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Band of Horses Retain Ownership of Their Soul, Turn Down Wal-Mart Commercial Memo to the Rock Daily comment crew: Rockers read your posts. At least, we think they do. A few months ago, Hot List honorees Band of Horses allowed Wal-Mart to use their song “The Funeral” in an Internet-only commercial. As BoH’s Ben Bridwell told In Forum, “We tested it with that Web site thing that I figured nobody would really even see. But in the Internet age, you can’t do anything without someone catching wind of it.” The gust was caught rather quickly, and the commerical was greeted with bile and anger from fans and people that post on sites like this one. The term “sell-out” was bandied about (it didn’t help that the commercial was for Wal-Mart, the maligned retail giant that slays mom-and-pop stores and monopolizes the Eagles). At least when Wilco got into the ad game, they sold their soul to Volkswagen. After the backlash, the proposal to turn the Internet commercial into a TV ad was declined by the band. Says Bridwell, “So once I saw our fans were let down by it, I nixed the TV commercial, and said, ‘You know what, this isn’t for me. Keep your money.’ ” A spokesperson for the band told Rock Daily that while the group is “generally pro-licensing,” they felt that Wal-Mart “was not a good match,” which means they could one day soundtrack Doritos commercials, ā la Missy Elliott. The Internet ad featuring “The Funeral” has since been taken off the Wal-Mart Web site. Related Stories: New Music Tuesdays: Kid Rock, Band of Horses 2007 Hot List: Band of Horses Single Minded: Kid Rock, Band of Horses, Jens Lekman and More
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Published: 2007-11-17
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News
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Grand Archives by Grand ArchivesThe rock band formed by Band of Horses' Matt Brooke releases its debut album. [Rock, Indie]
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Published: 2008-03-24
Provider: Metacritic
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Interview: Band of HorsesSince releasing their acclaimed debut, Everything All the Time, in March 2006, Band of Horses have experienced an unusual range of
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Published: 2007-10-15
Provider: Artist Direct
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Band of Horses plans free showMusic & nightlifeSub Pop's Band of Horses plays a free in-store concert at the Queen Anne Easy Street Records Monday at 11 p.m. The show is a pump-up for...
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Published: 2007-10-05
Provider: Seattle Times
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New Music Tuesdays: Kid Rock, Band of Horses Click above to check out Christian Hoard’s analysis of Kid Rock’s straight-up Rock N Roll Jesus (which Rock once described to Hoard as the equivalent of going to a bar and getting shit-faced, then discovering a gospel choir there), and tuneful indie-rock act Band of Horses, whose guitar-heavy, beautiful Cease to Begin helped them earn the title of Hot Band in the current Hot Issue. Read the review for Kid Rock’s Rock N Roll Jesus here and Band of Horses’ Cease to Begin here. >>Watch every episode of our weekly New Music Tuesdays video podcast by subscribing via iTunes (when prompted, click “Launch application”). Every Tuesday, a new episode will be delivered to your iTunes. [If you don’t have iTunes, download it here.]
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Published: 2007-10-10
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Videos, New Music Tuesdays, Podcasts
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Band Of Horses Head Back On the RoadWith Band of Horses' three-night Atlanta stand (December 28, 29 and 31) now sold-out, the band has added a string of 2008 dates that start and end in their home state of South Carolina. A
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Published: 2007-11-30
Provider: Artist Direct
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Band Of Horses Saddles Up For New Album, TourBand of Horses revealed the tracklisting for their anticipated sophomore album, Cease To Begin, set for an October 9 release on Sub Pop. Additionally, the Seattle-based indie rock band is
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Published: 2007-07-30
Provider: Artist Direct
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Nightlife reporter Tom Scanlon writes his last columnEntertainmentI'm breaking up the column and going solo. In the words of Jim Morrison, this is the end. (Hold the mother/father part, please.) Strike up the Band's...
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Published: 2008-05-01
Provider: Seattle Times
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