kind of surprising to think we're over half a decade removed from iron & wine being used in m&m commercials, also this is at least four years old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQVfsY0-ZR0
― there is no turning back in an art game? (reddening), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:11 (thirteen years ago) link
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/8732/0pomp.jpg
― gravity explodes (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link
well thanks for that
― Indolence Mission (DJP), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link
you shouldn't let me have good things
― gravity explodes (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:18 (thirteen years ago) link
wow, they must be filtering their comments with a fine tooth comb every 5 minutes
― gravity explodes (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:23 (thirteen years ago) link
why do I always get otherworldly help preventing me from being banned?!
― gravity explodes (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:30 (thirteen years ago) link
the only thing pomplamoose can do now is some kind of double reverse fakeout sort of thing and put this thread in their electronic press kit; kind of like how Robert Fripp would put all those years of accumulated bad reviews in the liner notes of Crimson anthologies.
― Sanford, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:35 (thirteen years ago) link
heh, I think fripp is OCD or something
― gravity explodes (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Cap'n I love your enthusiasm but that was probly not cool.
― Shanty! Shanti! Shanté! (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Yep.
― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:43 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.sitevip.net/gifs/alien/martydog2_animado.gifhttp://www.sitevip.net/gifs/alien/MARTIAN2_animado.gifhttp://www.sitevip.net/gifs/alien/sparkledog_animado.gif
― gravity explodes (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Shirley Pavone Bong Water; she's not twee, she's tweeeeeeeeisted.
― natlawdp, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:54 (thirteen years ago) link
bf and me, in bed last night, after having read and discussed this thread:
bf: "can't sleep?"me: "no! i can't stop thinking about our favorite master race pod people!"
― PWN: The Paul Winfield Network (get bent), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:55 (thirteen years ago) link
or Rita (either will do, but Rita actually put it on her album cover...)
― natlawdp, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:06 (thirteen years ago) link
xp to Hurting 2:
TV cheapening life was like 50 percent of the humor of Laugh-In and early SNL, and of course a big part of punk. The main difference between the gag reflex here and the one greeting "This car is like punk rock" in '92 or the Minutemen Volvo ad in '00 is there isn't so much any objection (at least that I've seen on this thread) to bands whoring for automobiles, or even bands whoring for automobiles with an aesthetic rooted in an anti-corporate ethos (which was a shock for me as recently as a decade ago, but became less so as Low appeared in Target commercials, etc.). The objection seems to be to bands whoring for automobiles with an aesthetic rooted in an anti-corporate ethos when:1.) the band is bad, putting the worst face on the aesthetic or highlighting its abuses, or2.) the aesthetic is no longer "cool" because it's everywhere, embraced by people with jobs and kids, or3.) some masochistic combination of the two where you see an aesthetic both being ruined and further ruining the culture.
― Pete Scholtes, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link
i think the objection when applied to a beloved band like hum is that the commercial isn't flattering to them, rather than a cry of sellout but there is still an objection. if movies have the power to uplift songs than certainly commercials have the power to ruin them.
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:26 (thirteen years ago) link
er then i mean. not that movies don't uplift songs more than commercials most of the time (c.f. every use of "walking on sunshine" in movies versus commercials)
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:28 (thirteen years ago) link
embraced by people with jobs and kids
Yes, god forbid those absolutely awful people with jobs and kids like music. Fuck them.
― one pretty obvious guy in the obvious (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:28 (thirteen years ago) link
really the main objection is "couldn't this shit have just stayed on youtube where it belongs instead of invading all our televisions 94/7 for the last month"
― Egyptian Raps Crew (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:29 (thirteen years ago) link
The song reddening posted is currently stuck in my head.
― won't be on this church plan ting (kkvgz), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:34 (thirteen years ago) link
xp like i don't think anybody's really like "hyundai ruined the pommelmice!" or "hipsters ruined my favorite christmas songs!" or w/e — some wires got crossed somewhere in our culture, a few cheezeballs found a new favorite band, and now the rest of us can begin repressing this memory and getting on with our lives
― Egyptian Raps Crew (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
i complained abt these dudes when they were just on utube and i think i deserve recognition
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:41 (thirteen years ago) link
to officially recognize your achievements in this area I offer you the following jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/lemmy_vega.jpg
― Є|Э (Edward III), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
ty so much!
