TV Commercials Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Because it’s Monday, you need to see these funny TV commercials featuring metal and hard rock bands.

An oldie but a goodie originally posted in 2014. Love the Dokken vs. chicken ad. (Via Tom)

Now that we’ve finally reached Super Bowl week, it’s time to start sorting through the big-budget commercials that will run

Here’s an interesting study from Nielsen that looked at the effectiveness of more than 600 TV commercials, more than 500

Thanks, Internet!

There’s no such band as “MuttonGut”–but if there were, they’d travel by Greyhound. http://youtu.be/HKQnHLJ08ek This brings back memories of Burger

With physical and digital music sales sliding, artists and music publishers need to find new sources of revenue. That’s why

Once upon a time, licensing your song for something as crass as a TV commercial was seen as the height

It’s that time of year when Canadians kvetch about not being able to see the big-production Super Bowl commercials because

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver