After a spate of some of the coolest, most spine-tingling advertising we've seen in a long time, Levi's is launching a nationwide treasure hunt that includes listening to clues online and then embarking on a real-world search for more. The prize? $100,000. Holy holy...that's a lot more than a free bottle of Sprite (like 99,999 more, to be exact).
For Red Bull's Public Assembly, they challenged two local party promoters to throw the best party they could, and the winner gets the go-ahead to throw a no-holds-barred event in NYC. How does this affect you? As part of the contest, Simplefly is giving away 600 free tickets to an Amanda Blank show next Tuesday at Woody's.
Enter to win a trip for two to the New York premiere of Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are. The grand-prize winner will get air fare and accommodation, two tickets to the premiere, and a $500 Urban Outfitters gift card. Let the Wild Rumpus start!
Sonic Youth roll through town on July 2nd for a show at the Electric Factory in support of their new album The Eternal, and we're giving you a chance to see them. For free! Enter to win tickets to the show at UO's two Philadelphia locations (110 South 36th St and 1627 Walnut St.). And don't say we never gave ya nuthin'.
If you previously thought Boone's Farm was only for those with learner's permits, think again: It's now for air guitarists, too. Boone's Farm is now the official beverage sponsor of the US Air Guitar Championships, and is even debuting a new flavor, Sunshine Pink, with the event. Hopefully, this sets a precedent for future such partnerships: New York Fashion Week Brought to you by Colt 45, maybe?
Days of Thunder is a mountain bike competition now in its second year, and it features some of the most bad-ass riders from Europe and around the world. What goes up must come down...sometimes painfully.
The votes are in, and the winner of Your Band Here—UO’s own battle of the bands—has been chosen: Wake Up Lucid. The LA-based trio has won a spot on a future LSTN download and a slot playing our 2010 Austin showcase. Wake Up Lucid just played their first gig just last December, and their path to victory was no doubt paved in part by the fact that they were hyped by a lil music magazine called Rolling Stone. Congrats to Wake Up Lucid—we look forward to working with ya.
We believe in democracy. That's why we're leaving it up to you to decide which of the five finalists wins our Your Band Here contest, garnering a spot on a future LSTN and a slot at our 2010 showcase in Austin. Now go and exercise your rights!
The video Kanye released on February 17, 'cause he got all nervous, which is probably a really good thing for Chairlift.
Rob Ryan's intricate paper designs are as sweet as those little candy hearts (the ones that say "Be Mine;" not the ones that say "Let's Talk"), which is why we're giving away an exclusive signed Rob Ryan print (from a limited-edition of 49) and five copies of his new book, This is For You, published by Chronicle Books. Enter now through February 11. If you win, give it to a loved one—or just keep it for yourself.
Really, getting wasted at a bar and belting out some Rihanna songs in front of a crowd of strangers is nothing compared to doing it in the comfort of your own home for a bunch of friends and family. Trust us: Now through January 4, you can enter to win an Xbox 360 and Lips, a party-singing game full of tracks from the likes of Coldplay, Peter Bjorn and John, The Ramones and, yes, Miss Umbrella-ella-ella herself.
M83 is currently making their way across the U.S., and we've paired up with Mute Records to give away a pair of tickets and a gift-card for each stop on the M83 tour. We can't all be winners, but we can all occasionally win stuff.
The Creative 30, a project that highlights 30 of the U.K.'s most exciting young talents, commences today. The 30 nominees include fine artists, photographers, dancers, designers, musicians and even tattooists, and you can vote as many times as you want between now and November 16th to help your favorite win some career-launching support. (Via We Heart Stuff.)
Our Urban Nomad Lomography contest wrapped up last month and we have a winner: Christine Zona, who took this ice cream-hued shot of an amusement park ride.
TV On The Radio's new CD, Dear Science, is coming out next Tuesday, 9/23. To celebrate this fact, and to show you just how much we love you, we're having a pre-release listening party of Dear Science at ALL OUR STORES across the country this Saturday, 9/20, from 12-5pm. So please stop on by....if you mention TVOTR when you're there you'll get a free poster (while supplies last). And because we can't stop there, we are also giving away a trip to see TVOTR in LA and you can sign up here.
The Urban Nomad contest we're running with The Lomographic Society is going strong. Week One winners have been chosen and you can check them all out here. Remember: The contest runs until September 14. Check out the rules, themes and prize info here. Now hit the road!
Last year we had a blast teaming up with The Lomographic Society for Who The Hell Are You?, an international photo competition. Now we're back with URBAN NOMAD, which asks you to provide an analog photographic documentary of your comings and goings – and a lot of solid reasons for why you left your doorstep in the first place. The contest runs from August 21 to September 14. Check out the rules, themes and prize info here. Now hit the road!
You've got a couple more days to check out the 1st Chicago International Poster Biennial before it heads to Daley Bicentennial Plaza in Grant Park in September. The exhibit is up in Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology (3360 South State Street) thru 3 pm tomorrow, June 10.
The inaugural International Skull Drawing Competition is coming to a close. Entries are due by Friday, April 18. All you skull-obsessed, notebook and toe-of-your-Chucks scribblers get your work in! (Via NowNow.)
