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Win a Signed Vinyl Album from the Head and the Heart

Just watch their new video.

Posted by: Laura Dannen on Aug 22, 2011 at 09:50AM 0 Comments

I’m just passing along the message from local indie band the Head and the Heart:

Watch our new video for “Cats and Dogs” (see above) and find an object you recognize within the video (a piece of corn on the cob, confetti, a boxing glove, etc) that you can take a photo of in real life – in your house, outside, or on the road. Tweet the photo with hashtag #CatsandDogs OR post it to your Facebook wall while “liking” and then tagging our FB page in the same post, and you’ll be automatically entered to win a signed vinyl of our album and a t-shirt. Winner will be picked at random and the deadline to enter is 8pm PDT this Friday.

Got it? Good. It’s a cool memento from a Sub Pop band that’s been blowing up this summer. They recently announced their first national headlining tour, which kicks off in New Orleans on September 20…and seems to skip Seattle. BUT you can see them open for Death Cab for Cutie at KeyArena on October 22.

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Tags: Contests, Seattle Bands, Music Video, The Head and the Heart

Watch: Arctic Monkeys’ “Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair”

This is for everyone still stuck at work.

Posted by: Laura Dannen on Aug 10, 2011 at 06:00PM 0 Comments

British rockers the Arctic Monkeys are in town tonight to play Showbox SoDo, but the concert is very sold out (blerg). Next best thing is to blow this video up full screen at your desk and crack a beer. Enjoy.

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Tags: Concert, Music Video, Showbox SoDo, Stuck at Work

New Video: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s “Wings”

Local rapper and DJ bemoan consumerism and a closet full of Air Jordans.

Posted by: Laura Dannen on Jul 21, 2011 at 09:30AM 0 Comments

In his new video “Wings” with collaborator DJ Ryan Lewis, Seattle rapper Macklemore has an earnest chat with his fans about America’s addiction to labels—backed by a middle school children’s choir and a strings section. “Look at what that swoosh did!” he says, rapping about the loss of a childhood friend who was killed for his Air Jordans / Starter jacket.

“When I first started writing "Wings,” I didn’t really have the right idea," Macklemore said in a release. “Am I writing it like, ’I’m so cool, I have all of these Jordan’s?’ Am I writing about Nike and an anti-Nike song? In reality, it’s neither one of those, it’s just about sharing a fresh perspective.”

Find out more about the history of Seattle’s rising hip-hop scene in our June article Let’s Start the Show.

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