We really love the new album from The Go! Team and want to share it with you. Thats why we are giving away some copies of the new album, Proof Of Youth, right here on The Futurist. The CD is the double disc version, and the 2nd disc had remixes and other goodies so this is one you might wanna go after.

Here is how to enter the contest.

Make your case for why you should win this CD, it is as simple as that, we really want to give em away, so why be complicated. So, leave a comment making your case, be convincing, but not annoying.

I will announce the winners here next week, probably late Monday, so make sure you have your comment in by then!

Check out the video below for the new song, “Grip Like A Vice.”

A big thanks to everyone who left all the great hangover tips in our post about having Monolith Hangover last week. Not only were they helpful but it sorta made us want to go out and get trashed with the promise of no hangovers thanks to all the advice from everyone. We do have to choose just two though as winners of the new CD from Editors - An End Has A Start. And here they are….along with the prescribed cure of course.

Crystal provides a very medical sounding cure, but I buy it…..

Hangover Cure That Works…

Sleep in (a cool climate is best, but not always available as in you are camping).

When you get up:

B-12 500 mcg

Folic Acid 400 - 800 mcg

1 - 2 Mucinex D tablets (have to sign for them in Ohio)

1 - 2 Bufferin or Ibuprofin tablets

Water or Iced Tea - Don’t suck down a whole bunch at once; sip slowly but often

You’ll be ready for the new day’s first beer before you know it !

And I like how Greg puts alot of thought into his explanation, lots of good thoughts here as well….

Not necessarily in this order;
1. Lots of water (preferably before you go to bed but also the day after).
2. Some greasy sustenance (some the night before doesn’t hurt either (assuming you kept it down)).
3. High dosage of your preferred pain reliever at the prescribed intervals until cured.
4. Get rid of whomever is around (whether a temporary guest from the night before or someone more permanent). For a little while you are going to be a sniveling, disgusting, and shameful wreck that no one will want to see with an acute distaste for everything and everyone–so clear the area.
4. Long hot, steamy shower (as soon as you are able to get up walk without plummeting back to the floor).
5. Moan.
6. Groan.
7. Some woxy vintage (on a very low volume!). (You can exchange this for some bad cable TV or PBS documentary if desired).
8. Swear you will never drink that much again (this step is often debated regarding its effectiveness, but inevitably is always called upon by the victim, so just assume it will be part of the recovery process).
9. Call your friends as you begin to feel better to see when the next party is starting?
10. Repeat.

Thanks everyone!

We here at WOXY.com love to give stuff away, to you. Just since The Futurist has started we have given away loads of goodies. Well, more to follow this week as we have tickets to the Arcade Fire/ LCD Soundsystem show in Columbus at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion on Friday October 5th. Actually, we have tickets to give away for this all week long on WOXY.com.

How do I win? - Just listen to WOXY.com each day between 9a-5p this week and when we play a song by LCD Soundsystem or Arcade Fire, just be the 7th caller to 513-621-0012 and win a pair of tickets the show. We will be giving away a pair of tickets each day of the week.

Ends up being a nice old school radio giveaway and should be nice and easy to win, so be sure to pay attention all week long and you could win tickets to what should be an amazing show up in Columbus. Not in the Ohio area? Here are a few of the other upcoming dates from Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem.

09/24 Seattle, WA
09/28 Kansas City, MO
09/30 St. Paul, MN
10/03 Louisville, KY
10/05 Columbus, OH
10/06 New York, NY

(above photo cred)

It’s true, we are suffering from a bit of a Monolith hangover here at WOXY.com. The weekend had loads of great music and fun and we can’t wait to share it with you. We have loads of audio, photos and even some video interviews to bring your way, but, in the meantime, how about a little giveaway?

I have two copies of the latest CD from a Monolith artist and WOXY.com Lounge Act alum Editors. All you need to do is supply us with your best hangover cure. So, whether it is more alcohol or raw eggs, leave it in the comments and we will pick our favorites to win An End Has A Start from Editors.

• Winners will be announced here on The Futurist next Monday….

You’ve heard us yapping about the inaugural MONOLITH FESTIVAL for the past few months… now here’s your chance to go for FREE!

That’s right, WOXY.com is flying one lucky winner and their guest out to Red Rocks Amphitheater for the Monolith Festival on September 14 and 15. Not only that, we’ll also hook you up with VIP passes to the fest and 2 nights lodging at The Brook Forest Inn. Airfare graciously provided by Southwest Airlines.

Hurry, you have to get registered before August 31st…

Got another great giveaway today for you here on The Futurist. Today we have some goodies to give away from our friends at Theory 8 Records in Nashville. The label’s artists will be invading our local area this weekend, Friday night at the Southgate House in Newport. On the bill for Friday night….

