Caught this on one of the music channels the other day: The mind goes all a-boggle when it considers how many middle-aged INXS fans' mouths are currently frothing into Michael Hutchence cushion covers. The thing is, as a chartbound reappropriation of one of INXS's finest moments, it's not actually that bad. It's not going to appeal to anyone who owns a Kick t-shirt, obvs, but it recognises that there's no point trying to reinterpret or reproduce that riff - you might as well just nick it wholesale. Because [...]
Perhaps i shouldn't be surprised that such a well-oiled touring & merchandising machine as the Rolling Stones started doing TV ads in 1963, but... Really? Rice Krispies? I wonder if they'd consider a Just For Men spot nowadays... [via Fark ]
While much of the world has been bemoaning the appearance of Matt & Kim's "Daylight" in a Bacardi ad, us Brits still find our toes getting their tap on to a certain big beat tune which soundtracks a Bacardi Mojito clip: If you've ever wondered what that song is and where you can buy it, get [...]
The Seeds' "Can't Seem To Make You Mine" is the song from that Lynx Bullet ad in which a bloke wanders around the supermarket in his pants.
Who knows if Deivis' "Lietuva" will go on to be scrutinised for drug references like the song he ripped off .
Dennis Waterman's classic "I Could Be For You" plundered and gutted for your "entertainment".
Who knows if Deivis' "Lietuva" will go on to be scrutinised for drug references like the song he ripped off .
Dennis Waterman's classic "I Could Be For You" plundered and gutted for your "entertainment".
Dennis Waterman's classic "I Could Be For You" plundered and gutted for your "entertainment".
The Brits and The Grammys are on the horizon, but coming first are The Adult Video Network Awards.
I WANT A PAIR OF HELICOPTER BOOTS.
US ad firm Deutsch have entered into a strategic partnership with an unsigned band you've never heard of. Which partner will come off best?
US ad firm Deutsch have entered into a strategic partnership with an unsigned band you've never heard of. Which partner will come off best?
Adidas have teamed up with - i.e. "paid" - lots of supastars to push their latest plimsolls.
It's almost worth getting married just to play this at the reception. Who's up for it?
There's something fascinating about albums that never came to fruition, songs that were shelved, collaborations that were too shite to be released, no?
A Gary Glitter song has been used by Hewlett Packard in a U.S TV commercial, prompting outrage that the singer will receive song royalties as a result.
I heard "Bruises" for the first time while going through one of my customary Hype Machine trawls the other day. And lo, watching some televisual entertainment later the same day it came on again during the ad break.
If you've seen those EDF Energy ads over the course of the year and think you've heard the song it uses before, it'll be because Kermit The Frog sang it.
You thought M.I.A's "Paper Planes" was the theme tune for Seth Rogan's forthcoming movie Pineapple Express, didn't you?
My Chemical Toilet
Cocaine.
Miike Snow – Paddling Out (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
The best neighbor, right?
Madonna Responds To M.I.A.’s Middle Finger (Listen Here!)