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link
http://blog.sharethrough.com/advertising/viral-advertising-working-in-reverse
For the first several years of online video’s boom, most brands took the logical route of syndicating their television commercials online. Gradually, though, brands have started embracing the creative freedom (and longer runtimes) afforded by online video, and have begun to create original, unique, and terribly entertaining videos specifically for that venue and that audience.
And with a new series of commercials from Hyundai, we may finally have come full circle. Hyundai hired a couple of viral video stars--the musical group Pomplamoose--to serve as their holiday spokespersons. You may have seen the commercials like this one:
Now, instead of old television commercials being repurposed as “viral videos,” we have viral video stars being hired to help make better television commercials.
This interview with the band says that not only did Hyundai make a bold leap by hiring the YouTube stars, but they also gave the pair complete and total creative freedom.
“They were actually awesome to work with. They totally let us do our thing. In our contract, it specified that they were not allowed to be in the room while we were filming, which was amazing. If we have 10 people breathing down our neck and we have to wait for somebody to adjust a light while we want to do our shot, it’s not going to be as fun and spontaneous. They let us do our thing, they let us have complete creative control over the whole song and the videos. We gave them songs, they didn’t have a single comment on the arrangements, or the singing, or the instruments — nothing.”
While this is not the first time a brand has hired a YouTube star to help market their company, the creative license given to the Youtube stars seems to be pretty unprecedented.
But did this accomplish anything? You might ask. Well the YouTube version of the Hyundai television spot (embedded above) is over half a million views… meaning that the television commercial featuring viral stars has itself now gone viral. Just sayin’….
― Cunga, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 20:58 (thirteen years ago) link
wow @ lemmy_vega.jpg!
― old man yells at cloud computing (am0n), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:00 (thirteen years ago) link
does ilx have the authority to issue a fatwa
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Those songs posted just a bit upthread from Self and Jennifer Lewis are both great finds.
xpost
Suggest Fatwa button was removed in 2007 because of how Dom used it.
― Cunga, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:02 (thirteen years ago) link
rip big man
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:02 (thirteen years ago) link
speaking of the intersection between indie and corporate culture, dude from Self is also the guy who sang the "Exepedia DOT COMMMMMMMM!" jingle from a few years back. he also had a song on the shrek soundtrack right before smash mouth's cover of "i'm a believer," so, you know. worlds upon worlds.
― there is no turning back in an art game? (reddening), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:12 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.pollsb.com/photos/o/30533-quot_all_president_s_men_quot.jpg
― Cunga, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:14 (thirteen years ago) link
"real men drink 'lite' beer."Empirical studies have shown that Americans have lousy taste in beer
― Sanford, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 17:33 (1 hour ago) Permalink
i wonder how much lite beer it would take to get me drunk? it would have to be a lot, i'll bet.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 17:35 (1 hour ago)
there is something manly to be said about buying cheap beer because you don't give a fuck and then pounding down large quantities of the stuff
― gravity explodes (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:19 (thirteen years ago) link
college manly
― omar little, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:29 (thirteen years ago) link
no.judging from ILX, I don't think Brits know what blue collar manliness is
― gravity explodes (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link
there is something manly to be said... and that manly thing is "getta load of this lil bitch sippin his miller lite"
― Egyptian Raps Crew (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link
why don't you school us, Rosie the Riveter?
― Shanty! Shanti! Shanté! (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link
where am i
― markers, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:31 (thirteen years ago) link
you either know or you dontthere aint no schoolin to be had
― gravity explodes (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:31 (thirteen years ago) link
ok lorie
― omar little, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link
brits and their reliance on school!
― gravity explodes (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link
you seriously should calm down
― Indolence Mission (DJP), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:38 (thirteen years ago) link
cpt lorax bringing it
― ╰㊂-㊂╯ (Lamp), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
*lorax tips up his welding visor*
*wipes sweat from his brow*
*gazes at his dodge ram*
― the medina green preservation society (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:44 (thirteen years ago) link
for some reason scott didnt post the best rita pavone vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqIKVEh9BPI
smdh
― Princess TamTam, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:48 (thirteen years ago) link
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― the Sonic Youths of suck (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
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― PWN: The Paul Winfield Network (get bent), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, you had to be there
― carles marx (contenderizer), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 21:56 (thirteen years ago) link
what's that thread of inexplicable celeb pairings that make you happy? prolly belongs there but y'know jho put in the work so
― Є|Э (Edward III), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
were they like friends or something?
― the Sonic Youths of suck (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link
(i suppose if there was some story behind it, it would cease to be 'inexplicable')