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: ...

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...

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...

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...