Contest: Win Tix To Each Stop Of All Time Low’s “Gimme Summer Ya Love” Tour

Contest: Win Tix & Meet & Greet Passes To See Taking Back Sunday at The Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, NH on July 19th!

Taking Back Sunday is set to kick off their nationwide headlining tour on June 14, 2011 in Denver, CO. The summer-long run also features Thursday and Colour Revolt.

The tour will hit New England a handful of times including Boston, MA on July 20th at the House of Blues, Wallingford, CT on July 21st at The Dome and Hampton Beach, NH on July 19th at the Casino Ballroom.  We just so happen to have TWO pairs of tickets and meet & greet passes for the show on July 19th to give away to two of our loyal followers!  A great live show AND you get to meet the band.  NICE!

To enter: 

Send an email to staff@theywillrockyou.com  with subject “Taking Back Sunday”.  Please include your name, email address, phone number and mailing address.  TWO lucky winners will be selected on July 12th.  If you want to double your chances just follow us on Twitter & Facebook and include that in your entry.

The tour will support the release of their new album Taking Back Sunday, due out June 28, 2011. The self-titled release is a return to the band’s original line-up from their 2002 debut Tell All Your Friends:  vocalist Adam Lazzara, guitarist Eddie Reyes and drummer Mark O’Connell have reunited with vocalist/guitarist John Nolan and bass player Shaun Cooper, who departed in 2003.   Tell All Your Friends has sold over one million records worldwide, spawned breakthrough anthem “Cute without the ‘E’ (Cut from the Team) and launched the band as one of the most influential of its generation. 

Not in New England?  Never fear, TBS is probably hitting your city too!  Check out the full  list of tour dates below.  For more information please visit www.takingbacksunday.com
06/14/2011 – The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
06/15/2011 – In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
06/17/2011 -  Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
06/18/2011 – The Showbox at Market – Seattle, WA
06/19/2011 – Knitting Factory – Spokane , WA
06/21/2011 – Knitting Factory – Reno, NV
06/22/2011 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
06/24/2011 – House Of Blues – San Diego, CA
06/25/2011 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
06/26/2011 – House Of Blues – Los Angeles, CA
06/28/2011 – House Of Blues – Anaheim, CA
06/29/2011 – House Of Blues – Anaheim, CA
07/01/2011 – House of Blues – Los Angeles, CA
07/02/2011 – Marquee Theater – Tempe, AZ
07/03/2011 – Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI
07/04/2011 – House Of Blues – Houston, TX
07/05/2011 – House Of Blues – Dallas, TX
07/08/2011 – House Of Blues – Orlando, FL
07/09/2011 – Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
07/10/2011 – The Ritz – Tampa, FL
07/12/2011 – House Of Blues – North Myrtle Beach, SC
07/13/2011 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
07/14/2011 – The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
07/15/2011 – Tower Theater – Philadelphia, PA
07/16/2011 – Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD
07/17/2011 – Best Buy Theater – New York, NY
07/19/2011 – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom – Hampton Beach, NH
07/20/2011 – House Of Blues – Boston, MA
07/21/2011 – The Dome – Wallingford, CT
07/22/2011 – Kool Haus – Toronto, ON
07/23/2011 – House Of Blues – Cleveland, OH
07/24/2011 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
07/26/2011 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
07/28/2011 – Orbit Room – Grand Rapids, MI
07/29/2011 – Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
07/30/2011 – House Of Blues – Chicago, IL
07/31/2011 – House Of Blues – Chicago, IL

Contest: Win Tix To See Grouplove at Great Scott on June 15th!

Alright Allston/Bostonian music lovers!  Atlantic Records recording artists Grouplove are coming to Great Scott on  June 15^th.  Who wants to go?  We have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky music enthusiast – should it be you?

Grouplove released their self-titled EP earlier this year and you might have caught their performance on Carson Daly last night!  To find out more about the band, head over to their website, like them on Facebook, or follow them on Twitter!

To enter:  Send an email to staff@theywillrockyou.com with subject “Grouplove“.  Please include your name, email address and phone number.  One winner will be selected at random and notified on June 13th.  Tickets are non-transferable.  Please visit the venue website for any age restrictions.

 

Contest: Win An Arctic Monkeys “Suck It And See” Prize Pack!

It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for a new release from Arctic Monkeys but the wait is almost over!  Their new album Suck It And See will be released on June 7th!  Whee! Until then,  you can head over to the band’s website to preview the album track by track.

To celebrate the release we have an Arctic Monkeys Prize Pack to give away to one lucky winner!
The prize pack includes:
-The new album on LP
-A Copy of the UK Record Store Day Exclusive 7” Single for “Don’t Sit Down”
-A limited, hand numbered letterpress poster

To enter:  Email staff@theywillrockyou.com with the subject “Arctic Monkeys“.  Include your name, email address and mailing address.  On June 7th, the release date, we’ll pick one winner at random!

More about Suck It And See:
Suck It and See features 12 new Arctic Monkeys’ songs and was produced by James Ford at the legendary Sound City Studios in Los Angeles.  The album was engineered by James Brown and mixed by Craig Silvey.

