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Contest RoundUp
We have some great contests going on right now over at StreetlightRecords.com. Enter to win:
-A Serj Tankian autographed poster
-A Woody Guthrie prize pack with a t-shirt, a lithograph and a sampler CD from the new box set
-A Dirty Projectors 8″ square, etched record
-A white vinyl, custom sleeve copy of Jeff the Brotherhood’s latest album, Hypnotic Nights
Free Stuff!
We have some great giveaways going on right now including the beauties below. The deal is this: buy their album, get the free gift.
Lit shotglass
Marina compact mirror
Fun. button pack
The Evolution of the Batman Logo
Who knew that the Batman logo has gone through so many changes; and yet they’re all, unmistakably, Batman. Very cool, indeed.
Awesome of the Week
It’s been 25 years since the last Popeye cartoon and 10 years since Wilco released a video, but the stars aligned on this project. A collaboration between Wilco and the folks at King Features, which syndicates the Popeye comic strip, the video for the song “Dawned on Me” has the members of Wilco joined by Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, Wimpy and Swee’Pea for music, dancing, mischief and a little romance. And the Popeye/Wilco thing doesn’t end there. The band, and the now-famous Wilco Brand Spinach Company were also featured in a Popeye comic book.
Awesome of the Week
Tom Wilson, the stand-up comedian and musician who is better known as Biff, the bully in Back to the Future has grown so tired of answering questions about the wildly popular trilogy that he printed the answers to frequently asked questions on the back of his business card. When people start in on the Marty McFly questions, he simply hands them a card and walks away.
Quotables
Photo by Neve Sweden
Some stuff that famous people said
“Rock & roll is not so much a question of electric guitars as it is striped pants.”
—David Lee Roth
“People think it’s glamorous, songwriting, but this is what it’s really about, walking around singing to yourself like a loony.”
—Elvis Costello
“I loved Midwestern 7-Eleven parking lot rock. That’s what I was all about as a 13-year old.”
—Tom Morello
“Mythologizing Kurt is something he would abhor.”
—Michael Stipe
“I’m naive in a Luke Skywalker way. not intuitive or smart enough to be a Darth Vader.”
—Ryan Adams
“One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you’re into jazz.”
—Lou Reed
“If You’ve Never Heard Dubstep, Do Not Leave Now.”
Best Songs About Weather: March Madness Style
by Cat Johnson
This time of year there’s a lot of talk about brackets, underdogs and who’s advancing to the next round. It’s a time for fans to rally around their favorites and showcase their ability (or non-ability) to pick winners…such as “Good Day Sunshine,” “Purple Rain,” “Here Comes the Rain Again” and “Summertime.”
Yes, that’s right. The Weather Channel’s Best Weather Songs Tournament is well underway and it’s not too late to get involved by voting for songs that are a thunderclap above the rest.
Thanks to our mailcarrier Mark for the tip.
Is That Tether Horse Playing in the Dollar City Window?
Yep, sure is. Check it out.
Slumber Party played too.
And someone named Pajamarama who had Gizmo attached to her jammies.
