Author: USOUNDS

Gnarls Barkley Contest of the Year

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In honor of the ten million Gnarls Barkley Grammy wins, we are looking to give away a deluxe Gnarls package.  Gnarls released a limited edition package 3-D CD + DVD with exclusive audio and vids.  There are things about this package that will blow your mind….who doesn’t love a good fuckin 3-D lenticular rendition of the album art?  Seriously.  3-D.  And the 92-page booklet that comes with?  I am literally scraping pieces of my blown mind off the desk with a stapler. 

Anyway, write to usounds AT gmail DOT com and tell us your favorite part about the Smiley Faces Video linked below.  The best email (sorry, US, Canada and Algeria only) will win a copy of the deluxe Gnarls package.  If you have any trouble with the flash player, just make some shit up.  Good luck!

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The Return of Perry Farrell

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According to his myspace blog, dudes hit on Perry’s wife Etty (second from left) all the time.

Perry Farrell’s new project, Satellite Party will be in stores May 15th. The album is called Ultra Payloaded and will be released on Columbia Records. Contributors include Flea, John Frusciante, New Order’s Peter Hook, Black Eyed Pea’s Fergie as well as an unreleased Jim Morrison Vocal Track. Stream a couple of tracks on MySpace.

New Fountains of Wayne in April

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The mood shifts to dark after Chris, Adam, Jody and Brian accidentally run over a guy in the tour van and then dump his cold, lifeless body in Lake Michigan.

Fountains of Wayne will release Traffic and Weather April 3rd on Virgin Records.  The first single from the album should drop anytime.  FoW will hit Coachella and Bonnaroo this year and stay tuned for more tour dates.

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I’m From Rolling Stone Contest

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As you may or may not already know, Krishtine, Russell, Peter, Tika, Colin and Krystal, are six aspiring writers all competing to become the new Contributing Editor at Rolling Stone. Last summer, these six were chosen from a pool of thousands of applicants and thrown directly into the mix with a wide array of writing assignments including artist and entertainment profiles and coverage of national affairs, politics and pop culture. Some of the musical acts featured in the series include Band of Horses, Ghostface Killah, We Are Scientists, The Roots, Lupe Fiasco, and more. The young writers compete with one another for story assignments, stress about hitting deadlines and face no-holds-barred critiques from Rolling Stone editors, all while dealing with their own personal challenges.

Whoever can send us the funniest summary for any episode of this show will win an Olympus Digital Voice Recorder. (A value of one hundy US) Record your voice! Record your calls! Record your dumps in the can, whatever you want!  If you haven’t seen the show, make it up.

Sorry, US contestants only, and please send entries to: usounds AT gmail DOT com by Thursday February 15th.

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Fader Magazine Contest!

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The full version of Fader Magazine is now available (in pdf format) to be downloaded and read, totally free right HERE. Additionally there is a podcast to accompany each issue, featuring music from the artists who appear in the issue. We are running this contest to help celebrate Fader fever. Just be the first to answer this Fader fun fact question: WHO IS THE OTHER DUDE (not Albarn) FEATURED IN THE NEWEST ISSUE OF FADER? Here’s the prize pack:

A highly collectable 7″ (1-500) from the Fader /Southern Comfort featuring tracks by M. Ward with Jim James and Lady Hawk.

Copy of The Good The Bad and The Queen album

A steamy picuture of Lou Diamond Phillips

Holy shit this is nutz! Please send all contest entries to usounds AT gmail Dot com

Stream of the Day – The Apples in Stereo

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Don’t fuck with the apples

The New Magnetic Wonder is out today (simultaneously released on Yep Roc and Elijah Wood’s newly formed label, Simian Frodo Records) and marks the Apples’ first release in 5 years. 

Here are some words about the new album via Yep Rock, “True to their Elephant 6 roots, the album features an array of special guests including many members of the Elephant 6 collective. The Apples sought the production skills of acclaimed engineer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Sebadoh, Phish, Sean Lennon). Goggin and Schneider together massaged the vortex between lush orchestration and an indie rock sparseness all the while understanding the Apples collective unconscious, infused by influences as diverse as ELO, Pavement, and the Beach Boys.”

And of course, some words about the new album by Frodo, “I miss the Shire. I spent all my childhood pretending I was off somewhere else … off with you on one of your adventures! My own adventure turned out to be quite different. I’m not like you, Bilbo.”

Also, Jeff Mangum’s album contributions include: drums, cow object, backing vocals, and handclaps.

Stream The New Magnetic Wonder on Yep Roc