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| Lala.com announced "iPod & ZEN Giveaway" contest Lala.com today announced its "iPod & ZEN Giveaway" contest, which rewards listeners for tuning into truly independent radio available at lala.com . Listening is free and requires no software. Every day through December 29th, 2006, lala.com will give three lucky music lovers a free iPod shuffle or Creative ZEN V -- just for listening. From Indie to Industrial, Freak-Folk to Funk, Rock to Reggae, Emo to Electronica, Oldies to Ole Skool, Jazz to Jam, Country to Christmas, there's an independent radio station playing something for everyone at lala.com. Each station has been created by other listeners and music fans -- a brigade of "Citizen DJs" enabled by a free DJ service at lala.com . "We started lala.com to promote music discovery", said Bill Nguyen, founder of lala.com. "One of the best gifts is getting turned on to a new band, listening to member created radio stations on lala.com is a great way to find and hear new music." To participate in the contest, simply log-in and listen to any one of hundreds of independent radio stations at www.lala.com . Three MP3 players will be given away each day. All existing and new listeners at lala.com are eligible. In the spirit of the season, on Wednesday, 12/13 at 3:00 pm EST /12:00 pm PST, WOXY.com will air Aimee Mann's First Annual Christmas Show recorded live from Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco. Aimee and her band performed a host of holiday themed songs including originals like: "Calling on Mary", and classics such as: "Winter Wonderland" and "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch." Tune in and hear special guests join Aimee including: actor, John C. Reilly and comedian, Paul F. Tompkins. Lala.com and WOXY.com also unveiled today a holiday themed radio station. This unique "Holiday Mixer" is filled with vintage renditions of seasonal favorites by modern rockers from around the globe, many of the tracks selected are out-of-print or hard to find. The station features festive music from a host of artists including: Sufjan Stevens, Calexico, Over The Rhine, Beck, and The Teenage Prayers. Irreverent selections from "A John Waters Christmas" and Spinal Tap are balanced with classic tracks from Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and James Brown among others. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |