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A band created specifically to push products causes Ian's hackles to rise.
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- Fake Bands: Threat or Menace?
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- Merle Kessler
An song was pulled from BBC, after BBC learned that it was actually an advertisement disguised as a song. Ian views ramifications.
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An song was pulled from BBC, after BBC learned that it was actually an advertisement disguised as a song. Ian views ramifications.
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