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From: "Christopher Kouzes" <Christopher.Kouzes@btol.com>
>Indeed, the 88 have been licensing fiends, with its music having been
>used in a TV teaser for the film "Little Miss Sunshine" and 
>commercials
>from Sears, the NFL and Target. The band has even appeared in an 
>episode
>of CBS series "How I Met Your Mother."

Speaking of which, I don't think anyone's ever mentioned the band that 
provides the theme song for that show (probably the best-written 
sitcom on the air, incidentally), The Solids:

http://www.myspace.com/wearethesolids

The song, "Hey Beautiful," is one of the better straight power pop 
tunes I've heard in quite some time.  And rather than have to license 
their song to a TV show, the Solids took the more direct route of 
making a TV show to go with their song: the creative core of the band 
is singer/guitarist Carter Bays and drummer Craig Thomas, who created 
and executive-produce the series.

Naturally, they're also behind that instant classic previously 
discussed on the list, Robin Sparkles' minor Canadian hit from 1993, 
"Let's Go To The Mall":

http://www.myspace.com/robinsparkles

S