The Thermals, a rambunctious rock band from Portland, Ore., were en route between gigs last year when they got a phone call from their label, Sub Pop. Hummer wanted to pay the band $50,000 for the right to use their song "It's Trivia" in a commercial. Portland band says they won't Hummer a tune for GM (KATU) 13-Mar-2006
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PORTLAND, Ore. - A Portland rock band says it turned down an offer for the right to use their song in a commercial for the Hummer. The Thermals say they were offered $50,000 for the right to use their song "It's Trivia" in a commercial for the sport utility vehicle.