Bleh.
Also, I know I've been bad about posting - blame a long story about a sick and dirty computer that I might discuss at a future date - but I'll try to get back on track, especially with chick updates and wedding updates and more "how to's"
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Smashing Pumpkins Sells Out For VISA Commercial
By Arthur Delaney, Huffington Post
Posted on March 7, 2009, Printed on March 7, 2009
http://www. alternet. org/bloggers/http://www. huffingtonpost. com//130528/
In a 2004 Newsweek interview, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan said he turned down "heavy, heavy money" to license his band's hit song, "Today," because, as he put it, some things are sacred:
The record company's literally begging me: go ahead and take these commercials. At this point in my life, I don't feel comfortable. Those songs are the reason I'm alive. If your music is not sacred to the point where it's a really, really, really heavy decision about whether or not you would allow somebody else to exploit it, then what's not for sale?
Times have changed. Get a load of this new Visa credit card commercial, featuring a familiar tune:
Seems an odd time, given the unpopularity of the financial industry, for the Smashing Pumpkins to finally pull what so many fans would probably consider an extreme sellout move. Check out Arianna's recent post, "The Credit Card Debt Crisis: The Next Economic Domino."
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when SP sold their music for that Hyandai add, i guessed they just wanted to get their newer music heard, but after seeing the visa add i guess all billy corgin is after is more $$$.
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