‘Tis the Season to be Winning: The Ultimate Holiday Giveaway Guide

Okay, I promise you I’ll never consider pursuing a career as a copywriter with the headline above but I just can’t help myself; some of the premiere products and services in the music tech space are giving back to the community in a generous way this Holiday season and I’ve decided to round up some of the key promotions happening in cyberspace at the moment. ‘Tis better to give than receive, of course, but winning is still a whole lot of fun when prizes of this caliber are up for grabs.

Keep reading to find out how to win an unlimited subscription on Rdio for one year, a trip to the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards, and a $100 gift card from Threadless.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 12/02/10-12/08/10

At Mezzanine, 12/02/10

Another wildly eclectic week of amazing live music here in the Bay Area! Check out the awesomeness!

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: September 8th-14th

Opening for Flogging Molly at The Fox on Friday Night!
Opening for Flogging Molly at The Fox on Friday Night!

Now that Labor Day has come & gone, and the bridge is fully functioning again, here’s another guide to a week’s worth of rock & roll that you might enjoy:

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Album Review: Brendan Benson – My Old, Familiar Friend

Who knows what this cover represents
Who knows what this cover represents

I’m a big Brendan Benson fan. I was a fan before The Raconteurs. Lapalco being one of my all time favorite albums but I was not overly happy with his last album, The Alternative To Love, which had its moments but was, overall, somewhat inconsistent.  So how does his new one My Old, Familiar Friend stack up.  Keep in mind that this review is all based on a first listen and of course songs may grow or otherwise on me given time.  So what has spending his time with Jack White done for Brendan? Continue reading “Album Review: Brendan Benson — My Old, Familiar Friend”