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October 6, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

UNKLE’s new album, End Stories … Music For Film, comes in a limited edition gatefold vinyl gloss with sculptured panel embossing. We have three copies to give away to randomly selected Australian Lost At E Minor subscribers who leave a comment under this post.

September 29, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

We have a fun Little Britain USA prize pack to give away to a randomly selected Lost At E Minor subscriber featuring Curb your Enthusiasm and Flight of the Conchords DVDs, amongst a whole lot more. Read more

September 14, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

To celebrate the launch of the new HBO animated series, The Life & Times of Tim, we have some DVD packs to give away to Lost At E Minor subscribers with a swag of goodies in them. Read more

September 3, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

We have eight Familjen CDs to give away to new Australian based Lost At E Minor subscribers who can tell us what ‘Familjen’ translates to in English. Read more

August 27, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

We have a Threadless Human Giant T-Shirt, the first season of Human Giant on DVD, and a fifty dollar Threadless voucher to give away to a randomly selected Lost At E Minor subscriber. Read more

August 22, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

Converse and Journeys are running a Get out of the Garage competition, which gives aspiring musicians the opportunity to win flights, three nights in a hotel and free studio time in New York to record a song. And we have a cool prize pack to give away to our subscribers.

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August 15, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

Thanks to our friends at Inertia, we have five copies of the awesome new Frightened Rabbit CDThe Midnight Organ Fight — to give away to randomly selected Australian Lost At E Minor subscribers. Read more

July 18, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

To commemorate the release of the The Lost Ones, a graphic novel written by Steve Niles, we have a special edition 80gb Zune player to give away with the graphic novel to a Lost At E Minor subscriber. So if you’re not one already, sign up and leave a comment under this post! Read more

July 11, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

Computer vs. Banjo are just that: a computer duking a banjo. Hey? Haven’t you seen Electric Dreams. We have five signed CDs and tees to give away to Lost At E Minor subscribers, as well as a free single download Read more

June 23, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

We have some signed Moby and M83 merchandise — CD, LP, posters, stickers — to give away, along with Jose Gonzalez iPod covers. Read more

June 18, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

This is one for you Radiohead fanatics. We have a special box set to give away to a randomly selected Lost At E Minor subscriber featuring all seven Radiohead albums (minus In Rainbows). Read more

June 10, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

Thanks to our friends at Creative Vibes, we have a special Alabama 3 prize pack to give away — featuring a swag of CDs and signed vinyl — to a randomly selected Lost At E Minor subscriber. Read more

June 4, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

Now, this is fun. We have five awesome 3 Skypephones to give away to randomly selected Lost At E Minor subscribers. Read more

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Win / Santogold

May 31, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

Santogold is simply the hottest thing around right now. We know this because we have her new self-titled album on constant rotation in our office. Which begs the question: how many spins can a CD take? Read more

May 28, 2008 | Win | by Zolton |

Thanks to our friends at Madman, we have eight copies of the Kurt Cobain documentary, About A Son, to give away to randomly selected Lost At E Minor subscribers. Read more

 

One thing we’ve lost in this MP3 culture is awesome album art. A few people on Flickr have started a group where people pose with their favorite record sleeves and the results are pretty amusing.

Oh man, close your eyes if you will and transport yourself to a place far, far away; where disco is in, polyester is up, and everyone bows long and deep to the gravitational pull of the almighty afro. Sister Self-Doubt by The Shakes takes me there. It takes me front and centre, feeling that slippery, incidenary groove as it crunches my spine and works its way to my feet. Hmmm, the feet. It’s always in the feet. And now I’m dancing and twisting, onwards and upwards, like a manic spinning top thinking nothing of today and even less of tomorrow.

Listen to The Shakes track, Sister Self Doubt.

One of Cyberoptix most popular designs is now on some amazing hand-woven, Fair Trade silk scarves. As always, they handscreen them all in their Detroit studio. Read more

Skateboarding is fun. I know this because we have one in our apartment which we use to cruise across the polished floorboards to get from room to room. Though I should acknowledge at this point that I use the term ‘cruise’ liberally. Read more

We have a bunch of new playlists up on our sister site, My Secret Playlist, a music discovery website and weekly email publication in which we invite our favourite bands and musicians to give us the rundown on their eight favourite songs right now. Over the past few weeks, acts such as The B52s, Team Genius, Pivot, Jukebox the Ghost, Moby, Katy Perry, and the Dandy Warhols, among many others, have written about the music that inspires them. To sign-up to receive the weekly My Secret Playlist publication, just enter your email address into the website’s subscription box.

My town is one of foghorns at five am, the smell of salty air and the sound of seagulls, Peets coffee, steep hills and die hard fans and loyalists. For those of us who have been here in San Francisco for some time now, we know all the secret gems of this small city — from Clarion Alley, to Army Street, from Irving to Broadway. Read more

This interview with James Lavelle gives a fascinating window into the making of the latest UNKLE opus, End Titles, Stories for Film.

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Andrew Hem

I’m so digging the work of Santa Monica artist Andrew Hem. Painting seems to have become relegated in the illustration world these days, so I’m pleased to see Hem rocking it in a big way. His bold brushwork, lush colors, puppet-like figures and painted type make for a body of work that really hits the painted spot.

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Jeff Luker

Seriously, nothing beats good old 35mm film. To me photography isn’t about capturing every pore in someone’s face, or even making slick, magazine-ready images. The imperfections in film put just enough distance between the viewer and the moment that allows room for an emotional and nostalgic response. Digital photos are generally so vivid that it eliminates all the mystery of an image. Check out Jeff Luker’s photostream to see what I mean. Read more

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Mike Bertino

This is Mike Bertino and his work absolutely wonderful. He’s got this original, almost lo-fi Tim Biskup thing going on and it makes me really want to grab a beer with him. I love when artists give their pieces names like Knuckle Inferno and Man Beard. It just makes them that much better. He keeps a blog where he publishes his latest work and lets you know where they’re available for purchase, so go check it out. I think I’m going to ask him to be my BFF. Well, at least one of them. Not the only one. Cause, you know … I have more than one. Read more

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The Grind 2.0

The Grind 2.0, a charity auction show to fund construction of the Swift-Cantrell Skatepark in Atlanta, opens on Friday, October 10 at Atlanta’s The Rabbit Hole Gallery. The show features more than 60 hand-painted skate decks painted by some of today’s top underground artists from across America and Europe, and I couldn’t be more excited to be part of it! Other artists include Amy Sol, Dave Kinsey, Chris Stain, Jason Limon, Tara McPherson, Tessar Lo, and many more. The gallery is even offering an online bidding through their website.

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Anatomic Models

Kikkerland, the company behind those campfire tea light holders, has a line of amazing snap-together anatomic models of beetles, frogs, moths, cows, humans, and a wide range of other animals, even a wooly mammoth. Where the hell were these when I was a kid?

This Powder Necklace features a pearlized Turbo Cinereus shell with tiny holes drilled into the bottom, filled with a sparkling silver-colored powder that when gently tapped, sprinkles a light dusting on the wearer’s chest. Designed by Stephanie Simek. Read more

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WIN

UNKLE’s new album, End Stories … Music For Film, comes in a limited edition gatefold vinyl gloss with sculptured panel embossing. We have three copies to give away to randomly selected Australian Lost At E Minor subscribers who leave a comment under this post.

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