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CONTEST! WIN an ALPHABET BACKWARDS PRIZE PACK!
Are you looking for a cool gift to give yourself for the Holiday Season? Look no further than our cooler-than-cool contest for a BRILLIANT up and coming indie pop band by the name of ALPHABET BACKWARDS. We are giving away an awesome prize package, to not one but TWO lucky winners! One for the ladies, one for the gents. Both will receive an ALPHABET BACKWARDS tee shirt of our color choosing, a tote bag and a copy of the band’s new EP, The British Explorer.
Watch their infectious video for “Taller,” below:
Alphabet Backwards’ ethos is simple: to champion the noble art of Pop music, dancing all the way. It’s infectiously catchy music that puts a smile on your face. It’s a summery, joyous, happy-go-lucky affair, punctuated with an irresistible synth buzz and hooks aplenty – after all, pop is not a dirty word.
The British Explorer EP marks the band’s first recordings with Highline Records. The album was mixed at Press Play Studio with Andy Ramsay (Stereolab) and additional strings were recorded at Marlborough Farm in Brooklyn with Kyle Forester of Crystal Stilts and Gary Olson of The Ladybug Transistor.
To WIN one of these great packages, please e-mail us with your FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, ADDRESS AND TEE SHIRT SIZE at ModernMysteryBlog@yahoo.com. Please put “ALPHABET BACKWARDS” in the title. Entries close on Friday, December 16th at 11:59pm.
WIN AN OFFICIAL TAPE FROM THE SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN “TAPE CLUB”
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is obviously the #1 band around here at Modern Mystery (Hey we named the site after them, right?), and we have an AMAZING contest for you to enter, that hell, we’re dying to get a piece of ourselves.
Feast your eyes upon the exclusive, original, Tape Club tape from the month April (2006), that Polyvinyl was nice enough to hook us up with. Not only will you win the rare tape from the old club, but also a copy of Tape Club, their new album of demos and unreleased songs due out October 18th on Polyvinyl. Your choice of Black Vinyl or CD. A 26-song double album that spans 10 years of SSLYBY greatness.
The title is a direct reference to the subscription service SSLYBY started in late 2005 to raise money for tour while copies of their debut Broom (which they had just self-released) were quickly selling out. In exchange for signing up, fans were treated to cassette home recordings of unreleased songs packaged in handmade covers.
To Enter, please E-mail us at MODERNMYSTERYBLOG@YAHOO.COM by Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 at Midnight with your Name and Address. You must live in the U.S. to enter.
You can listen to Tape Club in it’s entirety at http://sslyby.bandcamp.com
CONTEST: Win Two Tickets to The Duke & The King This Saturday @ City Winery!
The weekend is quickly approaching and are you looking for something to do? Of course you are. Don’t pretend you have plans. We don’t believe you.
ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE DUKE & THE KING this SATURDAY at CITY WINERY in NYC!!!
To Enter just send an e-mail with “The Duke & The King,” in the Subject Line stating your name and phone number. Winners will be chosen by tomorrow at NOON so act fast!
EMAIL YOUR RESPONSE TO MODERNMYSTERYBLOG@YAHOO.COM
The Duke & The King was formed by Simone Felice of the Felice Brothers and Bobbie “Bird” Burke. With the good Felice name on it, you know it’s a winner.
Their new album entitled Long Live The Duke & The King, the album captures the band’s essence, a ramshackle travelling circus in which different voices tell different stories. Felice and Burke remain the central architects, but it’s a more collaborative project than its predecessor. Haskins’ gospel-tinged lead vocal on ‘Hudson River’ recalls the greats of classic R&B, while ‘No Easy Way Out’ combines Stone’s vintage soulful tones with a pop-orientated country rock sound that matches Felice’s light-hearted description of the band’s new sound as “Fleetwood Black.” Elsewhere, the band’s collective voices often flourish in the ether before dramatically taking centre-stage, notably on ‘Shine On You’, while ‘Shaky’ represents the most compelling example of the band’s progression from their debut album.
CONTEST: Win Tickets to IAN AXEL @ The Beacon Theatre, NYC
While all of your friends are vacationing in far away destinations next week, we have just the solution to get you out of the apartment and away from your cats. Your getaway comes in the form of IAN AXEL.
Starting TODAY, you can ENTER to WIN 2 TICKETS to see IAN AXEL at the BEACON THEATRE in NYC, this MONDAY, AUGUST 1st (Yes, he’s opening for Matthew Morrison from Glee. Don’t judge us)
Winners will be chose at random. The deadline to submit for the contest is Sunday, July 31st at 12pm Noon EST Time.
Please send an email to MODERNMYSTERYBLOG@YAHOO.COM with “IAN AXEL CONTEST” in the header. Please include your FULL NAME and PHONE NUMBER.
Good luck!
ABOUT IAN:
Ian Axel began his career when his typical 20-something job working at a Manhattan Apple Store suddenly became not-so-typical as his bosses caught wind of his musical talents. They flew him around the country to perform at dozens of stores around the United States, and included his songs on the playlists of hundreds of their stores worldwide. Ian officially “touched down” in 2011 when he released his debut full-length, This Is the New Year. The title track received over 1 million YouTube views, he performed on the nationally syndicated Rachael Ray Show and on La Blogothéque’s world-renown Take Away Shows, and his songs were featured on TV shows such as “One Tree Hill,” and as the theme to the MTV documentary series I Used to Be Fat.
However, it’s Ian’s live show that shoots him to new frontiers. He has an energy that recalls the intimacy, energy and excitement of performers like Regina Spektor, Elton John and Randy Newman. NPR described him as “a voice that possesses the sweetness of youth, the stubbornness of a teenager and the swagger of a rock star.” He is capable of captivating an audience as only the greatest performers do, an appeal that has not gone unnoticed, leading to opening gigs for Ingrid Michaelson, Evan Dando and, most recently, for Glee star Matthew Morrison’s at the 2500-capacity Beacon Theater on August 1st.
#Winning Sundays! : Company of Thieves & The Gift in NYC!
Sundays are for winning, right? Yea, we thought so. Modern Mystery is giving away some free show tickets for your listening pleasure. If you are in the New York City area (or are willing to travel to it), check out the TWO CONTESTS that we have in store for you. To enter, just send an e-mail to ModernMysteryBlog@yahoo.com with your name and phone number. Please put in the title the contest you would like to be submitted for. This will end on June 9th, Thursday.
The winner will recieve two tickets to the show of their choice.
So….here is what we are bringing to the plate.
Company of Thieves at the Bowery Ballroom – June 13th
(they have toured with OK Go and the Hold Steady)
or
The Gift with Xylos at the Bowery Ballroom – June 14th
(Portuguese psych-pop group is making a rare U.S. appearance)
Amanda Palmer Announces Winners of ‘Map of Tasmania Remix Project’ and ‘On An Unknown Beach’ Video
The lovely and talented Amanda Palmer announced the winners of her remix project on Indaba Music recently. The ultimate winner is David Minnik of Detroit, MI, and the pentultimate winners are Jared Graham (York, PA) and Simone Ewouds (Enschede, The Netherlands). Their interpretations of Palmer’s tracks are now available on the two remix EP’s featured on her pay-what-you-desire Bandcamp website. The winners also were compensated for their contributions to the remix EP’s. Minnick took home $1,000 and the two runners-up, $500 each. Palmer also recently released the “On An Unknown Beach Video,” which features Palmer as a rejected bride running on an empty beach and rolling around the sand in despair. Though it sounds laughable, the video is a beautiful representation of this heart-wrenching song.
Those Darlins Launch Contest For Fans And Spring Tour
Those Darlins announced a fun contest last week that challenges fans of the band to photograph themselves or other people using the record cover of their newest LP, Screws Get Loose, as their face. For examples of how to compete, the band encourages you to check out the newly launched http://www.sleeveface.com/.
The contest will run for one month starting last week and running until May 11th, when 5 winners will be announced. Prizes include a one of kind drawing by someone in the band (they’re all artists), a signed copy of the album (vinyl or CD…winner picks), and two tickets to any of the group’s upcoming shows (dates below).
Tour Dates
June 4, 5 – Houston, TX – Free Press Fest
June 18 – Greenwood, VA – Campout East
Empires in Rolling Stone Magazine Cover Competition
Chicago, IL rock band Empires is still in the race to be on the cover of Rolling Stone! There are currently 8 bands still fighting it out over the clutch prize of being the first unsigned band to land the cover of the prestigious music magazine. The fourpiece made it through the first round by traveling to NYC to record two new songs and perform in front of Rolling Stone editors and Atlantic Records A&R executives. You can listen to two singles right here: http://www.rollingstone.com/choosethecover/artists/empires
And if you like what you hear, please vote them through the second round by clicking here and rating them! www.rollingstone.com/choosethecover/artists/empires
Icelandic Composer Ólafur Arnalds Announces US Tour Dates
People in Iceland are not like people on the rest of the planet. Don’t try to understand it, just embrace that we may in fact be living amongst aliens—really, really interesting aliens. You can’t really talk about Icelandic musicians without mentioning Bjork or Sigur Ros, and now that that’s done, let’s discuss Iceland’s Ólafur Arnalds.
