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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Songs in commercials

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Nike, Revolution, TV Commercial

Back in the day, you almost never heard well-known songs in TV commercials. But then in the 80s, things began

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Music News 

Eddie Vedder Gets a Cameo in a Chicago Cubs TV Spot

April 3, 2017April 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chicago Cubs, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, TV Commercial

With the 2017 MLB season about to start, plenty of teams are rolling out commercials. The Chicago Cubs (World Series

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Music News Television 

Jack White’s Coca-Cola Commercial. It Aired Just Once–But Anyone Can Watch It Now.

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coca-Cola, Coke, Jack White, TV Commercial

Back in 2006, Jack White agreed to participate in a Coke commercial. It ran exactly once. Where did it go?

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Music History 

The Rolling Stones Once Appeared in a Rice Krispies Commercial

August 4, 2016August 4, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rice Krispies, Rolling Stones, TV Commercial

Think that the Stones came late to the idea of licensing their music and likenesses for commercials? Think again. (Via

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Music News 

Lemmy, Jack-and-Coke and Milk. Wait–What?

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coke, Jack Daniels, Lemmy, Milk, TV Commercial

Before Lemmy died of cancer just after Christmas, he filmed a TV commercial for milk. Yes, milk. Created by a

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Cool! 

Let’s Take a Moment to Gape at Some Musical Speed

September 12, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Minuet, Mozart, TV Commercial

Is there such thing as too fast? For some people, the answer is “Areyoucrazy?Power!FASTER!” With that in mind, here are

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Music News 

OK Go’s TV Commercial for a Chinese Furniture Store. Wait–What?

March 25, 2015March 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments OK Go, Red Star Macalline, TV Commercial

The whole concept of selling out is pretty much dead. If you’re going to exist in the music industry today,

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Television 

Interesting: The First Made-in-Russia Apple Ad

February 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, iPad, iPod, Russia, TV Commercial

Produced from scratch in Putin’s Russia. Don’t mention the war. (Via The Hollywood Reporter)

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If You Want to Draw Attention to Your New Cough Drop, Use a Black Metal Band for the Commercial

October 22, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Metal, Cough Drops, TV Commercial, ZYX

I declare this The Best Thing Ever for today. Where can I buy some ZYX? (Via Metal Injection)

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Music News 

Fred Durst’s eHarmony Commercial

July 18, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments eHarmony, Fred Durst, TV Commercial

I reported on Fred’s commission back in May.  Now it’s done. (Via UPROXX)

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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