To enter our contest see the movie and Q&A absolutely free, simply leave the name of your favorite Jay Reatard song in the comments below–our crack team of judges will pick one selection at random and issue that person two free passes. We will be judging on style and poise, so descriptions of your favorite song, links, videos, etc, will definitely help your case!

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Well, we love Roky Erickson. Can’t explain it, don’t care to anyway. Roky’s rok is the rokinest rok that ever rok-ed, and if you got to wake up, make sure to wake up to rok-n-roll! Anyway—of course this means we want everyone to go see him next week! Thanks to the beautiful people at Goldenvoice, [...]

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Mark Lanegan can back up the best of ‘em or belt it out on his own, and his new album Blues Funeral is creeping over the horizon on its way to an early February release. He’ll be performing with the Mark Lanegan Band at the Echoplex on February 9 and you can get some tickets [...]

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Here at L.A. RECORD we like to wake up on groggy mornings with a big bowl of FUZZ, and that’s exactly what Danny Holloway specializes in. He’s one of the toppest DJs in L.A., and one of the residents at the occasional FUZZ night, in which you will listen as the other toppest DJs in [...]

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We have been lucky enough to both see and interview Dinosaur Jr in the past, so consider this night verified for excellence! And as it happens, two of you have won tickets to go to the show! To win tickets, we asked us to send your CUTEST VIDEO OF A BABY ANIMAL—an “Animal Jr”–and send [...]

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Tonight is Scratch Acid, and in the spirit of Scratch Acid, we had asked you to submit your favorite videos of people getting messed with while high. Submit you did, and we were treated to what probably amounts to the most effective anti-drug PSA ever. Behold, the winners of the Scratch Acid contest. For those [...]

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We wanted to make you happy, and so we decided to give you tickets to We Were Promised Jetpacks—in exchange for videos of futuristic inventions. And oh, the futuristicness of the inventions we received! (If you didn’t win … you can still buy tickets here!) OUR TWO WINNERS: JORGE R. WITH AN INCREDIBLY FUTURISTIC TOILET [...]

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Mates of State are a married couple (awwww!) that make minimal pop music with vocal harmonies and synthesized flourishes. You can buy tickets them on November 8 when they play the El Rey, or you can try to win tickets! And–we will be giving away two pairs of tickets so your chances of winning are [...]

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Architecture in Helsinki is a self-described modernist pop group from Australia that has been getting rave reviews from both the American and Australian press. Their 2007 single, “Heart it Races” got them a spot on the ARIA charts and on Billboard’s Top Electronic Albums charts as well as attention from NPR and the BBC. Their [...]

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On Saturday, Oct. 15 dublab is holding their 12th anniversary happening at Atwater crossing and we have tickets to give you! Email us at rsvp@larecord.com and tell us about your favorite dublab event or memory from the last twelve years for a chance to win! Winners will be announced Friday, Oct. 14th. Performing: DIVA, TEEBS, [...]

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