“Every kid who ever hung out with the drama group is now spoiling every song you ever loved by obscure artists the world over” by using them in advertising. The Gap alone is responsible for ruining many a song for me, and the fact that Volkswagen sells a soundtrack album tells you something. Although I must admit that their commercials aren’t quite as egregiously annoying as some; maybe it’s because I own a VW.

Speaking of which, VW is reintroducing the Microbus in 2005. It looks alright, but departs a little too much from the ‘60s classic in my opinion. At least the New Beetle is an obvious descendant of the original…