The album will be available on CD, vinyl and via digital download.  The tracklisting for Suck It and See is as follows:

1.   She’s Thunderstorms
2.   Black Treacle
3.   Brick by Brick
4.   The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
5.   Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair
6.   Library Pictures
7.   All My Own Stunts
8.   Reckless Serenade
9.   Piledriver Waltz
10. Love is a Laserquest
11. Suck It and See
12. That’s Where You’re Wrong

Contest: Win Ozzy’s Re-Issued Diary of a Madman and Blizzard of Ozz Editions

On May 31, music fans will have their first taste of re-issues from rock icon Ozzy Osbourne’s catalog of work with the releases of two albums which form the cornerstone of Ozzy Osbourne’s career as a solo artist:   Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman (Epic Records/Legacy Recordings).  BUT – you don’t have to wait until then because we got our hands on a set of the re-issues to give away to one of our loyal readers!  Want it? 

To enter:  Send an email to staff@theywillrockyou.com with subject “Ozzy”.  Please include your name, phone number, mailing address and email address. On May 24th we’ll select one winner at random. Still not good enough?  You can pre-order  your own copy here.

More on the re-issues:
Long revered by rock fans around the world, these two albums created a template for hard rock in the 1980′s and beyond as they were marked by the ground-breaking and  historic union of Ozzy and the late guitar hero Randy Rhoads.  These definitive versions of 1980′s Blizzard of Ozz (with previously unreleased bonus tracks) and 1981′s Diary of a Madman are available individually on vinyl or CD, or together in a deluxe collector’s box.  All versions were restored and remastered from the original analog sources by George Marino.

The 30th Anniversary Edition of Blizzard of Ozz CD includes the original album in its entirety, restored and remastered for this edition, with bonus tracks, while the new Legacy Edition of Diary of a Madman includes the original album in its entirety, restored and remastered for this edition, with a bonus second CD of previously unreleased live performances featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads with rhythm section Rudy Sarzo (bass) and Tommy Aldridge (drums).  A single disc version of the remastered Diary of a Madman will also be available.

For serious fans and collectors, the limited edition 30th Anniversary deluxe boxed set houses the restored and remastered vinyl and CD editions of Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman, the ”Ozzy Live” compact disc.  Beyond the music, the box set is highlighted by a variety of exclusives including an expansive 100-page coffee table book, a two-sided wall-size poster, a precise and detailed full-size replica of Ozzy’s iconic gold cross that he has worn for 30 years, and “Thirty Years After The Blizzard” DVD.   

This new “Thirty Years After The Blizzard” DVD chronicles Ozzy’s years with Randy Rhoads features previously unseen footage of Ozzy and Randy filmed in 1981 & 1982; it incorporates rare archival photos and films; along with new and revelatory interviews with Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Lemmy (Motörhead), Steve Vai, Nikki Sixx, Rob Halford, Zakk Wylde, Bill Ward and more. The DVD also contains over 70 minutes of additional rare live performances and interviews; included is the premiere of more than 30 minutes of newly-discovered never-bootlegged footage of Ozzy and Randy from the Blizzard of Ozz tour shot from the front of the stage at New York’s fabled Palladium on May 2, 1981.  This new feature is a must-see for aficionados of Ozzy’s epic release, Blizzard of Ozz and its pivotal effect on rock & roll history.   

Blizzard Of Ozz (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
1. I Don’t Know (5:13)
2. Crazy Train (4:51)
3. Goodbye To Romance (5:33)
4. Dee (0:49)
5. Suicide Solution (4:17)
6. Mr. Crowley (5:02)
7. No Bone Movies (3:52)
8. Revelation (Mother Earth) (6:08)
9. Steal Away (The Night) (3:28)

BONUS TRACKS
10. You Looking At Me, Looking At You (Non-LP B-Side, Previously Unreleased in the U.S.) (4:15)
11. Goodbye To Romance (2010 Guitar & Vocal Mix, Previously Unreleased) (5:42)
12. RR (Previously Unreleased – Randy Rhoads guitar solo) (1:13)

Diary Of A Madman (Legacy Edition)
DISC 1
1. Over The Mountain (4:31)
2. Flying High Again (4:44)
3. You Can’t Kill Rock And Roll (6:59)
4. Believer (5:15)
5. Little Dolls (5:39)
6. Tonight (5:50)
7. S.A.T.O. (4:07)
8. Diary Of A Madman (6:14)

DISC 2 -
Ozzy Live (recorded on the Blizzard of Ozz tour)
1. I Don’t Know
2. Crazy Train
3. Believer
4. Mr. Crowley
5. Flying High Again
6. Revelation (Mother Earth)
7. Steal Away (The Night)
8. Suicide Solution
9. Iron Man
10. Children Of The Grave
11. Paranoid

Diary of a Madman/Blizzard of Ozz 30th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set
Box Set Includes:
Blizzard Of Ozz (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
Diary Of A Madman (Legacy Edition)
Blizzard Of Ozz (180-gram LP – original album only)
Diary Of A Madman (180-gram LP – original album only)
DVD–contains “Thirty Years After The Blizzard” documentary–and additional rare and unreleased performances and interviews.

