August 23, 2005
oh no not again
After the whole Minor Threat/Nike thing I guess I should not have been surprised by what's going on between Burger King and Slipknot.
It seems that big brains at Burger King are marketing to the kiddies by making up this fake metal band called 'Coq Roq' (yes, 'cock rock') that look suspiciosly like Slipknot (creepy masks, dreadlocks, tats etc) and Slipknot are not impressed.
Rock on Slipknot.
Now, admitadly I'm not a big fan of Slipknot's music (I can't name even one of their songs) but I'm really glad that they are not taking this lying down. I guess what this all boils down to is brand integrity. Slipknot have and their people have worked very hard to build the Slipknot brand. (not that their fans would like to think of them as a brand...but hey, that's life in the big city...)
Stay tuned....
And on a completely different note, I just found out that it's not 'God's Speed', but 'godspeed'.
go fig.
-gg
Posted by gadgetgirl at August 23, 2005 06:26 PM
Comments
not sure about this one. I'm no slipknot fan either, but I never made the connection between coq roq and them. I thought of the BK band as a horror film version of the Subservient Chicken (that thing creeped me out itself though). It almost sounds like an enterprising legal mind has seen a chance to cash in on the situation and has convinced the band to make some noise until they get a nice cash settlement to put the issue behind them.
Posted by: Matt C at August 24, 2005 08:22 AM
Yeah, it does seem kind of like a natural (or UNnatural) progression from the Subservient Chicken to the Coq Roq thingo.
Call me crazy, but I still think it's pretty cool that Slipknot are sticking it to 'the man'. But I do like how in leagaleze the band are referred to as 'Slipknit, Inc'
Posted by: gadgetgirl at August 24, 2005 08:33 PM