February 16, 2010
I'm not a huge Jazz fan, but this would still be an awesome collection to have and Luxist.com is giving one away.
The collection contains 52 CD and double-CD albums including the previously unreleased full-length audio version of Isle Of Wight performance from 1970, a total of 70 CDs in all. The set adds a bonus DVD, Miles Davis Quintet: Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams / Live In Europe '67 which showcases two separate European concert performances filmed in Stockholm and Karlsruhe, Germany, October and November 1967, respectively. The DVD is the only video of this Miles Davis Quintet lineup ever to be officially commercially released.
To enhance your Miles Davis education the set comes with a 250-page book that includes a 11,000-word biographical essay by Frédéric Goaty, the director of the French Jazz Magazine and the co-author of the 1995 book Miles Davis.
The contest runs until Feb. 26th, and to enter it, all you need to do is leave a comment HERE.
Posted by Ghostshark under Music | Comments (0)
November 18, 2009
Naturally, there are on the expensive side, starting at $6000. It does seem like a pretty impressive guitar. Here's the details:
For more than 35 years, AC/DC has represented the archetypal “big rock” guitar sound, setting the standards for countless bands to follow. In particular, Angus Young’s incendiary lead tone and mammoth rhythm crunch have inspired wave after wave of rock guitar heroes, and he has done it all on a Gibson SG Standard. The SG replaced the underappreciated Les Paul Standard in 1961, and while the Les Paul would surface later in the decade as a rock and blues classic, the new SG (originally named Les Paul/SG) was an instant hit in its own right. Its simple yet inspired ingredients of thin, all-mahogany body and neck and two Gibson humbucking pickups gave it a snappy attack with a muscular punch, and its slim, fast neck yielded unprecedented playability. Now the Gibson Custom Shop offers its reproduction of one of the world’s most renowned SGs in the form of the Angus Young SG, a Limited Edition that captures the tone, look, and feel of this rare specimen among a classic breed, but which updates this legendary guitar with custom modifications requested by Angus himself.
You can read more about it HERE.
Posted by Ghostshark under Music | Comments (0)
September 17, 2009
It seems like sending people to Vegas is the new big thing. Not that I'm complaining at all. This one is pretty average overall for Vegas, but it does have a second place prize.
Here's the details:
Grand Prize: One Winner will receive two concert tickets with inner circle wristbands to the U2 concert on October 25, 2009 at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, a three day / two night trip for two to Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of round-trip coach air transportation for two, ground transportation for two from the airport to the hotel and back, as well as from the hotel to the concert venue and back, two night stay at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas or similar venue of equal or greater value, one digital download of “No Line On The Horizon”, one subscription to U2.com, and one “No Line on the Horizon” album T-shirt
Five Second Prizes: Five Runners Up will each receive one digital download of “No Line on the Horizon”, one subscription to U2.com, one “No Line on the Horizon” album T-shirt, one pair of concert tickets to the next U2 concert nearest to Runner Ups residence.
The contest runs until October 4, 2009, and you can enter it HERE.
Posted by Ghostshark under Contests, Music, Vegas | Comments (0)
July 30, 2009
Not a bad deal, and the concert should be really good. Here's the details:
Grand Prize trip includes; round-trip, coach class air transportation for two to Las Vegas, NV, departing September 5, 2009 and returning September 7, 2009; one double occupancy standard hotel room for two nights/three days; round-trip, ground transportation from airport in Las Vegas, NV to hotel; two tickets to the Nickelback concert at MGM on September 6, 2009; admission for winner and guest to after party with Nickelback; one (1) autographed Gibson Les Paul Studio.
You can enter the contest at the LiveNation site HERE.
Posted by Ghostshark under Contests, Music, Vegas | Comments (0)
July 13, 2009
There's a little money with this one. Not a lot, but it should at least feed you and your friends. Here's the details:
Grand Prize Winner will be awarded a three day/ two night trip for winner and three guests to Las Vegas, Nevada for a Red Stag/Kid Rock private concert. Trip includes: round-trip coach class airfare for winner and three guests to Las Vegas, Nevada departing on September 18, 2009 and returning September 20, 2009; two hotel rooms for two nights' accommodations in Las Vegas; ground transportation between McCarren International Airport and hotel; per diem of $100 per person per day for food and entertainment; and four VIP passes for the Red Stag/Kid Rock private concert on September 19, 2009.
The contest runs until August 31, 2009, and you can enter it HERE.
