To celebrate the release of Florence + The Machine‘s ‘Ceremonials‘ album we have a copy of the album and related goodies to give away to one reader.
All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to comment on THIS post in the Cougar Microbes facebook page stating your favorite red head in history is. The winner will be picked at random on the 9th of December.
The behemoth that is Florence + The Machine‘s ‘Lungs‘ album shows no sign of halting down with miss Welch and co taking their hypnotic sounds to more and more audiences.
The band are currently taking on a huge summer tour which has seen them hit the major US cities including a 3 night stand at LA‘s Greek Theatre culminating tonight. If reports from the previous shows are to be believed we are in for a treat.
To celebrate the latest US stint of the tour Cougar Microbes has a vinyl copy of ‘Lungs‘ to give away to to one lucky reader. All you have to do to enter is become a fan of our FB page and like THIS post.
The winner will be picked on June 22nd and the album will be mailed to you right away. (unfortunately we can only mail to US addresses for this one so keep that in mind when entering).
As part of their NEVER HIDE campaign Ray-Ban have been involved in all sorts of cool events this year including a massive water gun fight at SXSW, a sweet Iphone app as well as continued support for Northern Irish stalwarts Two Door Cinema Club on their current tour.
We are teaming up with the legendary eyewear company to give away some Two Door Cinema Club t-shirts from the band as well as a Ray-Ban NEVER HIDE frame (as shown in the video) to a lucky Cougar Microbes reader.
To enter the competition is answer the following question:
Which item would you NEVER HIDE at a live concert?
Winners will be picked at random on the 1st of June. Submit your question via the comments below, our facebookpage or by tweeting directly to @cougarmicrobes.
Last May‘s Camden Crawl was one of my gigs of the year featuring some fine Cougar approved talent all playing just a few minutes away from my doorstep. In preparation for next year’s event the promoters have also been throwing CC 2011 Tips Series featuring fresh emerging talent.
The 15th of December at the Bull & Gate will represent the 3rd instalment and is doubling up as the Camden Crawl Christmas party. Bands featuring will be Wild Palms, Bear Driver, The Slow Revolt and Heart Kill Giant.
We have a pair of tickets to giveaway for the event: To enter join our Facebookpage and comment on the CC 2001 post or comment below saying “I want in!”
Winner will be contacted on Sunday 12th of December.
With the development of internet – online music education possibilities have increased. Nowadays you can learn how to play guitar using online resources that come incredibly close to that one on one experience.
Guitar Master Class is an online guitar playing community where you can access all the materials you’ll ever need to master guitar. Open to everyone, they offer lessons ranging from absolute beginner to insane level aimed for highly skilled players straight from the best instructors available. With just one click you’ll be able to learn famous songs, scales and different techniques in a multitude of different genres.
Cougar Microbes is offering 3 lucky readers a full access 6 months GMC memberships (usually worth 150$). All you have to do to enter is answer this simple question in the comments section of this post:
Who, in your opinion, is the greatest guitarist ever and why?
There is no right or wrong answer but the most imaginative/personal replies will be rewarded.
Remember that GMC is, above all, truly live music community which offers fun while learning – its a guitarist’s path from “Zero to Hero“. Good luck, time to START ROCKING NOW!
On monday morning we’re launching a competition that will appeal to anyone who would like to play guitar like the legends. This post and track are teasers so make sure you check back.
Fans of The Libertines and/or Dirty Pretty Things should definately check out the competition Eurostar are currently hosting.
They are offering tickets to see Carl Barât live in Paris on the 5th of November. All you have to do to enter is answer a simple question: If you were in a band, which European city you would most like to ‘tour’ to and why?
Following on from my product test-drive for TuneUp a few weeks ago the San Francisco developers have announced a major development to their magical little tool.
Not only is TuneUp now available for Windows Media Players for anyone who is hostile /allergic/oblvious to Apple‘s attempt at domination of the music software and personal player market. I know a few people who would do anything to avoid Itunes and this solution is perfect for them.
Furthermore the company has also developed on the premise of Tuniverse , to which I alluded to in my review, into Tuniver.se: a one stop location for all your music and social media interactions. So now Itunes and WMP users, on both mac and pc, can enjoy the benefits of a shiny and up to date music library.
TuneUp are giving three Cougar Microbes reader a free copy to the software. All you have to do is answer this question:
If you could rearrange/fix/change any musical moment that has happened in history what would it be?
Answer’s in the comments section, winners will be announced on the May 8th
Here is another “rearranged” track for you:
TRACK:
Florence and The Machine – Dog Days Are Over (Breakage Remix)
to feature an array of amazing releases and artists (past, present, old and new) with the goal of promoting them to anyone interested and anyone who stumbles across this site.
If you like any of the tracks, please go buy the albums and help finance the artists producing this great music.
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