New-ish Music

Comment by Phil (Guest)

Phil (Guest) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:59:17 +0000

I hadn't thought about hearing new music through commercials until today, when I read this blog and (coincidentally) an N&O article about a Merge Records founder testimony on Capitol Hill:

"Titled "The Future of Radio," the hearing's agenda was to "assess the state of innovation and competition in the radio market." In his testimony, McCaughan pleaded for the government not to allow the Federal Communications Commission to loosen regulations and allow further media consolidation (a move the FCC is considering). He also put in a plug for alternative media, where Merge acts get most of their exposure:

"Nowadays, you are much more likely to hear new independent music in a TV show, in a car commercial, in a video game, on satellite radio or community radio stations than on commercial radio.""

Comment by Crouching Hamster (Guest)

Crouching Hamster (Guest) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:31:32 +0000

One more I just downloaded recently:

Doubletree Suites - "Relax Max" - Dinah Washington

Comment by Crouching Hamster (Guest)

Crouching Hamster (Guest) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:25:46 +0000

1) HSBC - may be the first Feist commercial - "Gatekeeer" mix.

2) HSBC - "Bless You" - the Ink Spots (oldie, but great song and commercial)

3) Jaguar - "I Turn My Camera On" - Spoon

4) Cingular - "City of Love" - Persephone's Bees (I "discovered" them in 1999 at Cafe du Nord in SF)

5) Korbel - "The Mating Game" - Bitter:Sweet (prob. know of them from other stuff; they've been all over the place)

Comment by MonoCerdo (Guest)

MonoCerdo (Guest) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:19:20 +0000

Ha ha! It's true! Commercials sell me their songs more than their products. I remember hearing Feist's "1234" on an iPod commercial, which prompted me to buy her new album. Also, Verizon commercials cost me a couple of bucks in Goldfrapp downloads. Shameful. I'm glad to know I'm not alone.

New-ish Music

Ken — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:46:53 +0000

I'm really woefully out of the music scene these days. Thank God for Target commercials.