Song: 21 Guns
Album: 21st Century Breakdown
Artist: Green Day
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Sweet Mary and Joseph, we thought we'd never make it through. The final winner of our 11-day Rhapsody Green Day Super Awesome Twitter Contest is:
ButterMochi: @Rhapsody Tired of the whole punk scene, GD begins touring with Michael Buble, playing smooth jazz and standards. Moms everywhere swoon.
Congratulations Mr./Ms. Mochi. You win an Rhapsody ibiza. TGIF everyone. We're gonna go get drunk now.
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
The Task: Well, well, well, 21st Century Breakdown is available across the universe, Green Day's on every magazine cover around, and they're about to start a huge arena tour coming to a town near you. We do believe our work here is done (though feel free to come back for bonus tracks!). For the final day of the Rhapsody Green Day Super-Awesome Twitter Contest, we ask you to Tweet us your answer to this: How can Green Day top themselves? Where do they go from here? Another rock opera? Retirement? Lobbying the U.N. for African debt relief? Tell us what the future holds for this pretty gosh darn special band. After all, you know them best.
*For those of you just joining us,
here's the skinny on the contest: Every weekday at 10 a.m. Pacific
Time, from now until Friday, May 15, we'll post a
clue/question/request/harangue that contestants must reply to via
Twitter. This means you need a Twitter account, you need to know how to
use it, and you need to send your reply to @Rhapsody.
(Please do not ask us why you need these things -- do not hate the
player hate the game!) Replies must be received between 10 a.m. and 1
p.m. PT -- don't be late! We get hungry and need to take lunch breaks.
Correct/appropriate/hilarious Tweets will then be randomly selected via
our top secret formula. The human responsible for each day's winning
Tweet will receive some high-class stereo equipment. Unfortunately,
only US residents are eligible. Sorry!
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Ten days! The Rhapsody Green Day Super Awesome Twitter Contest has rounded the bend and is heading for home. Tomorrow is the day when the rest of the world gets to hear Green Day's new LP, 21st Century Breakdown, but for a while we've been lucky to have it all for ourselves. Truthfully, part of us is a little sad to share it with the world, but if you love something, you do indeed have to set it free. We digress! Let's get on with dispensing today's spoils.
We wanted to know who you would cast in the lead roles of Christian and Gloria -- the main characters from 21st Century Breakdown. We asked you to tweet us your creative and witty answers to Rhapsody's Twitter feed in order to win today's big prize, a Logitech Squeezebox Boom. (These things are rad. In fact, Wellington, the really friendly guy who delivers the coffee to the Rhapsody office was eying the one that plays tunes in the office kitchen this morning. No kidding. If he followed us on Twitter maybe he could have won this. I feel bad now realizing that I forgot to tell him that at the time. Shucks.)
The winner, asajjad2, offered this bit of advice for the casting call:
def not 2 lame movie stars. They wouldnt do justice. Gloria=bay area greenday lovin activist like me chris=street kid from Oakland
We love punks. We love activists! And (even though they hassle us for change on the way home from work every day) we love the street kids of Oakland. So, congratulations, asajjad2! You are today's champion. Tomorrow is the final day of the Twitter contest and your last chance to win! Good luck to all!
Oh me oh my, the way the days go by... We're less than 24 hours away from the official wide release of Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown, which means you've got less than 24 hours to be the first one on your block to hear the album, 'cause we've got it for you RIGHT NOW. Now, lest you think our Green Day mania ends there, check back beginning tomorrow and through the coming weeks, as we'll be posting exclusive Green Day bonus tracks. So while our contest may finally reach its conclusion tomorrow (THANK CHRIST!), you'll still be welcome here at Rhapsody Green Day Central. Just please wipe your feet before you come in.
The Prize: A Logitech Squeezebox Boom
The Task: With American Idiot soon to become a Broadway musical (google it), it's only a matter of time before 21st Century Breakdown becomes its own feature-length film. Who would you cast in the lead roles of Christian and Gloria? Tweet us your creative and witty answers for a chance at today's riches. Go!
*For those of you just joining us, here's the skinny on the contest: Every weekday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, from now until Friday, May 15, we'll post a clue/question/request/harangue that contestants must reply to via Twitter. This means you need a Twitter account, you need to know how to use it, and you need to send your reply to @Rhapsody. (Please do not ask us why you need these things -- do not hate the player hate the game!) Replies must be received between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. PT -- don't be late! We get hungry and need to take lunch breaks. Correct/appropriate/hilarious Tweets will then be randomly selected via our top secret formula. The human responsible for each day's winning Tweet will receive some high-class stereo equipment. Unfortunately, only US residents are eligible. Sorry!