The 23-year old composer’s work has been called ” robust yet ethereal, mid-tempo tearjerker” (Pitchfork) and Filter magazine says Arnalds “will only increase in importance.”
Arnalds returns to the US for a winter tour in early 2011. There’s an online contest where fans who “share” show info can win tickets. Check out the info at: http://www.olafurarnalds.com
Ólafur Arnalds On Tour:
Jan 24 – The Modern Theatere at Suffolk University – Boston, MA
Jan 25 – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
Jan 26 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
Jan 27 – Southgate House Ballroom – Newport, KY (Cincinnati)
Jan 28 – Midtown Scholar Bookstore – Harrisburg, PA
Jan 29 – TBA – Indianapolis, IN
Jan 30 – Preston Bradley Hall @ Chicago Cultural Center – Chicago, IL (3pm)
Jan 30 – Museum of Contemporary Art – Chicago, IL (8:30pm)
Jan 31 – Covenant Fine Arts Center @ Calvin College – Grand Rapids, MI
Feb 1 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
Feb 3 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
Feb 4 – Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
NYC Weekend Show Roundup!
Earl Greyhound, Cavalier Rose, Knights on Earth @ Bowery Ballroom
The Naked and Famous, Savoir Adore @ Brooklyn Bowl
Amazing Baby, Acrylics, Teen, Psychic @ Cameo Gallery
Kittens Ablaze, Team B, Baby Alpaca @ Glasslands
Greg Laswell, Harper Blynn (formerly Pete and J) @ Highline Ballroom
Wakey! Wakey!, Jenny Owen Youngs @ Maxwell’s
Tall Tall Trees, Great Elk @ Mercury Lounge
Lee Fields & The Expressions, Charles Bradley and The Menahan Street Band @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Roadside Graves, Motel Motel, Dinosaur Feathers, Ivana XL, Teletextile @ Pianos
Peelander Z, Starscream, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re @ Santos Party House
Paul and the Patients, Zoos Of Berlin, Life Size Maps, Sports, The Sanctuaries @ Spike Hill
The Frames @ Terminal 5
Bardo Pond, Pontiak, Crazy Dreams Band, Bad Dream, Silver Summit @ The Bell House
La Strada, Hospitality, Birdlips @ The Rock Shop
Black Dice, Blues Control, McDonalds (mbrs of Oxford Collapse), Avey Tare (DJ set) @ The Schoolhouse
Kate Nash @ The Wellmont Theatre
Javelin, Future Islands, Lonnie Walker @ 285 Kent Avenue
Delorean, Lemonade, Light Pollution @ Bowery Ballroom
Young Prisms, Weekend, MINKS, Big Troubles @ Glasslands
November 19, 2010 at 5:00 pm Melissa Nastasi Leave a comment
CONTEST: Win a Copy of The Dandy Warhols “Capitol Years 1995-2007″
Modern Mystery is giving away a copy of The Dandy Warhols Capitol Years 1995-2007. This is one compiliation that is worth checking out. It has all the hits and a little extra for you all on one disc.
To enter the contest e-mail us at MODERNMYSTERYGIVEAWAY@YAHOO.COM with the subject title Dandy Warhols Contest. The deadline is Friday, November 5th at 11:59 pm. The winner will be drawn at random. Good luck!
Track listing for The Best of the Capitol Years: 1995-2007:
Boys Better
Every Day Should Be a Holiday (Tony Lash Mix)
Not If You Were the Last Junkie On Earth
Good Morning
Godless (Extended Outro)
Get Off
Bohemian Like You
We Used To Be Friends
Scientist
The Last High (Edit)
Plan A
Holding Me Up
All the Money Or the Simple Life
Smoke It
This Is the Tide
Belle And Sebastian Want To Write A Song About You. Yes, YOU.
If you’ve ever dreamt of having a song written about you or have ever foolishly convinced yourself that a song you love was written about you (it’s okay), then Belle and Sebastian are now offering to make your dreams come true.
In honor of their upcoming album Write About Love, due out on October 12th, the Scottish outfit is opening up the chance for its fans to win themselves a personalized song. The contest is based on an essay and may remind you of your high school years, but it should be nothing to deter the truly determined, especially since the winner will get to see their song released as a 7″ next year.
This is how it works:
Step 1: Purchase Write About Love from your local record store or your digital store of choice.
Step 2: Type in the code you received with your purchase onto the band’s website.
Step 3: Write about love in a 300-word essay.
Once this process is completed, the band will choose its favorite submission and Stuart Murdoch will head over to the winner’s home and spend a day with him or her to get inspired and write the coveted personalized song.
You can start to get your own creative juices flowing by watching this “Write about Love” video HERE.
October 8, 2010 at 1:00 pm Sedera Ranaivoarinosy Leave a comment
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