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Showing posts with label contest. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Twenty Plus Twenty Is Better Than Dead

Bleu has created his very own social networking site on the Ning platform and he really really wants us to join it. In one of the coolest promotions ever, joining his community will automatically make you eligible to win a very special prize, a custom birthday song written and performed by Bleu himself!

1. Make a personal profile at Bleu's new online community, the site is free!
2. Upload a picture of yourself

3. Add your birthday to your profile and make it viewable (you don't have to add the year!)

4. Do all of this before August 25, 2009 and you'll be entered!
Evidently he has a history of performing special birthday songs for friends. You can download an EP of those songs via iTunes. Here's hoping for inclusion of "A Too Poppy Birthday" on the next EP.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Come Crashing In, Into My Little World

Depeche Mode - Sounds of the UniverseDepeche Mode is touring and you could win tickets through Sirius/XM. Of course if you win that means I don't. Bummer.

Billboard has a nice little feature on the tour and the new album.

"Sounds of the Universe" (Mute/EMI), due April 21, is the band's 12th album and is reminiscent of its "Violator" heyday of catchy dance beats with a hint of darkness.
I'm interested.

See the tour dates here. Enter the contest here.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

That Is a Dream it Is What it Seems

Man, if I only had some free time on my hands ... Nada Surf wants you to produce their next video for Weightless.

The contest winner will be chosen by a panel of judges with a proven track record of excellent taste, and Barsuk Records will award the winning entry $3,000.00 cash.

Second and third place winners will receive copies of the forthcoming Nada Surf vinyl box set (due for release this fall, and including all five of the band's studio albums on vinyl, packaged together with a retrospective book of poster art, lyrics, and liner notes), an assortment of Nada Surf t-shirts and CDs and some gear from the good folks at www.dakine. com.
Nice. Get all the details on the contest and upload your video here. You can download Weightless via iTunes here.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

CONTEST RESULTS: Don't Tell Me I Haven't Been Good Enough

Congratulations to Peter and LA Daniel for winning our inaugural contest. For simply telling us their favorite Sarah McLachlan tune (Vox and Hold On respectively, both very good choices,) they will receive Sarah's new rarities compilation.

Peter and LA Daniel, to redeem your award, please email me and we'll go from there.

Thanks!

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

CONTEST REMINDER: I'm Shaken by the Violence of Existing for Only You

It's been a quiet week here at Too Poppy figuratively and literally. Let's noise it up a bit.

Don't forget to provide your favorite Sarah Macca tune for a chance to win her new rarities compilation. Go here for the original post. You have until midnight tonight. Fellow Poppers, it's a free CD. C'mon!

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

CONTEST: Innocent Unknowing

Too Poppy is unbelievably more than 3 years old. During that time, we've made it a point to keep it simple and focus almost entirely on the music. We're not trying to change your online life with this modest pet project of ours, which we do entirely for the love of the music. We've never been overwhelmed with an abundance of comments and that suits us just fine. We've also never had a chance to say thanks for reading. We know you're out there (because you actually do comment every now and then.)

This post is a bit different for us. We are contest virgins and you're going to help destroy our innocence. We've been graciously offered 3 copies of Sarah McLachlan's new rarities compilation Rarities, B-Sides 2 And Other Stuff, Volume 2 to give away in any way we see fit. In the spirit of "just pop music" and keeping it simple, here's all you need to do to win:

  1. Post the name of your favorite Sarah tune in the comment section.
  2. Describe why it's your favorite tune.
We'll run this little contest for a week - until May 21. On May 22, Too Poppy's contributors will butt together our opinionated little heads and pick the 3 most genuine and creative comments. We're not looking for essays, we're looking for blurbs. For example, were I eligible for this contest, I would say that Into the Fire is my favorite Sarah tune because it's damn sexy and quite honestly it expanded my personal music universe.

Rules? One entry per person, must be a U.S. resident, must provide some way for us to get a hold of you (trust us, we have no use for your contact information beyond letting you know you won,) must be posted prior to 11:59 p.m. central time on May 21, and our picks are final. If we get only 2 comments, then we'll only give away 2 albums. That'll do.

Until you win, here are excellent ways to preview the album:

Official site
HerSpace
Album Player (preview all songs)
“Ordinary Miracle” Audio (full-length streams): WM / QT

Ready? Set? Go.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

I Hope It Isn't Too Late

Hear Music, Epiphone, and Paul McCartney are giving away a guitar hand-painted by Macca himself as well as three first place prizes of an autographed guitar. Sweet. The drawing will be around 9/10, so enter now - and give it to me if you win.

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

I Want Due Consideration

The Long Winters Vinyl GiveawayBarsuk is giving away a Long Winters vinyl collection to "celebrate" their spring tour. Enter here.

They should celebrate by coming to frickin' Iowa. Sigh.

Tour:

10 Mar 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, CA [ Independent ]
Presented by KFOG

13 Mar 2007
VANCOUVER, CANADA [ Richard's on Richards ]

16 Mar 2007
EDMONTON, CANADA [ Velvet Underground ]

17 Mar 2007
CALGARY, CANADA [ Hi Fi Club ]

19 Mar 2007
WINNIPEG, CANADA [ West End Cultural Centre ]

21 Mar 2007
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [ 400 Bar ]

22 Mar 2007
MADISON, WI [ High Noon Saloon ]

23 Mar 2007
MILWAUKEE, WI [ Miramar Theater ]

24 Mar 2007
CHICAGO, IL [ Double Door ]

25 Mar 2007
ANN ARBOR, MI [ Blind Pig ]

27 Mar 2007
TORONTO, CANADA [ El Mocambo ]

28 Mar 2007
MONTREAL, CANADA [ Main Hall ]

29 Mar 2007
ALLSTON, MA [ Great Scott ]

30 Mar 2007
HOBOKEN, NJ [ Maxwell's ]

31 Mar 2007
NEW YORK, NY [ Mercury Lounge ]

01 Apr 2007
NEW YORK, NY [ Mercury Lounge ]

02 Apr 2007
BROOKLYN, NY [ Union Hall ]

03 Apr 2007
WASHINGTON, DC [ Rock and Roll Hotel ]

06 Apr 2007
NEWPORT, KY [ Southgate House ]

07 Apr 2007
ST. LOUIS, MO [ Blueberry Hill ]

10 Apr 2007
DENVER, CO [ Bluebird Theatre ]

11 Apr 2007
SALT LAKE CITY, UT [ Kilby Court ]

13 Apr 2007
PORTLAND, OR [ Doug Fir ]

14 Apr 2007
SEATTLE, WA [ Showbox ]

28 Apr 2007
SALEM, OR [ Willamette University ]