Congratulations to Justin from NYC! He won a copy of Its Blitz! & a Yeah Yeah Yeahs poster! Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Y Control (Tommie Sunshine Bro

Is it prize week around here or something? It seems that way to me, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it seemed that way to you. Maybe the labels have decided giveaways are a better promotional tool than lawsuits! ;) As most of you know, Yeah Yeah Yeahs latest album, It’s Blitz!, has been out [...]

Remember the halcyon days of 2006? When Myspace was mighty and Lilly Allen held the world by her pinky because she had 12 million friends on her profile (a slight exaggeration)? The Arctic Monkeys were forged in the NME fires of that time, and certainly would not be the massive stars they are now without [...]

Phoenix residents: I’ve got a pair of tickets for Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears on May 12th at The Rhythm Room. If you’d like to get your grubby little hands on them, just email me with ‘Black Joe Lewis Giveaway’ in the subject line and your first and last name in the body. Entries [...]

I realize I just posted about Great Northern and the new album/tour yesterday, but sometimes you cross people in the mail and miss something really cool! In this case, it’s this cool giveaway courtesy of Filter Magazine: One US winner will recieve: 1) Copy of the new record on vinyl 2) Great Northern Tote Bag [...]

Just a quick reminder that I have one of a scant few Spinnerette gig posters signed by Brody herself. FIRST PERSON TO EMAIL ME WINS CONGRATS TO RUDOLFO! Yup, I’ve made it even easier. No excuses! Note: This contest is limited to US readers for shipping purposes.

I first talked about Brody Dalle’s new outfit, Spinnerette, a few weeks back. At the time, I referenced The Kills, The Gossip and Pat Benatar in an attempt to describe the sound. I’ve been thinking about it since, and I stand by it. I’d also say there’s some Garbage/Smashing Pumpkins in there, because I can’t [...]