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Anyone who has been here more than once knows the drill by now: everyday we've been giving away loot to people who follow the Rhapsody Twitter feed in celebration of the Rhapsody premiere of Green Day's new record, 21st Century Breakdown. So far there have been lewd suggestions, role play and even some poetry (yikes!). Today, we were looking for three musical acts -- alive or dead, active or defunct -- that, alongside Green Day, would make for the ultimate four-band dream bill. You sent in your tweets, and we picked the most creative contestant and gave them a . Yes, it really is that easy. Today we picked a bill that we'd love to see ourselves, sent in by csteib:
4-act rockoOpera w/ Decembrists' Hazards of Love, MCR's Black Parade, and The Who's Tommy - Green Day headlines with 21st C.
Congrats! Stay tuned to Rhapsody on Twitter for more free stuff, more Green Day and more pictures of euphoric winners who resemble the ones deep inside of us.
We'll shamefully admit it: we fell sleep at the switch! The finish line of the Rhapsody Green Day Super Awesome Twitter Contest is so close we can almost smell it (a brackish, slightly malted odor of a dude in a mosh pit with just a hint of Joop!). Yet, with the impending release of 21st Century Breakdown (a record we happen to be premiering, thankyouverymuch), we neglected to post the day's contest winner. For shame! Forgive us, lads, giving away all this stuff has been quite a slog. Really. We dream about it.
Yesterday, your mission involved a bit of a physical challenge. We asked you to Twitpic us a photo of yourself impersonating Billie Joe Armstrong.
The best shot took home a Philips GoGear Spark (2GB) Digital Audio Player. The prize went to jrnelson (pictured right). He might not be a carbon copy of Green Day's front man, but dang, his picture cracked us up. Congratulations sir! We have three days left of giveaways, so be sure to hit us up on Twitter, and enter to win cool stuff.
Yup, still doing the contest. Let's just get on with it, shall we?
The Prize: A Logitech Squeezebox Boom
The Task: With critical acclaim already mounting and commercial success no doubt just around the corner (though don't forget -- you can stream the thing RIGHT NOW on Rhapsody, two days before its wide release), 21st Century Breakdown pretty much secures Green Day's place as one of the most significant bands of the decade. For today's contest, Tweet us three musical acts -- alive or dead, active or defunct -- that, alongside Green Day, would make for the ultimate four-band dream bill. Creativity and a good rational are a must. Oh, and you can't say U2 'cause that already happened. Go!
*For those of you just joining us, here's the skinny on the contest: Every weekday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, from now until Friday, May 15, we'll post a clue/question/request/harangue that contestants must reply to via Twitter. This means you need a Twitter account, you need to know how to use it, and you need to send your reply to @Rhapsody. (Please do not ask us why you need these things -- do not hate the player hate the game!) Replies must be received between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. PT -- don't be late! We get hungry and need to take lunch breaks. Correct/appropriate/hilarious Tweets will then be randomly selected via our top secret formula. The human responsible for each day's winning Tweet will receive some high-class stereo equipment. Unfortunately, only US residents are eligible. Sorry!
In preparation for Rhapsody's big premiere of one of 2009's most anticipated releases, I studied up on Green Day more than I ever crammed for any test, final or fate-deciding exam. I ran through their bio, pored over their every move and had their entire catalog on repeat for about a month straight. We were honored to premiere the Bay Area punks' new album, 21st Century Breakdown, but through all the celebratory hoo-ha, I -- a big fan of the trio myself -- couldn't help wondering why anyone should still care about Green Day.I was first struck with the Green Day bug at age 13 when I saw the video for "Basket Case" on MTV and quickly traded in my Ace of Base CD (yeah, I totally saw "the sign") for Dookie. It was a monumental album for my suburban teenage self and it subsequently led me to bands like the Clash, the Sex Pistols and the Ramones. But I admit I lost some of my lust for the trio after Dookie -- besides a few singles here and there, the band never quite caught my attention again in the same way. Even my feelings toward American Idiot's big-boned conceptual rock didn't initially measure up to my first foray into Green Day's early material.
But going back through their catalog, I started to appreciate their significance more and more. I realized not just why I clutched Dookie so close to my heart in 1994, but why I still do: Green Day spin modern life into tunes that articulate the thoughts and frustrations piling up in the heads of American adolescents, when they "feel locked up in a world that's been planned out for them," when they "sit around watching the phone, and no one's calling," when they're simply "burned out and growing bored." Of course, it's no secret that this was Green Day's appeal 15 years ago. What's amazing is that, two decades later, they're as good at it as they've ever been.
According to some historians, it is believed that original Athenian marathoner Pheidippides nearly died around Mile 22 before summoning his inner reserve of strength and pressing on, completing the 26.2 mile journey from Marathon to Athens and delivering his message of a Persian defeat at the battle of Marathon. Then he died.
