Scion/Vice 7"s

[Mitch]

Does anyone actually know the inside scoop as to why Scion and garage rock are now bedfellows?  Or rather why a large car company is trying to appeal to a niche market in such a way as giving Greg Ashley a slew of fans and hats to pass out on tour, sponsoring / putting on festivals, and releasing free records?

It's a strange thing to see happening, that's for sure.  It's not just "garage" that they are doing this with either.  Scion/Vice have done big metal and hip hop events too.

[I Am Not Marty Feldman]

I can already hear Mitch's voice endorsing Scion on the radio. 

[Mitch]

BUY THIS CAR!!!!  I'M TOO FAT TO FIT IN IT!!!!

[SSR]

Mitch, whose gonna drive you home?

[Mitch]

[P-TNT]

These are going for $100+ on ebay already, right?

[rleng]

Does anyone actually know the inside scoop as to why Scion and garage rock are now bedfellows?  Or rather why a large car company is trying to appeal to a niche market in such a way as giving Greg Ashley a slew of fans and hats to pass out on tour, sponsoring / putting on festivals, and releasing free records?

I was wondering that also. Same thing for pabst blue ribbon. I remember that beer was not big at all years ago. Now I see it everywhere. Saw them at a wutang show with free kegs.

I know that if you take a few pics of people at your shows wearing the free scion hats and key chains and shit...they give you money. You just gotta email the pics to them at the end of the night. They give you some set amount every show. Good for gas. Still not gonna make more people buy scions though.

[TTT]

Toyota isn't trying to market Scions to fans of these bands as much as it is trying to rerebrand the Scion as a hip, young vehicle. In the early '00, Toyota was pretty successful marketing the Scion to under 30s, especially people from 16 - 25.  A few years ago sales dropped and they rebranded it as a hip but adult car choice. That failed and now they are back to what worked before and rerebranding it as the young people's car. It is not the Black Lips fan that they are after, but the young goob who thinks Black Lips fans are cool. 

Garage rock is a puppet government.

[robvertigo]

Mitch, go to Amoeba Berkeley and hassle the counter folk.
We had some Jack O' & and some Spits splits in the promo bin for moons.
I think there are a couple left, at least.
I got the Davilla/Dirtbombs one handed to me a week or so ago, but haven't seen them in the stashbox as of yet.

[Vince Clortho Keymaster of Gozac]

Aaron: "Are you now considering a Scion as a future vehicle purchase?"

Fifty-plus show-goer: "I don't think so."

If it will help me to maximize my carbon footprint then the answer is yes.

[DickJohnson]

anyone got doubles of the Scion tube socks they would be willing to sell or trade?

[dS]

Converse has been putting out 45s for a minute now.

[SSR]

The worst thing about this is that it is clogging up the pressing plants.

The best thing is that it might lead to the revival of the cereal box record.

[erico]

Converge has 45s? Nice.

[davemartin]

Ok, folks let's start assigning bands to the cereals. First thing that came to mind as I sat at my kitchen table reading termbo was a Gun Outfit / Grape Nuts record. I've got work to do so I'll let the rest of you continue this noble cause.

And the best part of this Scion singles series is that the artwork on the three so far is by former Half Life lead singer (and Akron,OH cop) Jeff Lamm.