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MIA, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong are among the high-profile musicians appearing in a new advertising campaign for shoes.
Common, Joan Jett and the likenesses of Joy Division's Ian Curtis and 's Sid Vicious will also appear in Converse's forthcoming "Connectivity" campaign, which celebrates the American shoemaker's 100-year anniversary.
The campaign aims to "visually connect" past and present Converse icons, reports Pitchfork.
The style of Converse shoes known as "Chuck Taylors" or "Chucks" has long been popular with the indie rock set.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
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Common, Joan Jett and the likenesses of Joy Division's Ian Curtis and 's Sid Vicious will also appear in Converse's forthcoming "Connectivity" campaign, which celebrates the American shoemaker's 100-year anniversary.
The campaign aims to "visually connect" past and present Converse icons, reports Pitchfork.
The style of Converse shoes known as "Chuck Taylors" or "Chucks" has long been popular with the indie rock set.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
Find out more about NME.
The Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 take place this Thursday (February 28) at a special ceremony in London. Follow all the action here, head to NME.COM/awardsvote for full details.
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