On Monday, pallid shredder Jack White released a statement complaining that the theme song he composed with Alicia Keys for upcoming Bond film Quantum of Solace, "Another Way to Die," had no business in the hands of Coca Cola.
Coke is currently using "Another Way" in its Coke Zero Zero 7 commercials, and White, obviously completely ignorant to the way modern mega-corporations pimp each other's creativity, feels slighted by this. He went so far as to say he was "disappointed."
Of course, we were desperate to hear the song White holds so dear. Take a listen after the jump.
Black, white and red all over musician Jack White is reportedly upset that "Another Way to Die," the Bond theme he recorded with songstress Alicia Keys, was co-opted by Coca Cola for use in a series of Coke Zero commercials. Coke is temporarily rebranding Coke Zero as Coke Zero Zero 7 in order to promote Quantum of Solace, which premieres October 29, and White just can't stand this deception!
In a statement released Monday, White says he is "disappointed," adding that "Another Way" was "not for Coca Cola." Coke spokespeople have yet to respond, as they're having difficulty hearing Jack from their golden lounge chairs on top of their Scrooge McDuck piles of money.
No word yet on what sort of moral dance White did to arrive at the idea that it's OK to sell out to MGM but not Coke.
In the meantime, laugh at White getting a taste of his own, bitter medicine, as Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher is currently telling any British press person who will listen that it's a "pisstake" that a movie about a great British spy is being soundtracked by "a bunch of fucking Americans."
Alicia Keys made a lot of fans nervous recently, when an excerpt from a Blender interview in which she spouts some crazy conspiracy theories — “the government invented gangsta rap to encourage black men to kill each other” — started making the rounds. But she went on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show yesterday to clear up some misconceptions that might have arisen.
• Was Alicia Keys arrested? Or maybe she just likes walking like a prisoner. [Media Take Out]
• All this because a lot of people just really wanted to hear some Clay Aiken. [Reuters]
• Okay, so we know that Ryan Seacrest has no life, but why make it more uncomfortable by adding Tyra Banks into the mix? [NYDN]
While on the set of their new movie The Nanny Diaries, Scarlett Johansson and Alicia Keys discover a variation in the most popular tactic in fighting aggressive paparazzi: Make their photos unsaleable. If only they checked their spelling (and their grammar), we'd have no reason to ridicule.
Who's Being Harassed? [Sky]
• Though we're not sure that Jennifer Lopez can keep enough clothes on to make a Middle Eastern show appropriate, at least some people somewhere still want to see her perform. [Page Six]
• Alicia Keys succumbs to the hottest new celebrity trend — visiting Africa! It's totally the new St. Tropez. [TMZ]
• We try not to spend too much time thinking about the fact that Ryan Seacrest can buy a $11.5 million home. [People]
• For the first time in years, Britney Spears does not make it onto the FHM 100 sexiest women poll. Even though she brushed her hair and put on shoes, still not hot. [RTE]
• What's so special about a feud between two Kiss cover bands comprised of only little people? Um, we're gonna' go with everything. [Page Six]
• Because people expect nothing but the worst crap ever from Paris Hilton, when she manages to do anything other than fall on her face drunk, the world gasps in awe and calls it talent. The day she wins a Grammy, the music might actually die. [LAT]
• Two tickets to see Madonna at Madison Square Garden, will only set you back, oh, slightly less than a grand. Hell, throw in a decent meal for you and a date, and you could make it an even thousand. [Brooklyn Vegan]
• The New Pantheon Award short list is out. Seeing as though The O.C.'s Adam Brody and Josh Schwartz are judges, a Death Cab for Cutie win would surely round out the metrosexual motiff. [Ptichfork]
• MTV uncovers the "exhaustion" (a.k.a. drug addicton) epidemic. The verdict? Everyone is lying except for Hilary Duff. And unlike James Frey, it's about not being on drugs. [MTV]
•' When Paula Abdul gets drunk, she doesn't just kick people off American Idol. She also sees to it that people get fired from their jobs. You know, the ones that they support their families on? [The Scoop]
• Oh, Alicia Keys, say it isn't so. A UPN drama? Have we completely forgotten Brandy? [AOL Celebrity]
• Who has the keys to Lenny Kravitz' heart? Alicia Keys, that's who. Despite being seated with a group at Mr. Chow's, it was obvious Kravitz wanted to devour Keys instead of the Moo Shoo Pork.
• Taking a hint from that great international traveler Wacko Jacko, hitting the watermarks of Dubai are none other than Brangelina and the kids! This comes fresh off a trip to an Edmonton mall, where Maddox was calling Pitt "daddy."
• Christina Aguilera is going into overdrive to make you believe she's thrilled about the arrival of Britney and K-Fed's new spawn. After gushing to ad nauseum (heavy on the nausea) about her joy for the new tot, she mentioned she's sent the trailer trash threesome a baby gift. A Cheetos gift bag, oh my!
• Missing: Lindsay Lohan's boobs. The starlet claims the main reason she's gaining weight is that she misses her breasts. (Anyone asked Tyra Banks if she's seen 'em?)
• Lil' Kim might have admitted to breaking the law, but that's not stopping her from appropriating herself as a victim of the government's gangsta rap crack down.
• The wedding between Paris Hilton and Paris Latsis is off, and has been for months. But you already knew that, right?