And so we arrive, huffing and puffing but filled with resolve, at day eight of the Rhapsody Green Day Super Awesome Twitter Contest. As usual, we continue to mix things up.
The Prize: A Philips GoGear Spark (2GB) Digital Audio Player
The Task: Twitpic us a photo of yourself impersonating Billie Joe Armstrong. Use make-up if you want, or just make a funny face. Heck, send us a pic of your granny if she looks adequately punk rock. Our favorite shot wins the booty. Go!
*For those of you just joining us, here's the skinny on the contest: Every weekday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, from now until Friday, May 15, we'll post a clue/question/request/harangue that contestants must reply to via Twitter. This means you need a Twitter account, you need to know how to use it, and you need to send your reply to @Rhapsody. (Please do not ask us why you need these things -- do not hate the player hate the game!) Replies must be received between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. PT -- don't be late! We get hungry and need to take lunch breaks. Correct/appropriate/hilarious Tweets will then be randomly selected via our top secret formula. The human responsible for each day's winning Tweet will receive some high-class stereo equipment. Unfortunately, only US residents are eligible. Sorry!
Day seven! The Rhapsody Green Day Super Awesome Twitter Contest is one week old! Happy birthday little guy! Our little-giveaway-that-could continues to celebrate Rhapsody's premiere of the band's new release 21st Century Breakdown, and has now outlasted the lifespan of pine weevils, a number of species of winged male ant and the collective interest in the artistic oeuvre of Asher Roth. Today, malcontent with just one question, we put up a 10-question quiz. and the first person to send all the answers back to our Twitter account won a A Logitech Squeezebox Boom. A big, huge congratulations goes out to SourPatchGrrrl who was the quickest tweet to get them all right and will take home the prize. You too might win if you follow us on Twitter, as more Green Day goodies are coming.
Holy smokes! Are we still doing this contest thing in conjunction with our super awesome premiere of Green Day's (very well received) new album 21st Century Breakdown? It appears so. And since anything worth doing is worth doing Bigger and Better than you did it last time, we decided to make today's contest an entire quiz!The Prize: A Logitech Squeezebox Boom
The Task: Answer the questions in the following quiz and Tweet them to us (example: "1-A, 2-B, 3-C..." etc.). The first Tweeter to send us all the right answers wins! Go!
1.) A song cycle-as-panorama depicting the American landscape during the Bush administration's reign, Green Day's American Idiot mainly told its story through the eyes of a single character, who went by many names. Which of these is actually one of those names:
A. Krazy Karl the Kaiser of Kmart
B. The Son of Rage and Love
C. Steve, the Prozac-Addled Gas Station Attendant with Turrets
D. Ashton Kutcher
2.) Sorry, girls: Billie Joe is married. But he still knows from heartbreak. A former girlfriend inspired several songs on 1994's Dookie; in one he asks if she is feeling like what?
A. A cross-eyed punk that's in a funk
B. An American idiot
C. A burned-out broad in love with a fraud
D. A social tool without a use
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And lo, on the the sixth day of The Rhapsody Green Day Super Awesome Twitter Contest, the Lord looked down from his heavenly seat upon the contestants who were following Rhapsody's Twitter feed and His voice rolled like thunder as he said, "Today the favored one will have gifts showered upon his house, more specifically his home theater system, and very specifically a Rhapsody-enabled TiVo ® HD DVR, a year's subscription to TiVo ® AND a year's subscription to Rhapsody."
Today's prize was big. We asked you to tweet us your book-report on the story told by Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown in 140 characters. The response of our winner, AlexanderF, offered a succinct snapshot of the record:
@rhapsody When society embraces nihilism, what's a punk to do? Pillory the praying. Participate or perish. Gloria/Christian's picket fence.
Congratulations, Alexander. May you long enjoy your sweet-ass gift.
We're taking the weekend off from giving away stuff via our Twitter account (because, let's face it, Twitter is really the most fun when you are at work killing time), but on Monday we will return with more gifts, more contest questions and more fun.
Breakdown Touchdown! Green Day's album is officially live in Rhapsody! And since you can listen to it RIGHT NOW, why not make today's Twitter contest about the album!?
The Prize: We're going completely all-out today. Today's prize is a Rhapsody-enabled TiVo ® HD DVR. PLUS a year's subscription to TiVo ®. PLUS a year's subscription to Rhapsody. Take that, Price is Right!
The Task: 21st Century Breakdown is a concept album. It tells a story. Tweet us your book-report on that story in 140 characters. The most delectable description wins the booty. You've got till 1 p.m. Go! Oh, and since we're all about making your life easy here at Rhapsody, we've stuck the album right in your face. What are you waiting for -- hit Play!
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