Posted by Ghostshark under Contests, Music, Vegas | Comments (0)
July 9, 2009
These were created with both sound and style in mind, and I think they've managed both. I've copied in the press release below so you can get all of the details:
Orb Audio Launches High-Tech, Premium Speaker Line, Made and Supported In a Highly Personal Way
They are small, round, and quite beautiful. But turn them on, and everything about them is big: a big, beautiful sound usually reserved for much larger speakers. A big change aesthetically over those clunky old behemoths of sound. A big difference in the way they’re made. And a big improvement over speakers costing 2 to 3 times their price.
Meet Orb, the line of handmade, highly affordable and décor-friendly audio products expanded and launched today by Orb Audio.
“We are more ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ as a product line than almost anyone else in the audio industry,” said Ethan Siegel, co-founder and CEO of Orb Audio. “This is very important to us, and it is made possible by our internet-only, direct-to-consumer business model that cuts out the wholesaler, the retailer, and the resulting markups in between. Our big advantage is that we spend more money than our peers on custom, advanced components, and then we combine that with a labor-intensive manufacturing and finishing process that yields a better sounding, better looking speaker that also happens to cost less. This is what sets us apart from most of the other systems out there.”
The heart of the Orb speaker system is the spherical Mod1 satellite speaker, which is a little bigger than a baseball and is made from high carbon steel. The Mod1 uses advanced technologies like rare earth magnets, Santoprene, Nomex and CCAD voice coils to produce big, full sound from the smallest possible package. “Using ultra-high quality parts, and using them conservatively, really allows us to push the limits of physics so that these little speakers have a lot of the characteristics of much bigger speakers,” said Siegel. “My partner (co-founder and Chief Designer, Gary Pelled) really pulled the rabbit out of the hat on this one.”
All that great sound emanates from beautiful steel cabinets that are designed with both sound and style in mind – the Orbs will sound great and look great in the living room. The Orbs are handmade by metalwork artisans and hand-assembled in the company’s Sherman Oaks California production facility. The speakers are round and measure only about 4 3/16 inches in diameter, so they fit anywhere. With five finishes available, they are sure to blend with any décor. The Metallic Black Gloss and Pearl White Gloss are both luxurious, premium baked-on powder coatings that rival the beauty of the finish of the most upscale automobile. The MetallumTM Series consists of three handmade metallic finishes, created by California artisans in very small batches: Hand-Polished Steel, Hand-Antiqued Copper and Hand-Antiqued Bronze. These finishes achieve a level of detail and beauty more commonly found in sculptures than in audio equipment, so consumers can fill their room with sound, not big, ugly speaker boxes.
Best of all, an Orb Audio speaker system is modular and upgradable, which is another completely unique feature. Each Orb speaker in an audio system can actually be made from one, two or four individual Orbs (Mod1, Mod2 and Mod4). A buyer who starts with the Mod1 system can upgrade to Mod2 or Mod4 at any time in the future, going from the entry level Orb system to the top of the line, as their needs or budget require. Other speaker systems have to be completely replaced if you want to upgrade them.
Orb also sells separately a choice of two high-quality, very compact subwoofers, the Super Eight and the Uber Ten, that again surpass the performance and sound of units many times their size and price. If a buyer needs a complete system, Orb obliges with a variety of choices and combinations of receivers and DVD players. Orb’s most popular system is the their Mod1 Plus Home Theater System, which includes 5 speakers, the Super Eight subwoofer, a handmade stainless steel speaker stand and all of the wires and cables needed to set up the system.
All for $999.
“We do things very differently than your typical consumer electronics company,” said Pelled. “Almost every part that we can feasibly make in this country is made here. With most other companies, it’s all done overseas. With Orb, we are designing this stuff ourselves, putting it together ourselves, and supporting almost 100 artists and vendors in California and elsewhere in the U.S. When you export your production, not only do you lose quality control, but you lose the benefit of the discoveries and inventions that come with daily problem solving. On top of that, style and design are the first things to go in mass produced audio systems. By keeping it as local as possible, we can still pay attention to all of these things…we can use expertly finished steel instead of plastic or fake wood, for example. So, it’s not just about great sound, it’s also about how our speakers look in your room, and the level of attention we are able to pay to every speaker that goes out of our door. But we couldn’t do any of this, since it costs quite a bit more, if we did not have our direct business model cutting out the enormous markups that plague the audio industry. Our average customer saves over $1,000 in markups, and they receive a speaker system that is superior in many ways to the more expensive, mass produced systems. That is really the key to our success, and our speakers make us proud. We are so confident that people will love them, that we offer a 30-day home trial with a “no questions asked” return policy. It is very easy to give Orb a try and people have embraced the idea from day one.”