Forget Cassettes
De Novo Dahl
The Carter Administration
Save Macaulay (newly signed to Theory 8)
9pm

One winner will grab a pair of tickets and a selection of handpicked cd’s from the Theory 8 Records catalog from the label! Leave us a comment about your favorite Theory 8 band or release and we will pick one winner by Noon eastern on Friday afternoon. Your name will be on the guest list for the show and Aaron, label head for Theory 8, will be on hand at the show to pass off your CD winnings.

Get ready for the show by tuning in on Friday afternoon around 4pm eastern for an all-new live Lounge Act session with Forget Cassettes.

Also, enjoy some free mp3’s from the label below…..

Forget Cassettes - Quiero Quieres
The Carter Administration - Oxycontinental
De Novo Dahl - All Over Town

So, get those comments in!

Wow, you guys really love your Whigs! We had no less than 20 entries for this contest, and it made the choices very difficult, but here are our four winners and the comments they submitted.

JVK

“Uptown Avondale, simply for the track “The Rebirth of Cool.” Granted, I learned the official album name well after hearing the song. There was a time before I knew who the Afghan Whigs were, and was just a 20-something simpleton listening to the FM dial (tuned into 97.7, I believe) and loved, no wait.. lived for when “that song” was spun on the airwaves.

I pretty much consider that song a part of WOXY’s DNA and cannot hear it without thinking of this station, then and now. For that reason, I nominate Uptown Avondale.”

Mike

“When I moved to cincy in ‘95-96 to go to UC, Black Love was just coming out — it was my intro to the Whigs courtesy (believe it or not) of WEBN. Saw them at bogart’s right before I went back home for the summer and pretty much went crazy for the band right then and there. Went home for the summer and annoyed the crap out of DJs at the station there requesting me some Whigs.”

Brad

“Gentlemen”’s my fave, by far. The recurring themes, Dulli at his most lecherous, fantastic production, and a guest vocal by the amazing Marcy Mays. Can’t beat it.”

Jonathon

“1965, no contest. This album forever renders me nostalgic for the not so distant past- the kind of nostalgia that can be brandished as a weapon. Each song is directly linked to past nights out, and “Somethn’ Hot” will always lead off my essential “going-out to booze up and riot” compilation.”

All of the winners have been emailed to claim their prize. Thanks for all the great comments everyone!

And enjoy this old Whigs video for Gentlemen….

So, first off, The Futurist is not a photos only blog, but I have needed a little time to recuperate and posting the photos from the weekend was a great way to keep things coming at you, but without a lot of thought. And by the way, we are only about halfway through our photos from the trip at this point. But, moving on…..

A new giveaway here in the midst of the Bonnaroo recap madness for you. We have some copies of the new album, Unbreakable - A Retrospective, from The Afghan Whigs that we want you to have, and winning one is gonna be super easy. All you need to do is comment on this post with your favorite Whigs album and why. The new album of course, not only features classics like “Retarded”, “Debonair”, and “Come See About Me” but also has two brand new Whigs songs for your enjoyment.

So, if you haven’t already purchased your copy. Get in the comments and enter yourself for a chance to own this must have for all fans of The Afghan Whigs. The contest will run through the weekend and I will announce our winners here on Monday.

It’s time for our boys from Pela to make their way back east now. We have been trekking along with them for some time now, and it’s time to give the last set of giveaway dates. Same rules as before, but specify what dates you want to go to of course. Also, catch up on all the audio entries from the band below……

Wed - Jun 13 Club Lambi, Montreal, PQ - 2 tickets
Thu - Jun 14 TT the Bears, Cambridge, MA - 2 tickets
Fri - Jun 15 Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ - 2 tickets
Sat - Jun 16 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY - 2 tickets

The winners of the Wilco @ The Aronoff tickets have been notified. A big thanks to all of you who were savvy enough to pickup on all of the Wilco lyrics I placed in our posts, for those that may have missed them, here they are…..

Tuesday- quote: “What would life be without wishful thinking?” lyrics: “What
would love be without wishful thinking?” from the song “Wishful Thinking”

Wednesday- quote: “I can’t hear it on the radio, I don’t hear it anywhere I
go” lyrics: “You can’t hear it on the radio, can’t hear it anywhere you go”
from the song “The Late Greats”

Thursday- “I was chewin gum for something to do” lyrics: “I was chewing gum
for something to do” from the song “Handshake Drugs”

Friday- “Theologians, they don’t know nothin, about my soul” lyrics:
“Theologians don’t know nothing about my soul” from the song “Theologians”

Stick around, another giveaway is just around the corner!