Idolator

So long as rockers old and new are worried about the public's perception, no one's going to go broke writing trend pieces about "selling out." This New York Times article looking at the marketing moves of former GNR bassist (and "business school graduate"...who knew?) Duff McKagan is another case in point, as musicians and biz folks alike are trotted out to defend their shilling and make their aging audience comfortable when "rockers are eagerly plastering their names everywhere." In fact, rockers are now so comfy with "plastering their names everywhere" that advertisers are starting to get nervous that audiences are ignoring the stuff those names being used to sell. More »