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This is a contest: Demetri Martin and Sarah Silverman

Time to update the DVR.

Sarah Silverman and Demetri Martin’s shows are now back to back on Comedy Central’s Thursday night line-up starting at 9 central.

Martin’s show just kills me with his giant paper pad and Captain Obvious observations. Silverman is the rudest 40 year-old I know and crosses the line without fail, [...]

Bands headed to SXSW: check out BetterThanTheVan’s contest

To promote their SXSW panel, BetterThanTheVan.com is BTTV giving away a van filled with music gear, including a Gibson Guitar, Taye Drums, Ernie Ball Strings, Pro-Mark sticks, D’Addario, Planet Waves, Evans Drumheads and Zildjian cymbals.

Enter at BetterThanTheVan.com.

Only catch if you win, DON’T SLEEP IN THE VAN.

p.s. love the unicorn at :32.

Who wants free tix to Dave Matthews Band in 3D this week?

I scored two sets of two tickets, shirts, posters, swag, etc. for “Larger than Life… In 3D: Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper & Relentless7 and Gogol Bordello”, a 3D film that will be showing for a limited engagement from Dec 11-17 in 500+ theaters across the country.

Theaters all across the Twin Cities metro have showings. [...]

SMBMSP Podcast Theme Song Contest

Social Media Breakfast Minneapolis-Saint Paul is seeking a theme song for the SMBMSP Podcast.

RULES & REQUIREMENTS:

Must be a Twin Cities (or Minnesotan) musician or band to enter.
Submissions should be in MP3 format
Submissions can be in any musical style, purely instrumental or include vocals
If vocals are used, please include “Social Media Breakfast – Minneapolis/St. Paul” [...]

Radiohead Contest to Celebrate Collector Edition Releases of 2000-2003 Albums

While the world is buzzing about “new” Beatles albums today, just a couple weeks ago Capitol/EMI released Radiohead’s Kid A (2000), Amnesiac (2001) and Hail To The Thief (2003) in expanded “Collectors Edition” and limited “Special Collectors Edition” packages.

Radiohead : “Everything In It’s Right Place” (win stream)

Radiohead : “National Anthem” (win stream)

Radiohead : “Optimistic” [...]

Full Throttle: Battle of the Bands submissions due August 22

Want to have your band’s song featured in the upcoming film Full Throttle, earn a grand and some recording time?

Here’s how to enter…

CONTEST RULES

Listen to the current anthem as a frame of reference and watch the theatrical trailer.
Compose an original version of an anthem song OR submit an already composed song that fits the [...]

Win The Dead Weather’s Horehound CD, vinyl single and poster

Today is the day. Ears, watch out. Here it comes.

The Dead Weather’s debut album, Horehound, is in stores and out digitally today.

Don’t know of The Dead Weather? Well, my friends, this is the new supergroup, featuring vocalist Alison Mosshart (The Kills), drummer and vocalist Jack White (The White Stripe, The Raconteurs), guitarist Dean [...]

Who wants 2 tickets for 10,000 Lakes Festival with DMB, Widespread, Wilco?

Hey posers, I have two tickets to the Air Guitar Championships

It all goes down at the Varsity Theater on Friday, June 5th.

You want in? Leave a comment below, and I’ll have the intern pick a name OUT OF THE AIR. Congrats to John, who better get hammered and rock it out.

Here’s last year’s winner:

Key quote: “He is the American Air Guitar Champion. And, yes, [...]

Black Lips Contest : “Short Fuse” 7” and “I’ll be With You” 7” Giveaway

In support of Black Lips latest record, 200 Million Thousand, and the fact that Electric Fetus is seeing copies fly off the shelves, Perfect Porridge is hosting a little contest to satisfy your “lips lust.”

I got my grubby hands on a copy of the “Short Fuse” 7” and the “I’ll be With You” 7” [...]