Earlimart Ticket Giveaway & Appearance on Little Radio

I don't think I'm going to have access to a computer tomorrow, so here's a reminder to tune in to Sinking with Sylvia and Todd on Little Radio this Friday. Sylvia will be absent, but Todd and Matt welcome Earlimart into the studio. The show airs Friday from Noon to 2:00 PM PST.

Speaking of Earlimart, I've got two pairs of tickets to give away for their show next Friday (July 18th) at Spaceland. Opening the show will be the Movies and Hocus Pocus (featuring members of Dios). To win these tickets, email me [dukeufo at hotmail] with the name of your favorite Earlimart track. The contest closes next Wednesday at 6:00 PM.

Download "Song For"
Buy tickets for Spaceland HERE.

Shearwater: Limited Edition Vinyl Giveaway

I'm giving away a limited edition test pressing (vinyl) copy of Shearwater's new record Rook. This is a collector's item that fans need to get their hands on. To win, just email me [dukeufo at hotmail] and name your favorite Shearwater song. Please put Shearwater in the subject line of your email. The deadline to enter is Tuesday at 5:00 PM.

Shearwater will be in town next week.
July 14th at the Forum (opening for Coldplay)
July 15th at the Forum (opening for Coldplay)
July 16 at Fingerprints record store in Long Beach @ 7:00 PM

There are rumors that they'll be back in town in August. Stay tuned for details.

Download "Rooks"

Ticket Giveaway: King Khan & the Shrines

I've got three pairs of tickets to give away for the King Khan and the Shrines show this Thursday night at the Echo. It promises to be a good time. The Jacuzzi Boys will open the show. Just send me an email [dukeufo at hotmail] with the name of your favorite garage rock band. Please put King Khan in the subject line. Scroll down to Monday's post for a free download.

The deadline for the contest is tonight at Midnight.

Buy tickets for the show HERE.

VH-1 Rock Honors the Who

Starting tomorrow, there’s a ton of events around LA to correspond with VH-1 honoring the Who. It’s hard to imagine anyone reading this that isn’t at least a little familiar with the Who, but if you’re not, pick up Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy right away. It’s a great introduction.

The premiere of VH-1 Rock Honors the Who will air on Thursday July 17th at 9:00 PM.

Here’s some of the Who specific stuff that’s going down:

Thursday:
All night: The Who Karaoke Night @ Blue Goose Lounge
All night: Quadrophenia Night @ Seven Grand

Friday:
10am – 6pm: Shop @ Intermix and buy a limited-edition VH1 Rock Honors Torn shirt, designed by Scarlett Johansson, sold exclusively by Intermix
3pm – 7pm: The Who Are You Happy Hour @ Pink Taco. Specialty drinks inspired by The Who
All night: Screenings of The Who movies @ Ye Coach & Horses

Saturday:
8pm: VH1 Rock Honors: The Who Ceremony –The Who performing live with Pearl Jam, Foo Fighter, The Flaming Lips, Incubus, and more @ Pauley Pavilion Center
5pm: Rock Band competition & BBQ @ Crane's Hollywood Tavern
All night: Screenings of The Who movies @ Ye Coach & Horses

Sunday:
7pm – 1am: Toms Benefit show with The Who covers @ Hotel Cafe
All night: Screenings of The Who movies @ Ye Coach & Horses

Best Album By Year Since Birth

Scott McDonald at Pressed for Sound inspired this post. A slew of bloggers posted their favorite album from each year of their life. It's a fun exercise, but even if you cheat (and use Wikipedia or the Village Voice's Critics Poll) it sucks up some serious time.

There were five or six records that could have made the list in some years, while it was tough to even come up one record in some of the years. I feel pretty happy with it today.....

1974: Big Star – Radio City
1975: Neil Young – Zuma
1976: Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life
1977: Television – Marquee Moon
1978: Neil Young – Comes a Time
1979: Elvis Costello – Armed Forces
1980: Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
1981: Van Halen – Fair Warning
1982: Descendents – Milo Goes to College
1983: R.E.M. – Murmur
1984: R.E.M. – Reckoning
1985: Husker Du – New Day Rising
1986: The Smiths – The Queen is Dead
1987: The Jesus & Mary Chain – Darklands
1988: Pixies – Surfer Rosa
1989: The Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique
1990: Fugazi – Repeater
1991: Dinosaur Jr. – Green Mind
1992: Sonic Youth - Dirty
1993: Yo La Tengo – Painful
1994: Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
1995: Radiohead – The Bends
1996: Belle & Sebastian – If You’re Feeling Sinister (bit of a cheat, not released in US until 1997)
1997: Elliott Smith – Either/Or
1998: Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
1999: Wilco – Summerteeth
2000: Grandaddy – The Sophtware Slump
2001: Pernice Brothers – The World Won’t End
2002: Spoon – Kill the Moonlight
2003: The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow
2004: Brian Wilson – Smile
2005: Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
2006: Kelley Stoltz – Below the Branches
2007: Okkervil River – The Stage Names
2008: Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (it’s really too early to say, but this is what it is today)