"Less Than Jake just announced two contests to coincide with the impending release of their new album, "Anthem." By heading over to http://warnerreprise.com/ltj/contest.php you can enter to win a trip to Malibu, California to be one of the first to hear the new record. Also, they are taking art submissions for the packaging via e-mail."
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"Christmas just came a bit early - there are TWO Less Than Jake contests that you can enter right now:
LESS THAN JAKE: HOLIDAY WISH LIST CONTEST
Do you want the best Christmas present that a Less Than Jake fan could ever have? Well you can…Only if you enter to win in their new contest.
The deal is that on December 10th we'll randomly pick a person that entered the drawing. That person + one friend will get on a plane to California on Thursday, December 12th and be one of the first people to listen to our new record "Anthem." That's right, you get to hear the album in our Malibu Studio and watch me try to keep the booze away from the rest of the band all the while seeing us look like hell after being holed up in a studio for over a month. This could be your most favorite X-mas ever, and hell, it's free to enter. By the way you have to be 21 or older and be a US resident to win the grand prize (I know…sorry) but all ages can enter and have the chance to win personally autographed LTJ swag… - Less Than Jake
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"SO-YOU-THINK-YOU'RE-AN-ARTIST, HUH??" CONTEST
So you ever think to yourself "..what in the hell was the band smoking to put that art in their cd?.." or maybe you were thinking "…even I could do a better job on the graphics than that."
Well now's your chance. We're getting together the art for our new record "Anthem" right now and it's going to have a slew of art from the most amazing underground artists. We thought it would be a good time to open the flood gates and ask for contributions and samples of your work. If you think you're a graphic artist, illustrator, or just have an idea better than anyone else you have a chance to get your work into the art for our new record. - Less Than Jake
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO…
Create an illustration for the song lyrics listed below "Portrait of a cigarette smoker at age 19" and send a jpeg (72 dpi) version IN A SQUARE FORMAT to ltjcontest@warnerreprise.com
Entry deadline is December 20, 2002.
PORTRAIT OF A CIGARETTE SMOKER AT AGE 19
I used to be a stereotype, half alive with half open eyes,
With a one track mind, and a flawed design
Feeling like I was lost at sea at only the age of 19
Floating around in alcohol and apathy,
Taking in too much caffeine and nicotine
If we make it out of here alive
Just say you won't look back to see
Just who we left behind
We're all doing just fine
We were always the ones laughing last
We were never the ones looking back
We were always the ones to say that
We're all doing just fine
I used to be a stereotype, someone you'd never recognize
With fingers so yellow that it matched the yellow skies
And there was a few things I memorized
From all those blurry times
Like bottles clinking under blinking signs
And a few last words from lost friend of mine
If we make it out of here alive
Just say you won't look back to see
Just who we left behind
We're all doing just fine
We were always the ones laughing last
We were never the ones looking back
We were always the ones to say that
We're all going just fine
Words to live by.
We're doing fine"