Entries tagged with: selling out
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Johnny Rotten butter commercial (video), punk is dead again
The native Londoner, who grew up on a council estate in north London, looked like a fish of a water as he poses uncomfortably in a tweed jacket, plus fours and a yellow waistcoat. The 52-year-old's country squire outfit was...
Posted on December 8, 2008 9:26 AM
This week in Music Licensing
by Ryan Barkan When it comes to licensing, Tom Waits has a strong reputation..Waits has steadfastly refused to allow the use of his songs in commercials and has joked about other artists who do. ("If Michael Jackson wants to work...
Posted on December 8, 2008 8:30 AM
This Week in Music Licensing (Crystal Castles, Stars of the Lid, Elbow, Battles, Tokyo Police Club, and more)
This weekly post was really just meant to be an (arguably) interesting news roundup of where (mostly BV-covered) music and musicians are showing up besides in our stereos/computers/headphones/players/etc. Like all news, it might be positive, negative or neither depending on...
Posted on November 17, 2008 3:26 PM
It's Not Selling Out Anymore -- This Week in Music Licensing
by Ryan Barkan Gogol Bordello @ Irving Plaza (more by Jefferson) The second edition of this controversial new feature is back. "It's Not Selling Out Anymore" (or is it?)... Aggressive racing game, Motorstorm, was one of the most successful titles...
Posted on November 10, 2008 5:30 PM
It's Not Selling Out Anymore -- This Week in Music Licensing
Love it or hate it, licensing songs seems to be the new reality for "indie" bands (or any bands) looking to make money and gain exposure. As an avid music fan and Senior Director of Advertising & Video Games at...
Posted on October 30, 2008 6:03 PM
David, Patton, Theodore
by Klaus Kinski So, David Cross (see what he liked in 2007) has a part in the recently released CGI/live action family movie Alvin and the Chipmunks. It didn't take long before message boards and blogs were alight with Cross...
Posted on January 4, 2008 3:06 PM
Bob Dylan, I'm Not There, Jack White, Mr. Whipple
* Bob is selling Cadillacs * I'm Not There opens tonight * "I'm not There" captures Dylan through a prism * Antony is one of the artists covering Dylan on the soundtrack * Cover Dylan yourself and win a...
Posted on November 21, 2007 12:36 PM
Band of Horses nix Wal-Mart commercial
DOWNLOAD: Band of Horses - Is There a Ghost (MP3) In a phone interview last week, Bridwell said the more-holistic-than-thou response didn’t surprise him. He was wary from the start about the Wal-Mart deal, which at first was for a...
Posted on November 15, 2007 12:06 PM
Kevin Drew talks about stuff, songs in commercials
(CRED) Gothamist: Broken Social Scene’s music has been featured on movies and TV shows. Have you licensed any of your songs for advertising? Kevin Drew: No, we turned down a lot, a lot of commercials. And you have to understand...
Posted on November 14, 2007 1:23 PM
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