Eric Deggans

So maybe the 1970s Heinz commercial that featured Carly Simon's "Anticipation" left us forever thinking the song was about ketchup. Musicians have always been admonished for licensing their songs in commercials - but when no one buys albums anymore, how else can an artist get paid? With us to debate ...

This Sunday, AMC kicks off the third season of its runaway hit, Mad Men. Set in 1960’s New York City, the show celebrates the world-weary cool of the Madison Avenue advertising world....

Born in underground music clubs and raised on dancefloors, disco hit the mainstream in 1977 with the film Saturday Night Fever. Soon, it seemed that anything could be "disco": clothes, furniture, or even a Rolling Stones hit. But two years later, a cultural backlash booted disco from the pop ...

Television advertisers are expected to shine on Super Bowl Sunday. But dark clouds are looming over the consumer economy. Joining us to talk about this year's Super Bowl ads -- and the role music will play in them -- are Josh Rabinowitz, senior vice president and director of music at ...

Most people can sing at least a few lines from the songs that opened television shows like "Gilligan's Island," "The Brady Bunch," or "The Jeffersons." Yet few programs today kick off with a musical explanation of the series' premise. We ask Eric Deggans, media critic at the St. Petersburg Times, ...

Most people can sing at least a few lines from the songs that opened television shows like "Gilligan's Island," "The Brady Bunch," or "The Jeffersons." Yet few programs today kick off with a musical explanation of the series' premise. We ask Eric Deggans, media critic at the St. Petersburg Times, ...