Does anyone who likes Minor Threat buy Nikes? Seem like the polar opposite of the Dischord aesthetic to me.
Posted by rladew on 2005-06-24 19:34:07 +0000
we can add Ian Mackaye to a list including Willaim S Burroughs, John Lennon, John Zorn (and I could be mistaken, but I think) Iggy Pop....
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Posted by Rory_Stark on 2005-06-24 19:39:53 +0000
Don't forget Rippopotamos.
They had that "My Nike Air" song.
Posted by rladew on 2005-06-24 19:51:02 +0000
forgot Spike Lee, Michael Jordan....
If Cadillac uses Led Zeppelin and Carnival uses Iggy Pop... I think the music our demographic spent our adolesence listening to will be featured more and more prominently. Ho hum.
<a href="http://www.wk.com/work.htm">Weiden and Kennedy</a> was the firm responsible for Nike's WS Burroughs ad, the Spike Lee / Jordan spots, the Nike (and Sega!) commercials featuring audio ear candy of <a href ="http://www.tzadik.com/volume.php?VolumeID=165">Zorn</a> / Yamatsuka EyE of the Boredoms aka Naked City.
I know no one cares about Zorn lore, but hey, fuck you, this is my post:
W + K commision Zorn to do music for a large amount of their ads. It's a relationship where Zorn submits whatever he wants AND has final say.
Its actually a pretty fascinating medium to work in (Commercials)
Film Makers Spike Lee and David Lynch do them all the time. I think, aside from the $$$$ and the sell-out implications, that some artists like the bite - size format of a commercial.
Just my .02
This post really doesnt have much to do with the Minor Threat theft BTW.
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Posted by tgl on 2005-06-25 04:41:44 +0000
The first time someone paid $4 to see Minor Threat, Ian McKaye sold out.
As we've <a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=3200">seen</a>, commercials are a medium of artistic expression.
Either any transaction involving -quote- art -unquote- compromises the artist or none do.
I'll take rladew's 2 cents since y'all know I'm a sellout.
Posted by frame609 on 2005-06-25 04:52:34 +0000
For whatever it's worth, Dischord is fucking pissed about the whole thing.
Posted by tgl on 2005-06-25 05:09:20 +0000
Well, yeah, unauthorized use of an image is a different story.
Was that artwork copyrighted?
It's what, twenty years old? Fair use cuts both ways, huh?
Posted by frame609 on 2005-06-25 06:37:21 +0000
Copyright infringement = your best entertainment value.
Posted by G lib on 2005-07-07 20:59:53 +0000
Someone started an interweb thread about other evil corporations stealing album covers, and what they would look like. The Defective Yeti made this one:
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They had that "My Nike Air" song.
If Cadillac uses Led Zeppelin and Carnival uses Iggy Pop... I think the music our demographic spent our adolesence listening to will be featured more and more prominently. Ho hum.
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I know no one cares about Zorn lore, but hey, fuck you, this is my post:
W + K commision Zorn to do music for a large amount of their ads. It's a relationship where Zorn submits whatever he wants AND has final say.
Its actually a pretty fascinating medium to work in (Commercials)
Film Makers Spike Lee and David Lynch do them all the time. I think, aside from the $$$$ and the sell-out implications, that some artists like the bite - size format of a commercial.
Just my .02
This post really doesnt have much to do with the Minor Threat theft BTW.
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As we've <a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=3200">seen</a>, commercials are a medium of artistic expression.
Either any transaction involving -quote- art -unquote- compromises the artist or none do.
I'll take rladew's 2 cents since y'all know I'm a sellout.
Was that artwork copyrighted?
It's what, twenty years old? Fair use cuts both ways, huh?
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