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Crossover List Price: $15.98 Sale Price: $9.96  |
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Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this absolutely classic 1987 album including 11 bonus tracks! The classic record has been remastered by Bill Metoyer (Slayer, Cattle Decapitation, Six Feet Under, Morbid Angel) and comes with a large booklet containing lyrics and liner notes from the band... |
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Crossover: Millenium Edition [Vinyl] List Price: $15.98 Sale Price: $12.47 |
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Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this absolutely classic 1987 album including 11 bonus tracks! The classic record has been remastered by Bill Metoyer (Slayer, Cattle Decapitation, Six Feet Under, Morbid Angel) and comes with a large booklet containing lyrics and liner notes from the band... |
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Live at Wfmu List Price: $15.98 Sale Price: $19.87 |
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Formed in Chicago in the early 80's, Impulse Manslaughter were one of the original "crossover/grindcore" bands. They toured the US and Europe playing with everyone from the MDC to Napalm Death. They released two albums and several singles before braking up in the early 90's... |
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Beer Alcohol Full Colour Premium Guitar Picks x 5 Medium 0.71 Sale Price: $7.99 |
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Pack Of 5 Full Colour Premium Guitar Picks. These Picks Are Printed Using The Latest Hi-Tec Digital Printing. Picks Are Not Just For Show. These Are The Guitar Players Choice. Pick gauge is 0.71mm (medium)... |
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Cinema Beer Belly (DVD) $14.35 Compilation video from Hopeless Records featuring all your favorite punk bands. This DVD features a diverse punch of bands who all fit under the nonconformist umbrella of punk rock. From the pop-punk guitar driven Superchunk to the unbelievably loud banging of the Melvins to the space age instrumentals of Man. . . Or Astroman, CINEMA BEER BELLY contains some of the most original rock music of the 1990's. In addition, the video includes 50 minutes of bonus footage and a set of 3-D glasses.DVD Special Features:Region 1Keep CaseBehind The Scenes FootageIncludes 3-D Glasses for Mustard Plug's VideoEverything GirlTracks:1. Mustard Plug -Everything Girl2. Sick Of It All -Potential For A Fall3. AFI -Third Season4. The Weakerthans -Diagnosis5. Superchunk -Fishing6. Bad Religion -Ten in 20107. The Strike -Shots Heard'Round The World8. Scared Of Chaka -All My Friends Are Ghosts9. Man Or Astroman -Theme From Eeviac10. The Melvins -Mombius Hibachi11. The OC Supertones -Supertones Strike Back12. Frenzal Rhomb -We're Going Out Tonight13. Nicotine -La Clima Tropical14. Diesel Boy -She's My Queen15. SamIAm -She Found You16. Digger -Space Cadet17. Alkaline Trio -Goodbye Forever18. Gameface -My Star19. Pinhead Circus -Carefree Metal Daze20. The Queers -Tamara Is a Punk |
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Beer Tubes Conic Metal Theme Beer Tube $158 Beer Tubes are a new way to enjoy your favorite beverages with friends. They are a 100 oz (that's a little over eight 12 oz glasses to save doing the math) beverage dispensers to go atop your table and save the trouble of making multiple trips to refill your glass while keeping your drinks cold.The Conic Metal Theme Beer Tube has a sleek, clean metallic look and has plenty of room to add your own decals or logos. This tube stands approximately 3.5 feet tall and has about a 9 inch diameter base. |
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Metal Beer Faucet Lock $34.5 The faucet lock keeps the kids and neighbors from stealing your beer! Also great for commercial use. Attaches over the faucet. Key lock. Comes with one key. Note: faucet locks are all keyed the same. NOTE: Only fits standard US draft faucets like our model DFT500. Faucet lock will not fit the European specialty stout faucets, Perlick seat forward faucets or European style faucets. Body is made out of heavy duty aluminum casting. Only a snug fit is required, do not over tighten. In stock and ready to ship. Features: Includes 1 Key. Made out of heavy duty aluminum casting. |
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METAL BLADE RECORDS 25TH YEAR IN VIDE $9.88 METAL BLADE RECORDS 25TH YEAR IN VIDE |
Even Sen. Chuck Schumer had a great time at the pool party
Williamsburg partied like it was 1979!Deerhoof opened the fifth annual Jelly Pool Parties summer concert by christening its new stage by shattering a dozen wine glasses in a metal trashcan.It was part of a sound effect that Deerhoof’s Satomi Matsuzaki employed for the final song in a...
And the Winner Is: Will Awards and Contests Lead to Bigger Things?
Imagine this: you’re a huge rockstar. You’re pool is filled with hotties and your bathtub with champagne. You have a coffee table made out of your signature guitar and your Cadillac Escalade has beer on tap and a flat screen high definition TV. Even with all of the expensive toys and extravagant showpieces in your crib, the thing that first draws the attention of press and partygoers alike: the wall lined with your awards.
