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June 15, 2009 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

Legendary pop culture artist and Agit Pop founder Ron English will be a guest compiler of an upcoming issue of our email newsletter, writing about his favorite cultural discoveries. To read Ron’s edition of Lost At E Minor, simply sign up to our weekly newsletter. It’s free, you win!

New Prizes / Freeland prize pack

May 26, 2009 | New Prizes | by Lost At E Minor |

We have some sick (in the nicest possible way) Freeland swag for give away to a randomly selected LAEM subscriber including a CD, a t shirt and vinyl. To be in with a chance of winning, simply tell us why you really, really need one under this post. C’mon, we know you do! Read more

May 12, 2009 | New Prizes | by Casper Johansson |

The latest issue of RAGGED combines music and fashion with features on some of today’s hottest up-and-coming artists. We have a special prize pack to give away to a randomly selected LAEM subscriber who leaves a comment under this post telling us which album in the pile you’re most looking forward to owning. Read more

April 21, 2009 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

We’re turning it over to you to shape the look of the new Lost At E Minor logo, one that sums up everything this site stands for: discovery, creativity, all rolled up into a logo which is cool and readable. Yes, readable! We’ll give the winning designer $400. Read more

April 6, 2009 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

We have a MSTRKRFT prize pack to give away, featuring a SPRFKR t shirt and signed poster [above], and a MSTRKRFT Fist Of God CD, to a randomly selected LAEM subscriber who leaves a message under this post telling us why you really, really want it. Read more

April 2, 2009 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

We have the collectors editions of the first three Radiohead albums — Pablo Honey, The Bends, and OK Computer — to give away to a randomly selected US-based Lost At E Minor subscriber who leaves a message under this post telling us about their ultimate Radiohead track. Read more

March 18, 2009 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

Our friends at Thrillist produce a free daily email which delivers the best of what New York’s hiding. Get on the list here for a chance to also win a full set of boutique liquors. Read more

February 27, 2009 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

We have 40 new CDs to give away to a randomly selected LAEM subscriber who leaves a comment under this post telling us what album you hope will be in the pile. So if you’re not a subscriber yet, sign up now and you could win this collection.

February 3, 2009 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

Harley-Davidson has gathered 11 of today’s most exciting artists to present their take on the theme of rebellion for a February 7 event at Santa Monica’s Robert Berman Gallery. We have a limited-edition Shepard Fairey poster to give away to a new Lost At E Minor subscriber. To be in with a chance of winning, simply sign up to our email publication and say hi under this post.

January 29, 2009 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

In conjunction with A-Trak’s Nike Original Run album, Running Man, Serato has produced a limited edition 12″ vinyl picture disc, with artwork designed by Dust La Rock. We have two copies to giveaway to LAEM subscribers who leave a message under this post saying why they really want one. Read more

January 16, 2009 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

We have an eco-friendly Sundance prize pack to give away which includes a bag filled with speakers, a shirt, a thermos and a notebook. To be in with a chance of winning, just be a LAEM subscriber and contribute to our Forum about something, anything. Best entry takes the cake! Read more

January 10, 2009 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

We have a copy of the awesome School of Seven Bells Alpinisms CD, and a Half Asleep 7″, to give away to a randomly selected LAEM subscriber. To be in the draw, just leave a message under this post saying why you really must have it. Entries close Tuesday afternoon.

December 2, 2008 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

We have a stack of CDs and DVDs to give away to a lucky new subscriber who signs up to receive our free weekly email publication between now and January 9. There’s 50 new CDs in the pile, along with a handful of DVDs. So sign up now and leave a message here telling us what album you hope will be in the pile!

November 22, 2008 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

We have three Arlene Textaqueen designed tea-towels from our friends at Third Drawer Down to give away to randomly selected subscribers who leave a message under this post telling us why just have to have one.

November 15, 2008 | New Prizes | by Zolton |

Woohoo! We have five copies of the new Faint album, Fascination [Inertia], to give away to randomly selected Australian-based Lost At E Minor subscribers who leave a message under this post telling us about the last time they, ummm, Fainted.

 

There’s an ethereal feeling about the music of London-based, Aussie exports Howling Bells. It washes over you in waves of pure melody, always tinged by the faintest whisper of longing. We checked in recently with frontwoman Juanita Stein. 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.

I checked out the Armory Show in Manhattan a couple of weeks back and amongst the aisles of impressive contemporary art I was particularly taken by the work of Japanese artist, Mahomi Kunikata, whose vibrant and colorful paintings are full of mischievous characters and ‘joy joy’ sentimentality.


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Now, c’mon, if you had the chance to lay a clever one liner on William Shatner, you would, right? Yeah. If you could look him in the eyes, gently brush his laser gun out of your face, and unleash that killer put down that you’ve had swirling around the deepest cavaties of your subconcious ever since episode six of the fourth series, you’d grab it with both hands and offer up a thanks to those strange looking alien creatures who rule our universe. Well, guess what? You can. And while you’re at it, why don’t you give Dustin Diamond an ear full, too. Ah, the joys of unrequited paybacks.

Seldom has black humour been done so well. On the surface, this film about the everyday lives of some unusually mundane characters, sounds extraordinarily boring. But it is instead a cutting comment on the absurdity and drudgery of everyday life. The characters try to break out or change their lives without success, and the results are bleak and hilarious. Read more

French design dynamo Jean-Marie Massaud has created a Manned Cloud. A cruise airship with a hotel for 40 passengers and 15 staff, Massaud worked with the Office National d’Etudes et de Recherche Aérospatiale in this proposal. Read more

These small but innovative in-ear headphones from Audio-Technica are part of a new wave of noise canceling buds that claim to block up to 85 to 90 percent of outside sound. Read more

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Joe Sorren

We asked Arizona-based artist Joe Sorren what we would have been if he hadn’t been handed the most ridiculously generous serving of artistic talent: ‘Art historian and conservationalist. Or a botanist. Or I’d work with horses. It would be interesting to be behind the scenes in politics, at least for a while. Or maybe a studio musician, or invent games, or a … I would rather paint’. Ah, we agree.

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Chris Ware

Chris Ware is my favorite comic book artist. If there’s a new Chris Ware book out, I buy it, no questions asked. He writes the most somber, sad stories about the simplest of people, but they’re written and illustrated with such beauty and elegance. All of the text and graphic design is done by hand. It’s absolutely mind blowing. Read more

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Scanwiches

When I did the Master Cleanse diet a few years ago — the one where you consume nothing but lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper for ten days — I sat at work looking at pictures of food as if they were porn. Scanwiches would have gotten me hot and bothered like nothing else.

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Guido Daniele’s amazing hand painted animals

Italian artist Guido Daniele creates the most surreally brilliant portraits of wild animals using little more than body paint and a hyper-realistic imagination. Read more

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Jonny Hannah

I’m a sucker for just about anything to do with printmaking. UK illustrator Jonny Hannah makes a very strong case. Busy, colorful, spontaneous and brimming with inspiration, THIS is the stuff amazing is made of. Read more

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Legendary pop culture artist and Agit Pop founder Ron English will be a guest compiler of an upcoming issue of our email newsletter, writing about his favorite cultural discoveries. To read Ron’s edition of Lost At E Minor, simply sign up to our weekly newsletter. It’s free, you win!

Very Cheap Bag totes are eco-friendly and made from 100 percent unbleached cotton. They’re sturdy, yet lightweight. We love them, and think you will too. So we have them for sale in our online store for less than nine dollars. Read more


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