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Product Shop NYC's "Let's Go Steady Debbie" Contest

Product Shop NYC and Crown Publishing Group are proud to announce the "Let's Go Steady Debbie" contest! We want to press 1000 cd singles for you, fly you to New York City for a showcase, and get you heard by a bunch of major music industry folks. Here's the deal:

Marc Spitz' brand new novel, Too Much, Too Late, is based on an imaginary band called The Jane Ashers, who score a hit with "Let's Go Steady Debbie". We are asking bands from all over America to read Marc Spitz’s book, and interpret and express what THEY think the fictional single “Let’s Go Steady, Debbie” sounds like since the novel only suggests it via intentionally minor descriptive detail. You write the lyrics. You write the chords. You sing it. You are The Jane Ashers.

All you have to do is:
1. Read the book (available in stores and on amazon.com)
2. Record your version of what you THINK the The Jane Asher’s biggest hit “Let’s Go Steady, Debbie,” in any style you like.
3. Send it to us, along with a 150 word band bio (photo is optional).

The winner will receive 1000 PROMOTIONAL COPIES of a CD SINGLE (A-side “Let’s Go Steady Debbie” b-side a recording of your band’s choosing) which will be distributed and promoted by Product Shop Records. The winning band will also receive airfare to New York City plus one night's hotel accomodations to play in a Fall 2006 showcase for invited music industry insiders at Lower East Side rock club, sponsored by Product Shop NYC.

RULES
The song must have the words “Let’s Go Steady Debbie” in either the verse or the chorus. If you just send us what you think is your band’s best song, we will know. Many of us are not stupid. “Let’s Go Steady” is, as written about, a power pop love song. Norwegian Death Metal and rhinestone country pop are eligible but you will not win. All entries must be in by June 14th, 2006. Entries will be reviewed by a panel of expert judges including Too Much Too Late author Marc Spitz, James Iha (ex-Smashing Pumpkins), Andy Greenwald (SPIN, author of Nothing Feels Good, Miss Misery), Chuck Klosterman (SPIN, author of Killing Yourself to Live), Alan Light (former editor-in-chief of Vibe, Spin, and Tracks, author of The Skills to Pay the Bills ) Sia Michel (former SPIN magazine editor-in-chief), Jason Product Shop NYC (Productshopnyc.com), Mary Huhn (New York Post) and Sarah "Ultragrrrl" Lewitinn (Head Honcho, Stolen Transmission Records).

INSTRUCTIONS
If you are sending MP3 versions of your songs, mail them to [email protected] or [email protected]. If you are sending cds or cassettes, mail them to: Jay Sones / Crown Publishing Group/Random House 1745 Broadway, 13-1 New York, NY 10019

Please note that the deadline for all material is June 14, 2006. Materials will not be returned and submission of content implies consent to use for promotion.

STONED CONTEST | Win All Brian Jones' Rolling Stones Albums

Making a film on The Rolling Stones Brian Jones seems like an impossible task. How do you make a film about the lunatic who introduced Keef to the blues, Mick to the harmonica, beat his girlfriend, did extraordinary amounts of drugs, and then died, face down in his pool, at age 27?

I don't know how it's going to be done, but as producer of The Butcher Boy, The Crying Game, B Monkey we know that Stephen Woolley knows drama. As the producer of Backbeat, Shag The Movie, and the Colin Forth version of Fever Pitch, we can feel confident that Stephen Woolley knows how to make a movie for footie and music fanatics.

Stoned is the anti-Walk The Line. No one gets saved by love. No one overcomes their demons. No one finds God. No one recovers from drugs and alcohol abuse. No heroes. No redemption. Sounds like a good movie.

WATCH: Stoned The Movie Trailer
LINK: Stoned The Movie

On March 24th, Stoned: The Original Rolling Stone opens in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, and Chicago. Tonight, The Rolling Stones (minus Brian Jones) play Radio City Music Hall. You see, it's all coming together.

Stoned: The Movie and Product Shop NYC are giving away England's Newest Hitmakers, Aftermath, December's Children, Flower, and The Rolling Stones Now!, the five classic Rolling Stones records that Brian Jones played guitar on.

Write the best caption for this photograph of Brian Jones and you can win the five Stones albums. One winner will be selected by Product Shop NYC's official judging panel of caption experts:

CAPTION CONTEST | Win PSNYC Schwag

Product Shop NYC's schwag closet is once again over-flowing with cd's, stickers, buttons, and tons of other junk. We're cleaning house this week, which means you can win some neat stuff, including some excellent albums that we've already loaded up onto iTunes, cd's we've gotten doubles of, old issues of NME and New Yorker, some totally random books, and tons of other goodies.

Product Shop NYC will decide the winner based on who can come up with the best caption for this picture of Eddie Van Halen.........

CONTEST | Queens of the Stone Age

We're giving away a super awesome Queens of the Stone Age prize pack!!! The winner will get their new live dvd/cd Over The Years and Through The Woods, a "Burn The Witch" remix, a DVD of "Burn The Witch" video, and Queens of the Stone Age stickers and keychains!!!!

Who else provides such kickass prizes? Seriously! I want to feel the love! Everyone knows that Josh Homme has an ego the size of Texas and can kick as much ass as a German footie fan. And now it's time to build up my ego and tell me how much I rock.

So for this contest, I want to hear from you how much I fucking rule the house! Tell me in 50 words or less. Best response gets the prize pack. Email your praise to [email protected]......

VIDEO: Queens of the Stone Age - "Burn The Witch" (WMP)