Comments on: led zeppelin for zenga

led zeppelin for zenga

tsarfan — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 02:12:19 -0800

A few weeks ago Nike stole Minor Threat's classic album cover and with a few tiny changes tried to make it their own to promote a skateboarding tour. Not to give other immoral megacorps any ideas, but...

By: peacay

peacay — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 03:38:04 -0800

That's ~~sacrilegious~~ awesome!

By: hal9k

hal9k — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 04:12:28 -0800

Too lazy to launch Photoshop so here's my contribution: Cover of Who's Next with a Depends® logo scabbed on at the lower right corner. There. I've now helped trivialize something I once felt important for a quick chuckle. Per the link, I just wish I could "unsee" that Verizon logo on the cover of London Calling.

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 04:57:23 -0800

Seconded. Awesome.

By: NoMich

NoMich — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 05:05:49 -0800

I love the Rise Above Acne one. Funny stuff.

By: chrominance

chrominance — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 05:23:27 -0800

Not that it wasn't a bad idea in the first place, but Nike did issue an apology.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 05:27:10 -0800

~~Nike did issue an apology.~~ chrominance beat me to it.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 05:28:57 -0800

Hehe, I dig this one.

By: The Dryyyyy Cracker

The Dryyyyy Cracker — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 06:31:23 -0800

The one using the Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen to sell condoms is brilliant.

By: bardic

bardic — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 06:41:59 -0800

Merchandise. I have a pretty large mancrush on Ian. And Guy, but he's kind of a tease.

By: raedyn

raedyn — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 07:52:04 -0800

I'm pretty sure the poster knew that Nike apologized, since the wording was what if Nike didn't apologize. Jussayin'

By: tomplus2

tomplus2 — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:18:22 -0800

Come now, more of a spoof or something like that, than stealing an idea. But then again, a "hey, we're going to use your cover and play off of it" would have been nice.

By: thedevildancedlightly

thedevildancedlightly — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:40:32 -0800

I'm pretty sure the poster knew that Nike apologized, since the wording was what if Nike didn't apologize. Then I could post an FPP about "What if John Kerry ate babies and served the leftovers to John McCain?", right? Posting a "what if" without making it clear that the "what if" didn't actually happen seems a bit weak, especially when it's closed with "immoral megacorps".

By: 235w103

235w103 — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:56:05 -0800

Nike apologized, but apparently Ian and the boys were still considering legal action, last I heard.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 10:57:05 -0800

yup, that was the last I heard too: july 4 NYT article. Wonder if that'll ever happen... IANAL but I just don't know what they could sue about..

By: Ayn Marx

Ayn Marx — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 09:54:48 -0800

Nike apologized, but apparently Ian and the boys were still considering legal action, last I heard. Really? Schmucks. Re-mixing pop culture is nothing new, and that it is done by a corporation is irrelevant. Bitching about this will only make it easier for such corporations to smack down less-moneyed folk when they re-mix corporate art and logos. Minor Threat need to get over themselves.