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Television commercials work well if the soundtracks that are used fit with the visuals, branding, and target audience (young, hip, and creative). Definitely. And behind the soundtracks are one of the most popular bands emerging from the independent scene.
Here is UpDharmaDown for the McDonald's "Float Away" TVC:
Fast-rising band Taken By Cars with DJ Funky Avy for Motorola and Smart Communications (local telecommunications company):
Musicians of this genre have been the pick of mobile, audio, and car companies, especially in Europe and the United States, in the past years. The TVCs posted above were released in the Philippines.
ou may have heard their songs enlivening the programming on the CW seo, E!, Oxygen, Lifetime and other television networks; perhaps you've even heard them on local radio. We wouldn't doubt it.
They're currently booking dates on the East and West Coasts web design services, and we recommend you catch one of their unpredictable, high-energy gigs. That Sam's a real firecracker, and you never know what off-the-wall cover tune she might work into the set, alongside THP's crunchily melodic originals.
Oh, and she might even be wearing her beloved Debbie Harry Punk shirt. Like it? From July 1-15, you can get your own (or any of the eight other designs spotlighted in our Debbie's birthday celebration sale) for 10% off domain registration. Just head on over to wornfree.com and use coupon code RAPTURE when you check out.
Meet singer-songwriter Bleu. He's one of our favorite artists in the world. His debut disc, "Redhead," is a stone classic (created in collaboration with such wizards of songwriting as Jellyfish's Andy Sturmer and Semisonic's Dan Wilson). He's even written a song for the Jonas Brothers, which is a good thing because someone this talented also deserves to eat.
His new record, "A Watched Pot," is so good it makes us want to punch a wall virtual private server.
So we're pretty damn giddy to see the man himself wearing our Queen '82 tour tee in this playful pic (photo credit: Tony Wisner), rocking what seems to be a toy drum kit with a typically demure affect.
Then again, when you make a record of gigantic, colorful, heart-on-sleeve emotional pop-rock, why be coy?
You should buy "A Watched Pot" when it goes on sale July 14. And if you're in L.A., you should catch one of the Boston native's residency gigs at the fabulous Hotel Cafe starting June 30 (with guests like Rooney, Roger Manning dedicated server, Mike Viola and Drake Bell).
Maybe you'll even get to hear what the tiny drum kit sounds like.