A couple of years back I was pretty fucked off to read that Jack White of the White Stripes had trousered a few grand to write a song for a coke commercial. Most people these days wouldn't give a flying one about that. But for me, any artist that suckles from the teat of a multinational corporation is an artist that has become creatively bankrupt. They're effectively saying that they are for sale if the price is right.
Now I'm no fan of Fergie, maybe if her humps, her humps, her lovely ladybumps were real I'd look at her twice but musically? ... Nah no thanks! But when I read this over at the NME's news site I find my ire raised. My dander is up. What the fuck is going on? How important can money be to you to sign an agreement like that? I can't imagine the soggy gussetted pop moppet is short of a few quid just yet. So why sign an agreement that means she has to write songs about a clothing line? It's repulsive.
Not however, as repulsive as weak-minded puppets driving cars full of gas canisters into buildings full of innocent people mind you. But there are other blogs that will have written much more intelligent and insightful posts about that. I'll just call them cunts and wish them all a long and unhappy jail sentence.
This meandering pointless post is sponsored by the words 'Tired' and the sentence 'I'm really bored and pissed off'.
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as far as fergie goes rad i could care less mate.
the car bombs sicken me.
Yeah I think it looks a bit shit having the two in the same post but that's just how it spewed out of me brain.
Dunno where to start with this.
For a start, I expect no artist integrity from Fergie. Isn't it just the whole product placement thing taken to its most extreme? Can we blame Run DMC for "My Adidas"? Not really - but it started a trend of highlighting products that doubtless produced bank handers for artists and labels.
The whole urban music scene is corrupt with it. On one hand you'll have the average rapper trying to launch a film career, clothes line, drinks line, computer game etc etc and putting all their eggs in one basket. Then there are the Fergie's who'll just take the lower risk option of pimping their services to the established companies. Didn't Timberlake write the McDonalds jingle they use now? It's just as bad.
50 Cent will sing "Get Rich or Die Trying" and name an album after it, knowing full well in advance that there will be a computer game and film of the same name around the corner - it's all just a massive marketing procedure that is creeping into everything from politics to entertainment to schools.
I was personally disgusted when Be'Witched toured primary schools years ago to promote themselves - talk about brainwashing. We're all just potential consumers mate.
Rant over :)
i believe you've covered it all there danny. i'd be sick of it all but i just can't be bothered to waste my time.
I had never heard of her, but clearly she cannot be called an artist in any sense. As for The White Stripes, I've always thought they were pants, sort of a joke to prove you can sell anything to anyone if you dress it up as cool.
Personally I'm a fan of the White Stripes. They do have the tunes. Jack White did disappoint me though.
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