Contest: Win An Autographed Biffy Clyro Poster & Catch Them At Brighton Music Hall on May 12th!

Biffy Clyro is back out on the road! The band will be playing at Brighton Music Hall in Allston, MA on May 12th. Doors at 8 PM; Show at 9 PM; 18+ show You can find out all the details here.  (Not in Boston?  Check out all their remaining tour dates here.)

By now you’ve probably heard their song “Many of Horror” blasting over the WFNX airwaves, right?

To celebrate the band’s return to our beautiful state we’ve got an autographed poster to give away to one lucky fan! To enter send an email to staff@theywillrockyou.com with the subject “Biffy Clyro“. Please include your name, phone number, email address and mailing address.

On Friday May 13th we will pick one winner at random. Good luck!

Contest: Win An Autographed Copy Of The New Sixx:AM Release “This Is Gonna Hurt”

Sixx:AM (Nikki Sixx, James Michael and Dj Ashba)  are back with their new album This Is Gonna Hurt, the follow up to their 2007 debut Life Is Beautiful.  The new album, like the first, coincides with the release of the new book written by Nikki Sixx of the same name.

We’ve got an autographed copy of This Is Gonna Hurt to give away to one lucky winner.  To enter:  send an email to staff@theywillrockyou.com with the subject “Sixx:AM”.  Include your name, number, email address and mailing address.  One winner will be selected at random on May 15, 2011.

About the album:
The idea for the album came one day when Michael stopped by Sixx’s Funny Farm photo studio. The pair were looking through some of the bassist’s recent pictures, which depicted people missing limbs, some who were incredibly overweight and prostitutes who all engage with Nikki for photographs included in the book THIS IS GONNA HURT. Michael and Ashba were struck by Sixx’s ability to capture beauty in situations where society judges it as other than. It made them think about their own assumptions and feelings and as they do, the group got together and wrote and recorded songs about the experience.

Michael says, “The way Nikki had set the surroundings, you realize the photo subject has such an incredible story to tell. It was very thoughtful and very beautiful and I believe he was taking a picture of the person inside, even though the outside was not what we’re used to seeing and certainly didn’t fit the average person’s concept of what beautiful is. When I listen to the finished record, it’s these images I see.”

“The idea is to show the truth about how people do judge others and how they turn a blind eye to people that are different,” explains Ashba. “It’s basically a wakeup call. Hopefully people get it and it will sink in.”

For all the latest on Sixx:AM visit their official website.  You can purchase the album on Amazon here.

Contest: Win An Epiphone Les Paul Custom Guitar From Pearl Jam

To celebrate the re-release of Pearl Jam’s 2nd and 3rd albums (VS. and Vitalogy), the band is giving one lucky fan a chance to win an Epiphone Les Paul Custom guitar!

To enter, the band wants to see you perform a guitar cover of their song “Animal.”

Rules
1. You must submit a YouTube URL of your cover to enter.
2. The cover must be of the entire song.
3. Complete entry form can be found here.

At the end of the contest the person who plays the most accurate cover will win the guitar. Simple as that! Good Luck!

Contest ends on May 30th.

Contest: Win A Queens Of The Stone Age Prize Pack Including Autographed Album

On May 17th Queens Of The Stone Age are set to release their remastered self-titled debut album (available digitally now). The reissue has been fully remastered from the original tapes and has been expanded by three tracks. “The Bronze” & “These Aren’t the Droids Your Looking For” (from the split EP from ‘98) and “Spiders and Vinegaroons” which was part of the posthumous Kyuss/QOTSA split EP.

For all the details or to pre-order your copy, hit up the official QOTSA website here ORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR enter to win it here on TheyWillRockYou.com!

 We have an autographed copy of the re-mastered LP up for grabs along with a T-Shirt with the album art, and some swag from Josh Homme’s record label Rekords Rekords.

Enter to win by sending an email to staff@theywillrockyou.com with subject “Queens Of The Stone Age“. Include your name, email address and mailing address.

If you want to double your chances, follow us on Twitter and send us a DM (don’t worry, we’ll follow you back!), we’ll enter you in the drawing to win the prize pack twice.

Contest: Win An Autographed Copy Of The Pretty Reckless Album

Today’s the day! 

Today marks the release date for Light Me Up from The Pretty Reckless.  Taylor Momsen and Co. will be celebrating the release today at Best Buy Union Square in NYC.  Not in NYC? Bummer, but…it’s okay, we’ve got an autographed copy of the album to give away to one lucky winner.

Want it?  Here’s how.  Send an email to staff@theywillrockyou.com with the subject: ” The Pretty Reckless”.  Include your name, email address and mailing address.  One lucky winner will be selected at random on Friday April 15th.  So get to it!

But wait there’s more!

Check out a new stripped down performance of their song “Just Tonight” off of the album from a recent session at The Cherrytree House:

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