Showing posts with label mix madness competition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mix madness competition. Show all posts

22 December 2009

A competition! Oh ho! (Win Death Cab swag plus a mix!)

Oh hi there readers! So here's the skinny: Way back in October for my birthday my awesome real life buddy Inez bought me, among other cool gifts, Death Cab For Cutie's 'open door' ep. But! Disaster! I already had a copy of that particular ep, which I loved very much. If two copies could double the loved I'd be set, but sadly it doesn't work that way. Which mean I appear to have an extra copy of this ep, just sitting there and not getting to fufill its destiny of being played.

So I though we'd hold a little competition, and the winner could get Death Cab's 'open door' and, even cooler, a custom made mix cd! (I haven't actually checked that Inez is cool with me giving away her gift, so, uh, if you're reading this nez and thinking, 'oh my god, megan is such a bitch I hate her,' then just remember who keeps you stocked up with might angus burgers and mcflurrys, alright? Also, Inez, you could totally enter and try to win your gift back, wouldn't that be delightfully postmodern? Or something?)

Anyway! To win all you have to do is download the 2:20min-ish clip I made and identify the songs you hear within. Long term listeners will remember we did something like this a while ago, and it seemed to work pretty well. There's 19 songs to be identified, whoever gets the most wins! You can either e-mail us (volume.knob@hotmail.com) your answers, or you can answer in the comments (I won't make them visable till the contest is over).

You have until, ummm, let's say saturday Australia time (which is friday for most of you living in the past dudes and dudettes) to get your answers in. Remember, if you win, you have to be cool with letting me know your address. I promise not to stalk you. Much.

Ok, go!

19 track totally awesome clip thing for competition winningness (remember, only sad pancake hating fart heads google for answers. although good luck googling la la la la).

30 May 2007

The Madness Is Over! (For now...)

And we have a winner! The lovely Miss Allison guessed the most songs, and so to her will go the three super awesome and shiny mixes! It was very close though, with many people having guessed only one song less! So congratulations Allison, you'll be hearing from us here at Volume Knob soon!

And now, to the fun part! Below are all the answers with, by popular request, links to where you can download all of the songs featured.

And no, the fourth song was not Hallelujah.

  1. Walk of Life : Dire Straits
  2. The Cell: Part Seven : Jandek
  3. Life on Mars : David Bowie
  4. Don't Let Me Explode : The Hold Steady
  5. Little Green Bag : George Baker Selection
  6. Beauty Mark : Rufus Wainwright
  7. Wolf Like Me : TV on the Radio
  8. Take on Me : A-Ha
  9. Mr Tough : Yo La Tengo
  10. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) : Arcade Fire
  11. We Used to be Friends : The Dandy Warhols
  12. L.A. : Old Man River
  13. Ghost : Neutral Milk Hotel
  14. Born to be a Dancer : Kaiser Chiefs
  15. Yeah! Oh, Yeah! : The Magnetic Fields
  16. Hey Jude : The Beatles (guessed by only one person!)
  17. No Rain : Blind Melon
  18. Don't You (Forget About Me) : The Simple Minds
  19. All The Pretty Girls Go To The City : Spoon
  20. Seven Nation Army : The White Stripes
  21. Black : Okkervil River
  22. Sundress : Ben Kweller
  23. Parachutes (Funeral Song) : Mates of State
  24. Century of Elvis : Belle & Sebastian
  25. At The Bottom of Everything : Bright Eyes
  26. Sphagnum Esplanade : The Shins
  27. Odalisque : The Decemberists
  28. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! : Sufjan Stevens
  29. Whiter Shade of Pale : Procol Harum
  30. Young Folks : Peter, Bjorn & John
  31. Dance Music : The Mountain Goats

Well done to everyone who entered! And keep watching Volume Knob for more Mix Madness competitions!


22 May 2007

Mix Madness! (a competition for cool kids)

So what we have here is a two minute or so long clip containing 31 little song snippets. What possible reason could there be for this madness? It is simply a sign that Megan has just a little bit too much time on her hands? Well, yes. But, also, it's a competition!

Exciting, yes?

Simply download the clip, listen, and identify as many of the songs featured as you can, and then send an e-mail of these songs off to us here at Volume Knob, (volume.knob@hotmail.com). If it were any more simple, monkeys would be entering!

And what does the Volume Knob reader who guesses the most correct songs receive? They will get not one, not two, but three, yes, that's right, THREE mix CDs! Each one lovingly and thoughtfully complied by Jess, June, and myself.

Have you ever heard anything more awesome than that?

So quickly! Download! Identify! Enter!

Winners (and answers) will be announced one week from today, on Tuesday the 29th, so that gives you plenty of time to mull over it.

The 31 Song Mix Madness!