Tracking the products paying your favorite band's next rent check.
Feb 14th, 2011 8 Comments
I think of Weezer as the James Franco of music. They'll try anything at least once, so there's no point in getting excited or frustrated or puzzled by their next move. It's too exhausting. So here's… Read Story »
Feb 14th, 2011 7 Comments
Since the Grammys got tasteful for Album Of The Year, it was up to the commercials to pack the crass. Cue Hewlitt Packard, who had their way with Lou Reed's "Walk On The Wild Side," thereby managing… Read Story »
Feb 8th, 2011 4 Comments
Karen O appeared on the Jackass 3D soundtrack last year, and the band's "Heads Will Roll" was mashed and butchered with "Thriller" on Glee. Otherwise we haven't heard much lately from the Yeah Yeah… Read Story »
Feb 2nd, 2011 4 Comments
A few of you thought Diplo looked great in his Blackberry torch commercial, but this series of Alexander Wang ads pushes Diplo from spokesmodel to model model, especially since he's situated next to… Read Story »
Feb 1st, 2011 35 Comments
It was the fifth single from Funeral, but it's probably the most covered, maybe even the most beloved Arcade Fire song. And it's been used to soundtrack the film trailer to Where The Wild Things Are,… Read Story »
Jan 27th, 2011 5 Comments
A week ago Tri Angle mentioned Ithaca favorite Balam Acab's "See Birds" was appearing in a L'Oreal commercial featuring Beyoncé. Then nothing surfaced. But Tri Angle wasn't lying: The spot's less… Read Story »
Jan 13th, 2011 13 Comments
Devendra Banhart and his real-life girlfriend Rebecca Schwartz star in Lisa Eisner's short film for Oliver Peoples. Eisner was inspired by French New Wave films, and that plus the beautiful L.A.… Read Story »
Dec 14th, 2010 Comment
Basement Jaxx remixed their own, brand new "Dracula" single for this A7 Sportback commercial. The smoky mirror-image animation for this 60-second commercial makes it as watchable as a car commercial… Read Story »
Dec 7th, 2010 1 Comment
Somehow the experimental legend, vocal Tony Conrad/John Fahey supporter, onetime Sonic Youther, and usually extremely tasteful Jim O'Rourke placed his classic-in-certain-quarters Eureka tune "Prelude… Read Story »
Nov 29th, 2010 7 Comments
Vampire Weekend created a commercial-friendly non-denominational holiday song with "Holiday." And now that things need to be bought and sold for Christmas, "Holiday" is showing up in a few places.… Read Story »
