The Cure
June 8th, 2000
There is a cool contest on the net if you are a Cure fan... The
band's record label Elektra is giving away a Cure autographed
guitar and all you have to do is answer two easy questions...
How many years has the band been together and how
many albums have they released???
If you are stumped, look for hints on www.elektra.com...
Then send in your answer to contests@elektra.com and include your
name in the body of the email and put The Cure in the subject
line... All entries must be received by Sunday, June 11th... Good
Luck...
CDNOW
June 1st, 2000
CDNOW is teaming up with Dr. Pepper and 7up for a custom-CD
promotion... The promotion will feature instant win "custom
CDs" as well as discounts on participating artist albums... The
promotion runs until September so check out www.cdnow.com/7up
for more details...
Long Beach Dub All Stars
June 1st, 2000
The Long Beach Dub All Stars have launched a full redesign of
their website... Check it out at longbeachduballstars.com.
Peter Gabriel
June 1st, 2000
Peter Gabriel has a new album titled Ovo which features
collaborations with the likes of Elizabeth Fraser, Paul Buchanan, Alison
Goldfrapp, Iarla O Lionaird, and Richie Havens... Fans can hear an
exclusive full streamed song titled The Nest That Sailed The Sky
on www.qonline.co.uk...
Check it out now...
U2
May 23rd, 2000
The band will be offering a free webcast of their "Pop Mart"
concert in an effort to promote their upcoming album... The webcast will
be available for three weeks beginning June 8th... Check out www.u2.burst.com
for more details...
Third Eye Blind
May 22nd, 2000
Electra Records is offering a special contest for fans of Third
Eye Blind... Third Eye Blind is set to hit the road in
mid-May and to kick it off, Electra Records is giving away 5
Third Eye Blind prize packs including an autographed picture of the band
and a limited edition enhanced "Jumper" CD... To win one
of these prize packs... all you have to do is answer this easy
question... What late night talk show will Third Eye Blind be appearing
on June 27th??? Send all answers to contests@elektra.com by
Thursday, May 25th, 2000... Include your name in the body of the text
and type 3eb in the subject line... Good Luck...
Garbage
May 17th, 2000
Killer news for fans of the band Garbage... The band has set up a
place to meet their fans online... All four members of the band are
scheduled to drop by from time to time to chat and interact with fans...
Check it out at www.thepalace.com...
The band will have their first session on Wednesday, May 17th at 4pm pst...
Check it out www.thepalace.com...
Bad Religion Update...
May 15th, 2000
Killer news for Bad Religion fans... Starting on their next tour
stop, the band will give their fans a chance to watch the action from
the backstage... The Backstage Cam will be setup for the remainder of
their tour with Blink 182... Check it out on Bad
Religion.com now...
Bad Religion
May 9th, 2000
The band is offering fans the chance to purchase the latest album, The
New American on line... Fans can log onto the band's official site www.badreligion
for more details... Plus... Bad Religion is also giving fans the
opportunity to see the band at a concert of their choice during the
summer tour... Check the details on www.badreligion.com...
Eve 6
May 9th, 2000
Eve 6 has launched there new official website... Fans can check
it out at www.eve6.net...
Blur
May 3rd, 2000
Blur is offering fans the chance to check out highlights of the
1999 Tenth Anniversary Exhibition... Plus... accessing the bands
official site, www.blurx.co.uk,
fans will be able to listen to all of Blur's singles... Head over
to www.blurx.co.uk
for more information...
The Offspring
May 3rd, 2000
The Offspring is looking to help you get hooked up... Dating
style... Log onto www.offspring.com
and fill out the application... The questions range from how much or how
little you make to what your dream occupation is... Check it out on www.offspring.com...
Warped Tour and Launch.com
April 24th, 2000
This year's Warped Tour has teamed up with Launch.com in
hopes of giving fans a more interactive and useful website... Fans of
the Warped Tour can now grab the latest information, tour dates,
as well as videos from tour artist straight from www.warpedtour.com...
Also... the site is taking submissions from amateur artist for display
during the tour... The twelve best will take part in a touring art show to be included in this year's Warped Tour... Check www.warpedtour.com
for more information on this and other tour news...
Pennywise
April 21st, 2000
Pennywise fans will be given the chance to vote for songs to
appear on the bands first ever live album... Fans can vote for their
favorite songs on www.pennywisdom.com...
Check out www.pennywisdom.com
for more details...
BLINK
182
Blink 182
has an online store located at loserkids.com...
It's a store that is geared for the lifestyle of the
punk/skateboarder... Currently... you can pick up music and clothing but
loserkids.com is expected to start selling other accessories such as
shoes in the next couple of weeks...