I got an email last night from the members of successful geniune NYC band Dynasty, who played soon-to-be-successful fake suburban band “The Sexy Champions” in an MTV2 commercial (for On The Rise — popups ahoy!) I was in late last year. They’ve put up a site (sexychampions.com, of course) at which one can watch said commercial.
I’m a little disappointed at how it turned out, ’cause I came up with all kinds of things to say as my indie-rock-nerd character:
I’ve played this CD of your bootlegs so many times, I’ve practically worn out my CD player. But listen: I’ve got a friend who’s playing downtown tonight at Reilly’s. I really think you guys should stop by and check it out. He’s got a real “Sexy Champions†kind of sound. Maybe you could even play a set. Would you mind… signing this for me? No? Well, do you think I could interview you for my blog? I’ve got this indie music blog. It would just take five minutes. I’ve got my notepad in my bag. I’d really like to introduce Sexy Champions to the blogosphere.
…and you don’t get to hear any of them, ’cause I end up just being in the background.
Dynasty is/are very nice people. I like their song, “Hypnotized”
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