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How to Calculate Musical Sellouts
Topic: Music 9:28 am EST, Nov 10, 2007

An ode to lost stigma.

It seems as if every commercial these days has a rock band in it. What was once the mark of utter uncoolness, a veritable byword of selling out, has become the norm. More than a decade ago we became inured to the most unlikely parings. Led Zeppelin in a Cadillac ad. The Clash shilling for Jaguar. Bob Dylan warbling for an accounting firm, or Victoria's Secret. An Iggy Pop song about a heroin-soaked demimonde accompanying scenes of blissful vacationers on a Caribbean cruise ship.

There is no longer even a debate, let alone a stigma.

UPDATE: See Current for a visual depiction of the equation.

How to Calculate Musical Sellouts



 
 
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