Oh man! Even more music for numbers
This is week two of our big subscriber drive. As we noted in our earlier post, we really want more people to check into the site and sign up to the newsletter, and to encourage you to spread the word, we have a stack of CDs to give away. And when I say a stack, I mean a wobbling, teetering stack. The grand prize, which will be dished out to one lucky, randomly selected winner, comes courtesy of our good friends at Universal Music [check the list of albums at the bottom of this post]. On top of this, for the next two weeks, we’ll also be giving away new Basement Digs / Stones Throw releases thanks to our good friends at Creative Vibes to randomly selected people who help to spread the good word. Let’s face it … sharing really is caring. To be in with a chance of winning, please forward any post on the Lost At E Minor site onto a group of your friends with a suggestion that they check in to see more content like it and then leave a comment under that post with an indication of how many people you sent it to. It can be any post on the site. The message you leave under the post can be as simple as: ‘Chris – 18′. The more the merrier! And just know … sniff … that you will always have a warm and fuzzy place in our hearts for supporting us. Sweet.
Grand prize: new Universal album releases from Patrick Wolf [The Magic Position]; Klaxons [Myths of the Near Future]; Bumblebeez [Prince Umberto and the Sister of Ill]; New Young Pony Club [Fantastic Playroom]; Blaqk Audio [CexCells]; Feist [The Reminder]; and Amy Winehouse [Back to Black], all courtesy of Universal Music.
Spot prizes: new Basement Digs / Stones Throw releases, including Chrome Children 2, Bumps, YNQ’s Yesterdays Universe, Now Again (Re)Sounds, Oh No Instrumental, Percee P, and Madlib’s Beat Konducta.
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Win a set of Sony personal audio prizes
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Zolton said | 28 August, 2007
hey Bridie, you got a CD. Can you shoot me an email to zolton [@] lostateminor.com with your contact details. Thanks for your support! Zolton
Bridie said | 30 August, 2007
I sent details, did you recieve? Thanks!
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New York artist James Jean doesn’t need any introduction. But, just in case you haven’t seen his work yet, take a peek now. And forever be in awe. We caught up with him recently in his studio and asked him about the props for his daily inspiration: ‘Sometimes I’ll have my laptop setup next to my work station so that I can listen to audio books, the radio, or have videos playing in the background. But mostly inspiration comes from books and magazines’. Read more
Yes it may be cliched to acknowledge it, but having lived for some time now down the barrel of the loaded gun that is New York, it really is difficult to be cynical — as the folk laureate Rufus Wainwright is — about this city. Read more
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Artist Bill Zeman has an ruthless, hard-nosed art director giving him orders — his four-year-old daughter. He posts the products of their stormy collaboration along with her devastating critiques on his blog, Tiny Art Director, where you can also purchase the book version. Read more
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The hottest indie act around right now? Perhaps. Fullerton, California’s Cold War Kids not only have the slickest name going, but they have a batch of songs that are so good it’s frightening.
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Bridie said | 28 August, 2007
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