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Composer Apologizes for Air Force/White Stripes Controversy

Sunday’s Super Bowl wasn’t quite as enjoyable for the White Stripes as it was for New Orleans Saints fans. The band felt that a 30-second Air Force Reserves advertisement aired during the game was awfully similar to their song “Fell in Love With a Girl,” and they expressed their frustration on their record label’s website. After a good bit of finger pointing (the Air Force said they’d commissioned Fast Forward Productions to write the song), composer Kem Kraft has issued an apology for the mishap....  read more

White Stripes Upset With Air Force Reserves Over Super Bowl Commercial

On the Third Man Records website, Jack White has issued a statement about the purported unauthorized use of the White Stripes’ song “Fell in Love with a Girl” in an Air Force Reserves commercial aired during the Super Bowl. The statement placed the music video for the song next to a link to the commercial on Air Force Reserves’ site. It has since been removed....  read more

Ten Great Pepsi Super Bowl Commercials From Years Past

Last night, for the first time in nearly a quarter-century, Pepsi did not run an advertisement to promote its cola during the Super Bowl. The soft drink giant instead turned its ad dollars toward boostng its Refresh Everything project, through which Pepsi will distribute grants to worthy causes in fields such as education and health....  read more

Download Cheap Trick's "Green Police"

Download Cheap Trick's "Green Police" here.The song will be featured in an Audi Super Bowl commercial on Sunday, Feb. 7....  read more