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DiNG Giveaway Update

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If you haven’t entered our DiNG giveaway yet, now is your chance. We have teamed up with www.dinglife.com to give away four DiNG’s (Phone / MP3 Player skins) for you to use on your devices. There are DiNG’s from all your favorite bands and even tattoo artists so be sure to enter here for your chance to win. You can also enter now through Facebook if you don’t have a Twitter account.

Motion City Soundtrack Post New Track; Announce In-Store Performances

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Motion City Soundtrack are streaming a new track titled “A Lifeless Ordinary (Need A Little Help)” on Spin.com. A video of the band talking about the song can also be seen here.

The band will be releasing videos over the next 2 weeks of them talking about each song from the new record, so keep checking www.motioncitysoundtrack.com to find out where they will be popping up. While you’re watching, keep an eye out for some special guest appearances!
The band we will be doing in-stores to play some songs, sign some stuff, and hang out with you in the next couple of weeks. Check out the current dates below.

Saturday, January 9th @ 6 PM
Zia’s
4225 South Eastern Avenue
Las Vegas, NV

Monday, January 18th @ 7 PM
Looney Tunes CDs
31 Brookvale Ave
West Babylon, NY

Wednesday, January 20th @ 7 PM
Vintage Vinyl
Corner of Route 1 North and Ford Ave
Fords, NJ

Thursday, January 21st @ 6 PM
Best Buy
4400 E. New York St
Aurora, IL 60504

The Best Of 2009

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Below you can see our top 10 lists for 2009. Feel free to comment on them and even leave your own lists to share.

Ben Minsky

  1. A Day To Remember – Homesick
  2. The Dangerous Summer – Reach For The Sun
  3. New Found Glory – Not Without A Fight
  4. John Mayer – Battle Studies
  5. Every Time I Die – New Junk Aesthetic
  6. Set Your Goals – This Will Be The Death Of Us
  7. Jay- Z – The Blueprint 3
  8. Saosin – In Search Of Solid Ground
  9. Taking Back Sunday – New Again
  10. The Devil Wears Prada – With Roots Above And Branches Below

Favorite Band of 2009: The Dangerous Summer

Bryce Jacobson

  1. Say Anything – Say Anything
  2. The Dangerous Summer – Reach For The Sun
  3. Owl City – Ocean Eyes
  4. The Fold – Dear Future, Come Get Me
  5. Set Your Goals – This Will Be The Death Of Us
  6. Sherwood – QU
  7. Skillet – Awake
  8. New Found Glory – Not Without A Fight
  9. Twin Atlantic – Vivarium
  10. Tegan & Sara – Sainthood

Favorite Band of 2009: The Dangerous Summer
Favorite Song of 2009: Say Anything – “Do Better”

Manual Garcia

  1. “Veckatimest” by Grizzly Bear
  2. “The BQE” by Sufjan Stevens
  3. “Two Suns” by Bat for Lashes
  4. “Noble Beast” by Andrew Bird
  5. “Beggars” by Thrice
  6. “Popular Songs” by Yo La Tengo
  7. “The Ecstatic” by Mos Def
  8. “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” by Phoenix
  9. “It’s Blitz” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  10. “Hold Time” by M. Ward

Happy New Year

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Happy New Year from all of us at Driven Far Off. We hope you had a great 2009 with us and we look forward to having another great year with you! Have any new years resolutions related to music? Let us know!

Giveaway: A DiNG For Your Phone; MP3 Player

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Would you like to protect your phone or mp3 player as well as make it stylish? Driven Far Off and DiNG have teamed up to give away four codes for a free DiNG for your phone or MP3 player. There are DiNG’s for almost every kind of phone or MP3 player and even DiNG’s for your computer or gaming system. To see all the DiNG’s available check them out here.

How To Enter

To enter for your chance to win one of four DiNG’s do the following:

  1. Follow Driven Far Off on Twitter
  2. Follow DiNG on Twitter
  3. Post a comment here on this post letting us know your twitter name. Be sure to use a valid e-mail address so we can contact you if you are a winner. All entries must be made by January 15th.

If you don’t have a Twitter account you can also sign-up by becoming our friend on Facebook. Once our friend, come back here and post a comment using a valid email saying you are now our friend.

This contest is open to US residents only.

Happy New Year from all of us at Driven Far Off

UPDATED: The Contest is now closed. Winners will be announced soon.