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Speaking of Common: you may have read that Common is working with Microsoft on a t-shirt line. Very cool. Clearly, Common has good taste in t-shirts-notice him wearing a Zune t-shirt:

(from Common's blog)

And here's a bonus for Zuneinsider readers: Common's people sent us a stack of Zune t-shirts.

 and I have one to give away. First person to send me a message via zune social (zunetag: cesarisok) with the answer. Here's the question: On the song "Gladiator" what two words come after the lyric: "The warrior archetype/like ____  ___."

Ok, good luck!

Common fans: you can download the new record Universal Mind Control - the entire record is on sale for 99c! More at zune.net/common Or just download directly: deeplink here. Enjoy!

Welcome to episode 14 (video) of the Zune Insider Podcast co-hosted by Cesar Menendez and Rob Greenlee. This video episode was recorded the Zune building on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA.

Topics covered this week include: The launch of the New Zune music subscription pass that includes 10 keeper tracks every month, New 3.1 Zune software and device firmware update, we play the new national ad spot with "Common" featuring MixView (2:37), New TV Networks launch in Marketplace Video store, we also play episode 1 out of 3 from The Green Room that features the Lead singer from the music group "Fratellies" (7:30).

We also discuss your emails and  blog comments. Visit Zune.net (18:31 min).

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Download the (163 MB MP4 h.264) video file directly here - Direct RSS feed - Zune Subscribe

If you watched Heroes last night* perhaps you saw the new Zune 3.0 TV spot. Miss it? Check it here. The TV spot, besides showcasing the Zune software and mixview, certainly gave me a new appreciation for Afrika Bambaataa!

You can also catch the spot this week during NFL games (next Sunday and Monday), and then on MTV, MTV2, Comedy Central, Adult Swim, and other networks. And for a little more context, check out this story by Jessica Mintz from the AP

*If you did see it, don't tell me what happens; I'm a heroes fanboy and haven't seen it yet.

Welcome to episode 10 (video) of the Zune Insider Podcast co-hosted by Cesar Menendez and Rob Greenlee. This video episode was recorded in the main entrance lobby of the Zune building on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA.

Topics covered this week include: The new Gears of War 2 Zune 120 device and discussing the Launch of new Green Room music artist interview video podcast series. We show a sample clip from the Common Green Room interview and speak with Zune Urban/Hip-Hop Music Producer Omid Fratemi about the production of the Green Room video series (7:00-14:00 min) . 

We also discuss our trip to NYC next week to bring you some coverage from the large music event called CMJ and we also are planning a Zune Insider meet-up in NYC next week.  More details about the meet-up will be announced on this blog next week.

We also discuss your emails and comments. Visit Zune.net (23:22 min).

Download the (180MB MP4) video file directly here - Direct RSS feed - Zune Subscribe

Head over to Zune Marketplace and check out the Green Room podcast, an exclusive, inimate look at artists like Common, Oasis, T.I. and more. You heard a little about green room in this week's podcast, and now you can check it out for yourself! You'll get one episode once a week. Here's the list of artists you can get so far:

• 10/7: Common at Showbox SoDo in Seattle
• 10/7: Oasis at WaMu Theatre in Seattle
• 10/8: T.I. at Zune L.A.
• 10/9: Dierks Bentley at Xbox headquarters in Seattle
• 10/10: Seun Kuti at the Moore Theatre in Seattle

On the fence? Download a FREE sample WMV video clip here.

Get the FREE video episodes here: deep-link