Wal-Mart Uses AC/DC To Launch Sneak Attack On NYC
For our readers in the Big Apple, beware. According to Reuters, “Starting this week in New York City, the retailer will put up a temporary store in Times Square and have a truck roving around the city to celebrate the launch of AC/DC’s new album.”
NYC has of course, always firmly rejected the idea of Wal-Mart in the city. Last year, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott famously told N.Y. Times “I don’t care if we are ever here.”
But over the past year, Wal-Mart seems to have gotten little bored with the country life and is jonesin’ again for some city kicks. It didn’t go very well in Chicago, but they’re still at it in D.C. - and it looks like they’re getting their wish in New York - if for only a bit.
(That is, unless loyal Gotham City Wal-Mart fighters make it...uncomfortable)
But the NYC stunt isn’t the only interesting angle to the AC/DC story. Remember that AC/DC signed the exlusive Wal-Mart deal as a way of bypassing iTunes. Check out this gem from lead singer Brian Roberts:
“Maybe I’m just being old-fashioned, but this itunes, God bless ‘em, it’s going to kill music if they’re not careful,” going on to add: “It’s a...monster, this thing,” he said. “It just worries me. And I’m sure they’re just doing it all in the interest of making as much...cash as possible.”
Which store is he talking about again? If a slew of censored and exclusive Garth Brooks and Eagles albums is the way to save the music industry...maybe we’ll just all need to start listening to more books on tapes instead.
Posted by Media Team on Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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COMMENTS
AC/DC and/or ANY Entertainer who signs an exclusive deal with Wal*Mart is an embarasment. Who’s got big balls? Not AC/DC that’s for sure… Hey Angus, can you spell “SELL OUT”? and not in the good way.
Bobby in
Tuesday, October 14 at 06:04 PM
AC/DC- Isnt that what screwed is, or does he just “tip toe through the tulips”
Onward Christian Soldiers in
Tuesday, October 14 at 10:53 PM
The John McCain Quote of the Day
Your homophobia is showing again, O.C.S.
Today’s McCain Quote:
“My friends, we’ve got them just where we want them.” ~on Barack Obama and the state of the presidential campaign, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Oct. 13, 2008
You mean the place where you’re trailing Obama in the polls by as much as 10 points in many states? Is this the place you’re talking about? You better step it up a little. People like O.C.S. and Larry aren’t getting a good night’s sleep lately.
It’s so refreshing to see intellect trumping blind patriotism!
ScrewedbyWalMart in Anytown, America
Wednesday, October 15 at 07:04 AM
Obamas Character references:
Corrupt Chicago political fixers
Loony Racist peachers
unrepentant terroists
Oh & Screwed- The village Idiot!
Larry in USN WWII (Ret)
Wednesday, October 15 at 12:21 PM
Let’s see. A band signs an exlusive distribution deal with a discounter?
It would seem to me that spells nearing the end of the line for a recording artist.
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Alex in Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, October 15 at 06:30 PM
Alex,
“Let’s see. A band signs an exlusive distribution deal with a discounter?
It would seem to me that spells nearing the end of the line for a recording artist.”
For AC/DC, it is a revival, they have been at the end of the line for years now!! Think about it, Why would a ‘band’ sign an exclusive distribution deal with a [major] discounter, unless they couldn’t sign with a [major] CD distributer?
RDS in
Wednesday, October 15 at 11:04 PM
Don’t You Just Love RDS’ Incessant Spinning, Alex?
Now RDS fancies himself as a critic of the music business. He says, “think about it.”
I say, Try not to think about it! It’s too hard to wrap one’s mind around the image. Can’t you see RDS rocking out in the barn to AC/DC?
AC/DC has always been a niche band. They’ve been nominated for 6 music awards, but haven’t won any. There are dozens of solo artists and groups in the music industry who have had more success than AC/DC. Even at the height of the group’s popularity, they could not match the success of that other great Wal-Mart Sell Out, “The Eagles.”
ScrewedbyWalMart in Anytown, America
Thursday, October 16 at 07:24 AM
Screwed: How ironic that the Eagles(of all people) should sell out to WalMart. Well, I guess its like the lyric from their song"Lyin’ Eyes"--"They say every form of refuge,has its price.”......
ddrb in
Thursday, October 16 at 09:28 AM
All your peeps need to chill out.
ACDC A “Niche” band...what a moron..!!!
“Let’s see. A band signs an exlusive distribution deal with a discounter?
It would seem to me that spells nearing the end of the line for a recording artist.”
ARE you for real..? Wal-mart are one of the few stores that kept all of ac/dc’s library in stock, so why not give them the privilege of this deal? All you haters just need to get a life and quit crying about Walmart.
Nite prowler in Htown,tx
Friday, October 17 at 08:16 AM
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