commercials
This week in Music Licensing (De La Soul, the Dodos, Passion Pit, Black Lips, Matt & Kim, Mates of State & more...)
vs. AT&T. It is always a battle when these two giants square off with their :60 second spots in tow to prove which company provides the best cellular service and coverage…
This week in Music Licensing
Smashing Pumpkins @ United Palace Theatre, NYC(more by Chris La Putt)
Lately it seems all Billy Corgan wants to do is either get involved in political battles or license his music for entertainment purposes…
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - 2009 dates & iPod commercial
DOWNLOAD: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – The Sun Ain’t Shining No More (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – The Sun Ain’t Shining No More – Thomas Gold Remix (MP3)
Spacey and adventurous, Copenhagen’s The Asteroids Galaxy Tour experiments with funk, folk, soul and ’60s psychedelia…
This week in Music Licensing (Duffy, Justice, Sonic Youth, Franz Ferdinand, Radiohead, Sea Ray & more...)
Duffy @ Lollapalooza 2008 (more by Bao Nguyen)
The cola war has been heating up globally in the last couple of months with music as the weapon of choice…
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…
This week in Music Licensing
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…
This week in Music Licensing
Advertising agencies make lots of online commercials. You know, spots made not for television, but with the hope the brand’s message will spread virally on the net in an organic way…
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…
It's Not Selling Out Anymore -- This Week in Music Licensing
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…
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 Primary Wave Music Publishing, Ryan Barkan makes sure to stay on top of news related to artists getting their songs in ads, on TV, in movies, in video games and just about anywhere else a band would get paid to put a song…
