I have a HUGE problem with indie bands selling their songs to commercials. No, I’m not against a starving artist trying to make a living, I just wish they’d pick cooler products to promote. I’d go out and buy fucking stock in chocolate marshmallow futures if I heard a Silver Rockets ditty in a Count Chocula commercial. To any indie bands reading this right now – No more car commercials! Please! It’s way too forced. No one listens to indie rock when they’re out on the open highway anyway. They blast Roy Orbison, or Tom Cochrane, while wildly waving their hands out the window in a sign of sheer rebellion. Then they go and pick up a hitchhiker, and maybe a hooker. Ok, perhaps I’ve been watching a bit too much late night Cinemax. Sorry, but I really want to start seeing commercials for products that are DESERVING of great indie rock tracks. Here’s my list, in no specific order:
- Chocolaty Delicious Vampire Cereals
- Power Tools
- Local Karate Dojos
- Hand Grenades (currently checking if it is indeed legal to advertise hand grenades)
Shark Thought of the Day
Some say you can’t put a price tag on the love shared between a child and his puppy. I say it costs around $3,500, and if the money’s not here by noon on Friday, the puppy gets it.
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