I wouldn't call this a new technique, but a little trick I accidentally stumbled upon seems to work decently for me. So I would like to share it with anyone else who's willing to give it a shot.

To keep this short and sweet, lately I've been falling asleep to a few (about 3) episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force on repeat on my laptop which I keep on my bed. The other night I had very vivid dreams focused around what is happening in the episodes. After a few times of them repeating and while in a dream I said to myself, "Hey, isn't this an ATHF episode?" And became lucid for a short while. Lately I've been trying out the FILD technique which has been working out amazingly. A good tutorial for that (http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...highlight=fild). I haven't furthered my research into my success with this yet but would like to hear from anyone who might try it.

THE SHORT VERSION:

1.) Put an episode or two of a show you like on repeat (if possible)
2.) Continue going to sleep with said episodes on repeat for a few days to a week.
3.) Set alarm for a few hours after sleep around an REM period, wake up listen to show for a minute or two, then go back to sleep while still listening absently.

TIP:
After watching the episodes a few times each night try to do a RC when you hear a certain phrase or see a certain image from the show that will be memorable to you.

I noticed that this worked better for me because I remember more with a visual aid instead of just doing it with music like I've seen on here before. Both audio and video help me put a mental image together more easily. Could help with people (like me) who are not very good at visualizing images on their own.