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Radiohead Turns "House Of Cards" Into A Total Jock Jam


The above ad for the NBA playoffs features "House Of Cards" from Radiohead's In Rainbows, a bit of licensing that, according to the eagle-eared blogger at Songs For Soap, may be the first time the band's licensed its music for ad markets in the US. Perhaps the fact that Steve Nash of the recently eliminated Suns was in this particular ad helped Thom & Co. warm up to licensing the track to the NBA? In 2002, he told ESPN The Magazine, "But you know, what's so great about them is that you can interpret the lyrics any way you feel.... I love Radiohead. They're really clever guys. And the music itself is just excellent." I wonder if he bought the In Rainbows discbox! After the jump, another ad, which brings together LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, and "Water From The Same Source" by the incredible string ensemble Rachel's. More »

4:00 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Maura Johnston
382 views, 11 comments

Latest by Halfwit: @britneyspearstears: They touched on it, but only in reference to how the increased exposure helped downloads/sales of the Niggy Tardust album (the irony being that the song doesn't even appear on that album, of course). more »

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Beach Boys Purists Have Team To Root Against In This Year's NCAA Tournament

Say hello to the UCLA Bruins, who have a freshman named Kevin Love as their center. Why might some people who love the men who brought us "Fun, Fun, Fun" want to root for the team's demise? The answer lies in this quote from today's New York Times: "'He doesn't like to admit that he listens to [The Beach Boys] as much as he does,' said Mike Love, an original Beach Boy and one of Kevin's uncles. 'Because it might mess with his street cred.' " Well, Mike, it's probaly not the fact that it's the Beach Boys as much as it's the fact that the most hated member of the band happens to be a blood relation. After all, when I read that quote earlier, I realized that today's Times story was the first time that I'd seen the name "Mike Love" without the word "Fuck" in front of it in, oh, about 15 months or so. [NYT / Photo: AP]

10:25 AM on Tue Mar 18 2008
By Maura Johnston
196 views, 5 comments

Latest by Thierry: He's not fooling anyone with that hat. Fucking Mike Love. more »

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Good Thing Romeo Dropped The "Lil" From His Name

Romeo—the rapper formerly known as Lil' Romeo, and also known as Percy Miller, son of Master P—will attend USC next year, where he'll be on the school's basketball team. From FOX Sports: More »

6:28 PM on Mon Apr 16 2007
By mjohnston
1,232 views, 2 comments

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Idolator Celebrates The NBA: Our Favorite Rapping Basketball Stars

We're still a bit gunshy about the sports/music convergence after enduring Trace Adkins' national anthem during the World Series, but we'd be remiss if we didn't note two basketball-related happenings this week: the opening of the 2006-07 NBA season and the long-awaited release of Sacramento King Ron Artest's album, My World. To honor the confluence of these two events, we present our five favorite basketball-playing rappers, and video clips that show off their mic skills. More »

12:03 PM on Thu Nov 2 2006
By mjohnston
634 views, 18 comments

Latest by rad_matter: If Aries Spears was still doing his Magic Johnson impression and he rapped nonsense with it, it would sound exactly like Shaq rapping. more »