Jordan Independent - Sound Off: Sellouts or Savvy? - Comments

I recently bought a DVD copy

Mathias Baden — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:26:15 -0600

I recently bought a DVD copy of "Animal House" when I realized MxPx played a cover of "Shout," you know the oldies song, on it as an extra. Loved it. I don't think that counts as selling out.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Music in commercials

mittens — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:39:37 -0600

Music in commercials actually grabs my attention although I wish that the artists would insist that they receive credit for their work beyond the obvious cash they get in form of on-screne recognition so I don't have to endlessly hunt online to find out who was singing that...

It's my gut reaction to say

jennyjean4 — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:48:54 -0600

It's my gut reaction to say they're selling out, but that's pretty old school. It doesn't seem like musicians have a lot of options to get their music out there. Most radio stations put the same artist and songs on rotation day in and day out and MTV no longer plays music (except when they go to commercial). I think that artist should get their music out there any way they can, and if that means selling out to a commercial or a sappy love scene on 'Greys', then so be it.
What new music has TV introduced to you?

Sound Off: Sellouts or Savvy?

BakerBlog — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:43:16 -0600

If I were a jingle writer for TV ads, I’d be a little worried about my job security. You may have noticed more and more bands and artists gracing TV ads with their songs over the last few years, and they’re not just shilling for iPods. There are lots of car ads and other products that seem to be stacking up rocks’ heavy hitters like records in a jukebox.