THE 405 RESPONSE: ALCOWHAT? BIG SCARY WHO?
November 13, 2009,
Written by The 405
I woke up this morning to a rather lovely email from Jack 'Can't take it to the hole - aka Woody Harrelson' Clothier. It enclised a simple link to a blog post he created (click here to view ).
Essentially it was a little thing we like to call 'Trash Talk'. I'm very surpised that Jack even knew what trash talking meant. He clearly peppered his post with various bits of trash but I don't think he knows what it REALLY means.
This got me thinking about that classic film, 'Whit Men Can't Jump'. Do you remember the scene when they're in the car and they're talking about Jimi Hendrix and how Woody can only listen to Hendrix, but he can't HEAR him. That's the situation we're in. They know they're trash talking but they don't know how to do it properly yet.
Jack Alcopop and Kevin BSM = A white man that can't jump. Simple.
I think it was a very wise choice to ask The 405 to DJ because they know as soon as they attach our name to something, instantly their credibility shoots through the roof, so well done for having the brains to figure that one out but when doomsday arrives, we'll be droping bomb after bomb after bomb and no EU treaty is gonna save your white ass.
I expect a reply by midnight.
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wade
BAM there it is.
Will - 09/02/10
Quite often when a song becomes part of a soundtrack, the artist doesn't get a say as to what programme or advert that song goes on, as music is mostly put on a huge database that production companies pay for and choose any song they like from. Can't quite remember what this database is called and I'm not sure if I've explained it correctly either, but the point is I don't think Oberst chose to have his song associated with a bank so that he could make money... maybe. [view article]
Emma - 09/02/10
I accept Danny's Lostprophets diss (Oh how I used to LOVE them when the Fake Sound of Progress came out) BUT, Iggy Pop! Iggy pop is the man. It doesn't matter that he's sold out. I'd do the same thing in his shoes. I mean, Iggy Pop, selling car insurance? It's just funny. And that freaky little side kick puppet wasn't actually provided for him by the insurance company. At least I'm assuming it's the same one that was used in the BPA video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6NbMYbX4DU (Just made slightly less disturbing for the general public) [view article]
Euan - 09/02/10
just to throw a less 'in your face, that ad makes my piss boil' examples... Where do people stand on Journey or anyone involved with the whole Glee-commerce phenomenon...? ...or what about Leonard Cohen...? Whilst he has not sold out in quite the same way, he did sell Hallelujah to Simon Cowell and Alexandra Burke for it to be brutally butchered... though granted he had been robbed by his accountant and was broke so there was some justification... Whilst I was young and idealistic about this, I'm now a lot more realistic. I think that times have changed in the digital age whereby much of music is being acquired for free (legitimately or otherwise). Given this providing soundtracks to ads, movies, eastenders, hollyoaks or whatever is now a realism and it's a way of your favourite artist making ends meet and getting enough exposure for their record company to keep them signed. Hell, even 405 faves Grizzly Bear featured on an ad in the middle of the Superbowl, Telekinesis are the sound of Ford, Conor Oberst in the shape of Bright Eyes is telling us all about Halifax, Death Cab have appeared in the OC, as have Rilo Kiley and Modest Mouse etc etc... the list goes on... Not the most structured arguement really... but the long and short of it is this... What Iggy did was the worst kind of sell out, as his appearance had nothing to do with his music but, let's face it, it's mainly just that the ad was so fucking irritating. [view article]
Oliver - 09/02/10
SUPER excited about that lineup! [view article]
emma - 09/02/10
Caribou to play alongside Phoenix for Field day 2010 http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/news/top-news-stories/6978/phoenix-to-headline-field-day- [view article]