I'm not entirely sure why the Absolut Vodka commercial featuring a version of Joy Division's "Ceremony" bothers me as much as it does. I'd thought I'd gotten over my outrage at the notion of musicians "selling out" to ad firms pretty soon after Neil Young sent up a final gasp of indignation with the great spoof video for "This Note's For You." What was the last instance I remember upsetting me? The Beatles' "Revolution" in that Nike ad, maybe. By the time Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" hit that yuppie Volkswagen spot I was just like, Oh, that would be a fun, driving around with some friends listening to that song. (And then maybe a nice glass of rose.) And when the Who's "Baba O'Riley" welcomed everyone to the dawn of Cisco computer network's new age or whatever, you know, fine. READ MORE

Thom Yorke, who's spent the last few weeks taking a break from his Radiohead-fronting duties to play a handful of shows with his all-star backing band Atoms For Peace, threw Joy Division's oft-covered "Love Will Tear Us Apart" into his set last night. Somehow the Internet has not broken wide open and swallowed itself as a result of this particular song making its way to YouTube! Is it Flea's fault? [Via]