockCorps. 9/21/2007 - Who's Playing the BMRC Concert on October 6? Billboard reports on the current line up to date here. 9/19/2007 - RockCorps CEO on PRI Familiar with naked fundraising? In this interview , Faith Salie from PRI's Fair Game learns about that and more from RockCorps' Stephen Greene. 9/1/2007 - Will Work For Rock....It's All GOOD GOOD Magazine reports on BMRC in its first anniversary issue: Will Work for Rock 7/31/2007 - Taking Back Sunday and BMRC visit Portland Review of the Taking Back Sunday Show at Portland’s Crystal Ballroom. 7/2/2007 - The Volunteer Ticket in Pollstar RockCorps co-founder and COO Grady Lee gives Pollstar the low-down on the mechanics of Boost Mobile RockCorps concerts in this article. 6/25/2007 - BMRC hits Edgewood and Druid Hill in Baltimore Hometown hero and RockCorps co-founder Chris Robinson is interviewed in the 6/25 Baltimore Sun article titled Hard work is music to their ears. 5/22/2007 - BMRC Atlanta Concert Line Up Announced 3,000 Boost Mobile RockCorps volunteers will earn the opportunity to see an exclusive concert featuring Busta Rhymes, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and more. The concert will be held at Atlanta's Fox Theatre on June 9. 5/17/2007 - BMRC wins Halo Award for Best Cause Marketing Event Boost Mobile RockCorps was honored today at the fifth annual Cause Marketing Halo Awards. The 2006 BMRC program won a Gold Award for Best Cause Marketing Event. Click here for a list of all the winners. 4/18/2007 - 4/18/2007 - BMRC Los Angeles Concert on MTV2 Korn, Nas, +44, The Game, Rise Against and Young Jeezy graced the stage of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles to perform for thousands of BMRC volunteers. Over 3,000 volunteers earned tickets to this exclusive concert...here's your chance to relive the excitement...or to catch what you missed. The concert will be broadcast on MTV2 tonight at 7p ET. It's NOT to be missed. Check the schedule for more info and upcoming airings. 3/28/2007 - RockCorps on NPR Boost Mobile RockCorps was recently profiled on NPR’s News & Notes. Click here to read about our spring clean up of Compton Creek in Los Angeles. 3/8/2007 - Bring BMRC to Your City - and the winners... Chicago and Miami win the first-ever “Bring BMRC to Your City” online contest. Congrats! 1/16/2007 - BRING BMRC TO YOUR CITY BOOST MOBILE ROCKCORPS KICKS OFF 2007 NATIONAL YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM CAMPAIGN WITH “BRING BMRC TO YOUR CITY” ONLINE CONTEST Does music inspire you? Do you want to take part in an underground volunteer movement that is bringing together young people from across the U.S. and also earn a ticket to a popular music concert in your area? Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC), the around the way revolution that is giving young people concert tickets in exchange for volunteering in their communities, today launched a "Bring BMRC to Your City” contest online. From now until March 1, 2007, young people interested in making a difference in their community can visit www.boostmobilerockcorps.com to share why BMRC should come to their hometown. The two cities with the most online votes will be added to the 2007 Boost Mobile RockCorps Tour Schedule – just in time for summer. 12/7/2006 - BUILD Magazine feature on RockCorps RockCorps is featured in the Winter Issue of BUILD Magazine published by DoSomething.org. The profile on RockCorps talks about the recent September BMRC concert at Radio City in NYC and includes interviews with volunteers and performers who participated in this year’s program. 11/16/2006 - GIANT Gallery Exclusive backstage photos from the 2006 Radio City Music Hall concert are featured in the “Pop” section of GIANT’s year end issue. 11/8/2006 - RockCorps on NYCTV The four part series vUP!, produced by RockCorps, will air on NYC-TV from 11.10 – 11.20. The documentary provides an in-depth look at the people who are a part of the movement that combines music, community and volunteering. Check your local listings or click here for exact dates and times. 10/31/2006 - RockCorps at CMJ Music Marathon 2006 RockCorps CEO Stephen Greene will be a panelist at the 2006 CMJ Music Marathon. Acting Up: Music Activism 2006 will be moderated by Janeane Garofalo and other panelists include Chuck D, Steve Earle, Suvasini Patel. The event will be held in Avery Fisher Hall at New York’s Lincoln Center and begins at 1:15pm. 8/27/2006 - RockCorps on American Voices RockCorps' Stephen Greene is interviewed by Sen. Bill Bradley for American Voices. (On Sirius Satellite Radio). Click the play button below to listen to the interview: American Voices Interview |