Video: Del Fuegos Beer Commercial

Only a generation ago, it was career suicide for a band to allow one of their songs to appear in a commercial. These days? Not so much. Once upon a time, the careers of two highly respected, hard working underground bands, the Long Ryders and the Del Fuegos, were destroyed by one decision. Their offense? They did a commercial for Miller Beer. It's hard to believe nowadays, in an age where scoring a commercial is a potential career-maker. It certainly doesn't send bands' fans into a debate over whether it equates to "selling out". But back in the mid-'80s [...]

This may be my second, even third, YouTube Saturday with Boston bands. But, hey, who's counting?! This time it's mostly bands from the 80's and early 90's and features a historical perspective with video of a Del Fuegos Miller beer commercial and a trailer from a documentary about local video channel V66. "Thayer Street" Dogmatics "Stuck In My Car" The Detours [...]