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Contest: Win Novaks CD's

Posted by Tim / September 14, 2005

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The Novaks just released their debut album on Sonic Records and have been making waves, with an upcoming CMJ showcase (sept. 14th in NYC) and a feature on Little Steven's Underground Garage. Their video for "Goodbye Rock and Roll Band" has been picked up by Much Music and Much Loud.

To celebrate the success, blogTO in conjunction with Apartment Clothing and Sonic Records is giving away some free loot. See contest info below:

Prizes:

- There will be five winners.
- Two contest winners will receive a prize pack with a Novaks CD and t-shirt from Apartment Clothing.
- Three additional winners will get a Novaks CD.

Here's what you need to do to win: Just comment below what you think is the best store in the city to buy new or used music, and why. The best five answers as chosen by blogTO will win the prize, and the top two will be awarded the prize pack.

Contest winners will be contacted by email and asked to provide their mailing address to receive the prizes. We will add a comment to this thread once the contest is over.

Want more Novaks?

This Saturday September 17th, Squirly's - at 807 Queen Street West - is hosting a CD listening party. Apparently, there's free Jagermeister starting at 7pm, along with art (in conjunction with the Queen West Art Crawl) and prizes and other swag compliments of Sonic Records and Apartment Clothing.

And next Tuesday September 20th, the Novak's are playing a free show at the Horseshoe.

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nathan / September 14, 2005 at 04:26 pm
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Vortex at Yonge and Eglinton.

Reason: good turnover. Consequently, there's almost always something new or interesting to browse. Plus there's the creak of the boards as you walk around...
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xtal / September 14, 2005 at 06:50 pm
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Second Spin in the Annex. A smaller store than most of its counterparts in the neighbourhood, but it boasts great selection, and a very knowledgeable staff. Bonus: lots of audio tapes available for a low price, for those who don't fully trust disc-based media. :)
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irc / September 15, 2005 at 09:19 am
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cd replay at bloor & bathurst has taken a considerable number of my pay cheques over the years. for european imports and off-radio, non-mainstream music they can't be beat. domestic stuff can be a buck or two more than you'd pay at a "big store". and they keep the used section turning over fastfastfast.
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brokenengine / September 15, 2005 at 01:00 pm
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I know they're really knew, but zoinks(Bloor St W, just E of Ossington) is certainly climbing my personal charts...oh, wait, they just made #1.

Good selection(albeit small), affordable prices. And you can get books and DVD's too. And really, they're the ONLY thing in the neighbourhood, so they're a godsend.
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Gillian Lake-Thompson / September 19, 2005 at 12:15 pm
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simon's gear has the best stuff. You just need to rummage around a bit for it.
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Earl Cousins / September 23, 2005 at 09:26 am
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Penguin music on McCaul near Queen. Great selection and staff. Well stocked industrial section and competitive pricing on new releases with the chain stores.
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Katie / September 23, 2005 at 09:40 am
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Sonic Boom at Bloor & Bathurst is my favourite place to buy used music. They've got a great selection, and it's an awesome location - you can stop by there after a gig at Lee's Palace, on the way back to the subway, and listen to some new tunes on the way home!
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Monia / September 23, 2005 at 12:34 pm
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She Said Boom! on college street, many, many used cds of great quality at a great price. They've got so much different stuff.
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Siobhan Ozege / September 23, 2005 at 04:36 pm
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Soundscapes on College is the best place because:
+ their music is organized incredibly well and it is always easy to find what you want,
+ the staff are friendly,
+they always have in-store performances,
+ they sell tickets for shows,
+ the prices are better than a lot of other stores in Toronto.
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Diana / September 23, 2005 at 10:52 pm
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Playderecord on Yonge street, it's on second level. Customer service is awesome and they're very knowledgable with underground music as well as everything else. Selection is AMAZING. They've been in business for 10 years, so they know their s**t. Just a group of honest guys who live, eat and breath music.
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tim / September 29, 2005 at 11:03 am
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This contest is now closed. All these answers were really good we couldn't figure out a fair way to decide other than to give the prizes away to the first five people who commented. Thanks to everyone for their great suggestions. Winners will be contacted by email.
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john rodriguez / October 17, 2005 at 12:06 pm
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you rock
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Shlomo Schwartzberg / November 15, 2005 at 04:04 pm
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In your CD store contest, someone mentioned Simon's Gear. Do you know where that one is?

Thanks,

Shlomo
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Shlomo Schwartzberg / November 15, 2005 at 04:05 pm
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In your CD store contest, someone mentioned Simon's Gear. Do you know where that one is?

Thanks,

Shlomo
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