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Sports Illustrated Is Now Featuring Indie Bands In Its Swimsuit Issue...

Friday, February 03, 2012
by paul

What's another thing that has little or nothing to do with sports? That would be indie music, which is why Sports Illustrated is making it a major part of its upcoming Swimsuit Issue. But this is more than just an artist profile here and there - according to information shared by Billboard, a total of seventeen different indie artists will be featured side-by-side with swimsuit models.

Taking it a step further, these artists will be paired with specific models for both the print magazine and accompanying videos. "Each artist will be paired with a different model in the magazine and online, with new or previously unreleased tracks from each respective artist," explained Billboard's Andrew Hampp.

Taking it even another step further, Sports Illustrated will be hosting a two-day music festival called Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Beauties & Beats in Las Vegas, specifically at the recently-erected Cosmopolitan.

The Black Lips will be headining Beauties & Beats, with Delta Spirit, Elan Atias & White Elephant, J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Little Hurricane, Maluca, Nick Waterhouse, Vonnegutt, Selebrities, and White Denim.

Other editorially-featured artists include Bosco Delrey, DJ A-Trak, Hanni El Khatib, Kito & Reija Lee, New Look, Rhye, Toro Y Moi and The newno2.

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Visitor Friday, February 03, 2012

THOSE GLASSES ARE HUGE!!!! LOL LOL

Me Friday, February 03, 2012

They're fake, you know.

Visitor Friday, February 03, 2012

I'm not sure fake matters!

gaetano Friday, February 03, 2012

We're witnessing the Indiefication of the Bro-rena.

Perhaps Animal Collective will play the half time show at the superbowl next year.

zFriday, February 03, 2012

How much money are the bands getting for this operation? Oh, yeah, I forgot. What the hell am I talking about? Money! Ha! They are getting "exposure", which is like $100,000 these days. Sure.

Keep wasting your time on this shit, we will see where you are standing, ten to fifteen years from now.

agent gomez Friday, February 03, 2012

Sometimes money isn't everything ! Just look at the size of her "glasses"

and yes I'm a musician !

@hawshietashie Saturday, February 04, 2012

This is AWESOME.

@nickyberger Saturday, February 04, 2012

In ANY other scenario, these are novelty/clown glasses.

But she pulls it off.

@DIYMediaService Monday, February 06, 2012

I guess there is never a wrong way of trying to get your music heard...

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