(idm) the ads thread continues

From BigKumquat
Sent Wed, Jun 9th 1999, 18:52


<< >that *sad* story about Jello Biafra and Nike. Yikes!<
 
 Again, i'm prob just square, but could someone relate this story to me?<<

Yes, what song was Nike after?  The Dead Kennedys' "Kill The Poor" would seem 
most appropriate given Nike's third world labor practices.

<< However, i doubt that Volvo would have even noticed a socialist agenda. >>

Because they're Swedish and more familiar with Socialism?  Maybe Stereolab 
planted subliminal messages in the track: "You *will* fully support the 
introduction of government-provided health care in the United States."
 
 <<  Maybe the credits for commercials should just be made available, like 
via a
 website or something like that. So rather than say "Hunts Ketchup,
 soundtrack provided by Ryoji Ikeda", ther would just be a little
 www.hunts_ketchup.com URL on the botom, which has a link to the
 commercial's credits.  >>

The point may be moot when we all soon have "smart teevees" that can provide 
extra information by using the remote control to click menus (not unlike the 
extra info now found on DVD's).  For any given commercial you could access 
soundtrack/ad agency information by clicking a few buttons.

But that would elimiate all these "anyone know the track on that one 
commercial?" posts on IDM...would that be a good thing or a bad thing?

- Fred Church
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