Selling out is compromising the work or art of an artist or the like. While it is only "unfortunate" in these instances, selling-out is flat out gnarly and flattens the legitimacy of any person. It does, however, get a few excused write-offs from Staleaponia.
5. Grizzly Bear, Beach House, many other very good bands - (Twilight Saga Soundtrack)
WTF? How did this happen? All these mofos snuck in and probably made a bank for putting their music in this ever so lame movie series to mass appeal. They didn't even watch watch the movie. I know it. It's not really selling out, that's why is excusable, but it is for commercial purposes. It's just shitty they made their artrock synonymous with the movie teen moms identify with when they get in fight with their "rustic" boy husbands. Not that that's the only demographic, probably very good suburban students and what not. Fuck it.
4. Rogue Wave - ("Lake Michigan" - Verizon or something + Zune)
Remember the people, I don't know, city folk, walking pastorily around in a field with Rogue Wave in the background? Good song. I didn't think much of it besides it was one of the best songs heard in a commerschill in several years. Then somebody close to Staleaponia exposed the whole album Asleep at Heaven's Gate and found a new, solid band. Felt wary and discredited that the match maker here proved to be mawfackin SPRINT!
3. Class Actress ("Bienvenue" - Visa Mastercard commercial)
This ad featuring the ultra extravagant sounds of Class Actress were spared for this very short-lived commercial featuring young professionals being new in the world and having some major credit card company seem sincerely there for the young couples of the nation made Staleaponia uneasily look away. This simple, true tune seemed to represent the old foagies high above the Mastercard offices trying to connect with the youth to reel in years of acceptance to the system in general and their fuckin' credit card. Class Actress gets an excuse because her music emits the most lavish and enjoyable chillwave beats that will motivate for some good time in the future. Update - the duo also sold "Let Me Take You Out" to Honda
2. STRFKR (Sir Rawnald Gregory II - Target ad)
Admittingly, this is how Staleaponia found out about the Portland, OR pysch pop band, thus elucidating the benefits of selling art to corporate shit (just like finding out about Rogue Wave). This catchy tune played in the background of the Target pharmacy campaign. Of all the acts and groups on the list, Starfucker really seems the least likely to have sold out to corporate America. They have put out five albums with 9/10 songs dance-able and repeat worthy. Staleaponia likes to think that they would have come into the foreground without Target's help, but who knows. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYdvpO_FMmU
1. "And it feels just like I am too close to lose you!" Syke.... fuck that guy.
PFM (Papa John's, Buick)
Peyton Fucking Manning gets the number one spot for his very stupid commercials for Papa John's and Buick. They are the dumbest and most likely insufferable for any non-Broncs fans, but for Denverites, they make aponia give the yeeeeeeeeeee since this guy is taking are team from being led by sketch shitheads like Kyle Orton and Jay Cutler. The main reason this gets excused is because he's an athlete, so he's endorsing or whatever. He's not doing what he does for the company. He's not throwing a fucking breadstick down the field. He doesn't have a Buick symbol on the side of his helmet. Athletes are expected to do commercials, and PFM gets to try one time after another for a chuckle worthy stint, were they're so awk and poor premised that they're good. Besides, I think his neck injury may have effected his ability to make any solid business decisions so he gets the special pass, too.
5 Least Excusable Sellings-Out to come soon!