Admittedly, human beings, are fascinated with awards. We love to gawk at the shiny trophies, glossy plaques, and framed certificates of any and every kind of winner. And, as a species, we place a lot of stock in the importance, abilities and general “coolness’ of those who've come home “the winner.†So, it’s no surprise that musicians are constantly submitting to the many awards and entering the myriads of contests offered to unsigned artists every year. After all, with a couple of awards on the wall of your garage, can a hot tub full of babes really be that far behind?
But what if you continue to enter and never win? What if time and time again you have to send out the newsletter announcing that you’re not the “Best Band Of The Year†or the “Best Songwriter in the Nation†or even the winner of the “Battle Of The Most Mediocre Bands In The Midwest.†Will you be branded as a loser? Will your fans abandon you, asked to be removed from your mailing list, line their birdcages with your CDs? It is really better to have entered and lost than never to have entered at all?
The following are a few tips that may help you to fill up your trophy room without becoming the laughing stock of the indie music community:
1.) Enter Contests You Have A Chance Of Winning---Sounds like a given, but you’d be surprised how many new bands enter Billboard’s contests for the first time and are then amazed when they don’t walk off with a room full of accolades. Building a resume of award nominations and wins is very similar to building up your reputation as a gigging band or filling up a folder full of press. Start small, submitting to smaller local and regional contests/ awards that you’re more likely to get a nod for then the national and worldwide events. Then you can submit to the bigger organizations with a list of awards and wins on your resume. Everybody loves a winner and seeing that you’ve already won various awards may inspire the powers that be to nominate you for their particular contest.
2.) Pick The Contest That Will Best Publicize Your Band---We all love to win. But more important than basking in the glory of becoming king or queen for a day, awards are fantastic publicity tools for your band. Nothing shines up a bio, website, email blast or blog like the words “nominated†and “won.†These vocabulary heavyweights are certain to perk up the eyes and ears of clubs, fans, press and the industry alike. When deciding which awards/contests to submit for, keep in mind that this organization’s event may well be the flagship of your promotion for months. Sayings like: “vote for us for…â€, “we’re nominated for…†and “we’re the winners of…†will top every mailer you send out during the run of the competition, so make sure you get something great out of it for your band, even if it’s not the gold plated statue you’d hoped for.
3.) Promote A Nomination As A Win---Even though it sounds like something your high school band instructor would tell you, just being nominated is really a win for you and your band. So, if you’re lucky enough to garner a nomination for your awards de jour, make sure your promo machine hails you as a winner. Start your announcement with, “We’ve been honored with a nomination for Best Pop Band†and not “We’re one of six bands that may win this award if we get enough votes.†The nomination itself is an accolade of its own accord and should be included to any list of band accomplishments. If, by chance, you happen to win the award or contest, then promote that as another bigger accomplishment. For example: “We’ve been honored with nominations for the Best Music in the Universe Awards in five categories including: Best Drummer, Best Bass, Best Songwriting, and Best Female Vocals, and were thrilled to take home the award for Best Alternative Band.†To fans and industry alike, this looks like five awards and not one.
4.) A Win For A Band Member Is A Win For The Band---As creative people, we all have a need to be recognized for our individual talents, and as such, would all like to be nominated and hopefully win for each of our respective specialties. But awards and contests can be fickle and even though your fans rave about your guitarist or your songwriting, it may be your drummer who walks away with a nomination/award. Remember always that a band is a unit...all for one and one for all...and that without your killer vocals and great songs, your drummer may never have been noticed in the first place. Therefore, promote any nominations and awards for your band’s team as a win for the band. If your singer wins a writing award for his/her lyrics, your band has won. If your bassist gets a pick endorsement, your band has won. If your guitar tech gets nominated for Best Tuning, your band has won.
Awards and contests can be tricky when egos, pride, and the eager anticipation to win, mix in with the already delicate balance of the creative temperaments that make-up a band. Keep this in mind and be careful when entering contests. Sure, it’s fun to get awards and prizes but not if it means your band will break up two weeks later. Enter into contests/award shows as a way to publicize your music and further your career as a band but try not to get caught up in the manic frenzy of seeking award wins like a crack addict in rehab. So, head to the mall, get a plaque engraved that says, “Best Band In The World†and stick it up in your rehearsal room to remind yourself that you’re a winner everyday just for: having the courage to write songs, record them, get up in front of people and play them, deal with critics reviewing your music, weathering rejections from the industry and entering into a very personal creative relationship with three or four other artistic people without murder ensuing. Then, when the time comes that your wall fills up with trophies and accolades from the industry, get a keg of beer invite the groupies and party like the rockstar you are.
About the Author
Sheena Metal is a radio host, producer, promoter, music supervisor, consultant, columnist, journalist and musician. Her syndicated radio program, Music Highway Radio, airs on over 1,000 affiliates to more than 126 million listeners. Her musicians’ assistance program, Music Highway, boasts over 10,000 members. She currently promotes numerous live shows weekly in the Los Angeles Area, where she resides. For more info: http://www.sheena-metal.com.