A Dating Site for Lovelorn Rockers

RocknRollDating.com to Help People Find Their Mates of State

Posted by Charlie Moran on 05.14.08 @ 12:59 PM

If you've ever started dating someone only to discover that they seriously like Barenaked Ladies or if you like to send messages to girls on Facebook saying "Hey, you've got good taste in music. Ever catch Jack Johnson at Red Rocks?" or if you can't find any Nine Inch Nails fans in your kibbutz, the internet now has an answer for you.

Once Again, They Might Be Giants Does It for DD

New Spots Are Reminders for Free Iced Coffee Day This Week

Posted by Charlie Moran on 05.13.08 @ 03:10 PM

As someone who swills Dunkin Donuts coffee like it was the only substance that could chase away my personal demons, I've been forwarded notice of the free-iced-coffee day several times already. So, just in case mass infusions of caffeine also stop the voices in your head, I'll pay it forward and let you know that you too can pick up a delicious, free cup of iced coffee at your local DD's this Thursday.

Minor Chords: Tuesday, May 13

The Ting Tings Get Zinged by Apple and Dave Mustaine Offers a Coffee-of-the-Month Club

Posted by Charlie Moran on 05.13.08 @ 10:53 AM

From the 'duh' files: The Ting Tings received a noticeable bump from the inclusion of their song "Shut Up and Let Me Go" in the latest iPod/iTunes ad. It's not an explosion of Yael Naim proportions, but 1,100 to 24,000 downloads is nothing to sneeze at. [Silicon Valley Insider]

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The Roots of the Most Recognizable, Most Irritating Aural Signature in the World

The 'Nokia Theme' Is Really One Bar From 100-Year-Old Spanish Guitar Piece

Posted by Charlie Moran on 05.12.08 @ 01:18 PM

In Battle of Lime Brews, Bud Light Gives an Extra Twist

How DDB Picked Up on Santogold Before She Became So Indietastic

Posted by Charlie Moran on 05.08.08 @ 04:57 PM

We don't do much synergistic link-baiting here at SFS, but our very own Jeremy Mullman wrote a story about Anheuser-Busch's promotion of M.I.A.-torchbearer Santogold, so we'll bite. By now, you've probably seen the ads for Bud Light Lime that feature her song "Creator," but did you ever wonder how a bunch of suits from a beer giant found her before she broke out?

Tim McGraw's Fritos Pack an Extra Punch

Presenting Songs for Soap's First Branded Food Review

Posted by Lisa Fain on 05.07.08 @ 01:03 PM

My colleague Charlie Moran recently wrote about Fritos' partnership with Tim McGraw for his summer tour, which includes a limited-time offering of a new Fritos flavor -- McGraw's Spicy Jalapeno. Because I wear cowboy boots, say "Y'all," and know how to drive a tractor, he assumed that I was the target audience for this offering [Ed. and she's a legit food blogger]. Sure, I may be the only one in the office who would be most likely to have some Tim McGraw in my music collection (though I checked, and the closest I come to mainstream country is George Strait's "Ocean Front Property" -- a classic). But what he didn't know is that I have an aversion to a long list of strange ingredients.

Photos: Lisa Fain

As a Texan, corn chips and jalapenos make up two of our core food groups, so either straight out of the bag, in Frito pie or a bean salad, Fritos were a regular part of my diet growing up. Heck, on many a road trip a bag of Fritos and a can of Frito-Lay Bean Dip constituted a meal. (The two together are, after all, a complete protein).

Panelists at Musexpo Talk of Music-Branding's 'Coming of Age'

If You Need Proof, Watch the Evening News

Posted by Mike Tunnicliffe on 05.07.08 @ 10:57 AM

"You know that there's a serious business here when it's become a regular topic in the news," stated yours truly at a packed bands and global consumer brands session at the Musexpo music conference in L.A. last week.

Salad Dressing for PBR Drinkers

Are Wishbone, Kraft Trying to Be the Hippest Thing Since Bacon Bits?

Posted by Charlie Moran on 05.05.08 @ 03:24 PM

Whole Foods Moves Into Void Left By Starbucks

Grocery Chain Launches Artist Discovery Series With Greg Laswell

Posted by Charlie Moran on 05.02.08 @ 05:00 PM

Radiohead Gets Pumped Up for NBA Playoffs

'House of Cards' Featured in Split-Screen Spot With Steve Nash and Jason Kidd

Posted by Charlie Moran on 04.30.08 @ 03:23 PM

This isn't the first time that Radiohead has licensed a song from its most recent album, the much-talked about "In Rainbows," but it may very well be the first for American audiences. As we wrote a while back, the band lent the gorgeous song "Nude" for a spot promoting the UK teen drama "Skins," but now they've got the song "House of Cards" in one of the NBA's new split-screen spots. They're joining the far-more-obscure (but nearly as rewarding) experimental string group Rachel's in a multi-spot campaign featuring heavyweights delivering simultaneous monologues on such abstract notions as fear, work and belief.