commercials
Judas Priest's Rob Halford puts the rock in Plymouth Rock Assurance's new ad campaign
If you thought you saw Judas Priest’s Rob Halford in insurance company Plymouth Rock’s new commercials, you were not seeing things…
The Shacks in Apple iPhone commercial (singer & song)
It’s all about that “Strange Effect”. Watch.
Karen O & Walter Martin soundtrack Apple commercial (William Onyeabor too!)
Commercials are reigniting interest in some cool artists (and songs).
Coen Brothers spoof ‘Easy Rider’ in Mercedes Super Bowl commercial (starring Peter Fonda)
Plus: lots of musicians and music in Super Bowl commercials, from Justin Timberlake to Foreigner.
Google unveil Pixel phone w/ headphone jack, soundtrack by Django Django
UK band Django Django land a pretty sweet commercial spot.
Buzzcocks song in new McDonalds ad (Morrissey not happy about it)
“In the words of another Buzzcocks song: oh shit…”
No more Hostess???
While Twinkies have a reputation for an unlimited shelf life, the company that makes the junk food may not not.
Hostess Brands, the bankrupt maker of cream-filled pastries like Twinkies and Ho Hos, said on Friday that it planned to wind down its operations…
Best Coast in studio, on my TV constantly (on Election Day)
Best Coast just Tweeted the above picture with the message: “Election Day in the studio”. Coincidentally, I had just seen them minutes earlier, on Election Day, in my living room…
Disney rips off Anamanaguchi
Not saying that Disney even realizes it, or knows who the band Anamanaguchi is, especially Mickey Mouse who is too busy at meetings and filming TV shows to know what’s going on with random app commercials the company posts to YouTube, but it’s a blatant rip-off nonetheless, as you can hear below…
ACL Fest 2012 lineup being revealed via scratch ticket lottery (Steve Earle, Delta Spirit, Punch Brothers & more so far)
“#ACL scratch off spot number two” (photo via jamesdrinkard)
As ACL Fest reports:tching to know who’s playing Zilker Park this October? Well, scratch this…