tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151168554067782792.post1995476530008898938..comments2023-12-28T01:06:46.642-08:00Comments on Martian Dance Invasion!: Sell Out With Me, Oh YeahDrAwkwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650605115189254329noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151168554067782792.post-48349373704085730332011-09-15T08:39:40.663-07:002011-09-15T08:39:40.663-07:00I'm not sure about the songs vs. bands things....I'm not sure about the songs vs. bands things. My kids like songs on the radio and ones their friends like and they often ask to buy single songs on iTunes. But they also get hooked on artists and listen to complete records and seek out videos. Granted we're talking Taylor Swift and Pink here, but still... <br /><br />Wotown, excellent point about Starbucks. Well put. But I do think that licensing your music should involve some level of ethics and social responsibility and Hummer is clearly bullshit... I must admit that it does irk me when avowed communists Gang of 4 are in an Xbox commercial and Iggy Pops ode to drug addiction is used for a cruise line. It's all about your "brand" (as offensive as that term can be). Choose wisely because it may fuck you (just like signing with a major fucked many punk bands in the past).Russell Emerson Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355796436433802646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151168554067782792.post-47007854453315171732011-09-14T14:37:24.032-07:002011-09-14T14:37:24.032-07:00because i too am of a time where we care more abou...because i too am of a time where we care more about bands than songs, it is a bit jarring or irksome to hear a favorite band's song in a commercial. but one relieving aspect is that the song used is typically a popular, mainstream-accesible one, and isn't likely to be the song that made you fall in love with said band to begin with.<br />but times have indeed changed, so extremely and so quickly, in the world of music business. i think it's become very easy to understand why a band, especially an indie, would sell their song to mass media like television, film, or otherwise. when the main outlet for making money from your art has disappeared (thanks to the mp3), you look for a new one. it's art, and the artist deserves to be paid. even if it is with dirty money.bootsdominohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937917348636127245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151168554067782792.post-17976514580017043442011-09-14T14:29:47.469-07:002011-09-14T14:29:47.469-07:00The only problem with Fugazi's business model ...The only problem with Fugazi's business model is that you have to be as popular as Fugazi to live off that business model.<br /><br />After that, it's a matter of deciding on how comfortable you are with being a corporate cog, whether that means a part-time job with benefits at Starbucks so that you can still play in a band, or licensing your catchiest song for a Starbucks commercial so that you can still play in band.<br /><br />As a fan, I don't mind hearing a Buzzcocks song in a Kia commercial because I already had the TV on and I'd rather hear a snippet of the Buzzcocks than a snippet of Smash Mouth.Wotownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694324884529043704noreply@blogger.com