Customer service also makes this company with the little speakers a big winner in people’s minds. “In retail, customer service in electronics is pretty much dead,” said Siegel. “But with Orb, you can look up the reviews online and see how our stuff is sent quickly and packaged really well. You will also see how we’ll gladly spend hours on the phone helping our clients set up their system, including parts of the system they didn’t even buy from Orb, like a TV. If you email us, you’ll most likely get a response within a few minutes. And if you call us, it’s not unusual for one of our executives, or one of our engineers or speaker designers, to answer the phone and help you. People might think that a store can provide better service than an online company, but we are proving that is not true. With Orb, you’ll always be talking to someone who’s very knowledgeable and who has the power to help you with anything you need. It’s all a matter of exceeding expectations, no matter how high, and we apply that belief to our service as well as to the quality of our speakers.”
Orb Audio products are priced starting at $239 for a Quick Pack of two satellite speakers, which of course can be upgraded to any complete Orb system in the future. More information about Orb Audio products, pricing and purchasing can be found at www.orbaudio.com, and at 877-ORB-AUDIO (877-672-2834).
Posted by Ghostshark under Electronics, Music | Comments (0)
July 1, 2009
Cool band, cool contest.
The grand prize for this one is roundtrip airfare to Las Vegas, Nevada for winner and guest, three nights hotel accommodation, two passes to The Biggest Tattoo Show On Earth, October 2-4, 2009, a four hour tattoo session, and $500 spending money.
Plus, you also get the Fall From Grace Prize Package consisting of: Fall From Grace Custom 8GB iPod Touch, Fall From Grace T-shirt, 'Sifting Through The Wreckage' CD, and an autographed Fall From Grace Poster.
But wait there's more!
First Prize: An XBOX 360 and the Fall From Grace Prize Package.
Second Prize: A guitar from Schecter Guitars and a Fall From Grace Prize Package.
Ten Runner-up Prizes: Fall From Grace 'Sifting Through The Wreckage' CD.
The contest runs through July 6, 2009, and you enter it HERE.
The site also has a lot of Fall From Grace information, such as tour dates, tickets to concerts, links to buy the new CD or iTunes tracks, and links to follow them on a number of social networks.
Posted by Ghostshark under Contests, Electronics, Music, Vegas | Comments (0)
June 15, 2009
There's not a lot to this contest, but free tickets to the concert of your choice isn't a bad thing at all. Here's the details:
The grand prize winner will win 5 concert tickets to 5 concerts in a venue of their choice located in major metropolitan concert venues near his/her home town.
Like I said, not a lot to it.
The contest runs through June 25, 2009, and you can enter it HERE.
Posted by Ghostshark under Contests, Gaming, Music | Comments (0)
April 27, 2009
Even if you're not a big The Crystal Method fan, this is a pretty good contest.
The Grand Prize is a trip to Las Veags for the winner and one guest to see The Crystal Method in concert. Trip includes round-trip, coach class air transportation for two departing on or about May 21, 2009 and returning on or about May 23, 2009; one hotel room for two nights / three days; two tickets to The Crystal Method show at House Of Blues Las Vegas on May 22, 2009; $200.00 for ground transportation expenses and spending money; Two dinners at the Foundation Room; a Meet & Greet with The Crystal Method; One autographed copy of entire The Crystal Method catalogue; and a one year subscription to Filter Magazine.
The contest runs though May 5, 2009, and you can enter it HERE.
Posted by Ghostshark under Contests, Music, Vegas | Comments (0)
April 22, 2009
This was pulled from the Colloco site.
What is Outcast? Outcast is an all weather, portable outdoor speaker system, designed to work wirelessly from your iPod or other music system. You don't need any techincal knowledge or a wi-fi network either, the Outcast has it's own system built in.
Simply plug your iPod into the supplied iCast transmitter (which is kept safely indoors, upto 100 metres away), switch on Outcast and you have your crystal clear music. The control pad on top of the Outcast then controls your iPod.
The sound is provided by an 8" downward firing bass woofer and four 3" high frequency treble speakers, arranged to provide all around sound. The 100 watt digital amplifier gives you clear, controlled sound.
Outcast is made of water resistant plastic and is designed to operate for up to 10 hours on the built in, rechargeable NiMH battery pack or you can run outcast of your normal mains supply and it will recharge the battery at the same time.
The speakers cost around $680, and I've only seen them for sale over seas. You can snag one at the Colloco site HERE.
Posted by Ghostshark under Music, Outdoor | Comments (0)
