Holy cow. It was exactly 2 years ago (!?) today that I launched The Burning Ear from the butt wedge of my old couch. Since then it’s been nothing but a pleasure to share all of these great jams with you guys and gals. To all you regular readers and commenters, I love you all and look forward to another two! However, we all know 2 years olds don’t have patience for speeches so lets get right to the presents! I’ve got three gifts for you all, of which the first TWO are based on the number 2! That is not a coincidence!
Sale ends Thursday Feb 10 at midnight, PST. In case you dodn’t know how fresh these shirts are, take it from TBE reader Adam S. who said this about his a while back:
I rocked my awesome TBE tee-shirt last weekend at M.I.A.’s Hard Fest in NYC…not only was it super comfy/perfect for the hot weather, but I felt like a celebrity with all the folks who recognized the logo/blog…thanks!
I’m offering up a super prize pack of a TBE Bolt shirt AND a Koozie 4-Pack (all colors!) To win you are gonna have to be a bit more clever than just entering a comment. Here are the two easy steps:
If you haven’t already, “Like” The Burning Ear’s Facebook page.
In 150 words or less, write a post on the TBE Facebook page wall about what you would do with your new TBE shirt. Where you would wear it, what (who?) would you do with it on, etc. This is a very open-ended question so get creative, silly, deep, funny, whatever. I will be judging these completely subjectively so make me laugh, impress me, whatever. I’ll pick my favorite entry on Sunday night Feb 13th night at midnight, PST.
UPDATE: Thank you so much to all the people that entered. It was a total treat to read all the positive and funny stories. In the end there were two entries that I just couldn’t choose between so it seems that the only thing to do is send out two prizes! Congratulations to Frank Joseph Rivera for making me laugh out loud and Christina Webber for having the ambition to be all those awesome things. Get in touch and I’ll send those prizes out ASAP. Thanks again to everyone and perhaps I’ll do something like this again!
https://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/TBE-2nd-Bday.png320285Brandonhttps://www.theburningear.com/media/2015/03/TBE-Header-Logo-2015-stack1.pngBrandon2011-02-08 23:29:572011-12-13 17:30:04Happy 2nd Birthday to The Burning Ear! - A Shirt Pack Giveaway, Merch Sale & A Mixtape!
I love TheBurningEar.com. It has put me on such a different and pleasant direction of music I had previously been going; thank so much for what you do. I really appreciate it.
i entirely didn’t just find you yesterday ( i did i really did but happy happy birthday kiddo)
Percy
steamahead says:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! all the way from the UK :)
I’ve just taken advantage of your t-shirt offer and if it arrives in time I’ll wear it at the Faithless gig in London on April 7th :)
Jim
Jazzpraxis says:
Stumbled on this site a couple months ago and stayed for the great recs–keep it up!
Mattyb484 says:
Brilliant site. The best I have seen on the web for straight to the point, excellent music. Stumbled on it last week and can already predict I will be an avid listener
Thanks Jim! Your shirt will definitely be in your hot little hands before then. If you are in London March 10th weekend I can even hand it off myself! That’s the kind of customer service I strive for here. (I’ll probably just mail it though, haha)
Avid is good. I like avid. Don’t be a stranger and drop an occasional comment with some of your favorites!
steamahead says:
LOL mailing is just fine mate.
What’s with the trip in to London then, any gig’s/clubs planned?
I feel like I’m spending half my life travelling to London for gig’s (but it keeps a smile on my face, lol).
Keep up the cracking work on this site, the word has been spread :)
Jim
I’m visiting a friend and hopefully catching some sights. Haven’t actually found any gigs yet, but am still looking… Any tips on good gig websites?
Thanks Jim!
Happy Birthday TBE!!
Only just found this site, but I’m loving it already. Think I’ll be spending a lot more time on here from now on. Long may you reign!
Thanks Jim! I’d checked Time Out but felt like they only had mainstream stuff listed. I’d rather find some small gig. I don’t know how I forgot about Ticketmaster! I guess I just block out their existence.
haha, thanks Joe! I hope to see you milling around the comments section!
Sam_dormaier says:
Thanks a ton for all of the music these past two years. I check TBE daily and am definitely gonna be ordering a shirt soon, this is my favorite music blog. Keep up the good work, and I’ll keep spreading the word.
Yo,
Happy Birthday TBE!!
TBE is vital in my quest for new music – thank you so much!!
Keep up the good work :)
Thanks Jonathan! It’s great having you around these parts. Your comments are always a pleasure!
Merry birthday! y que te cumples muchos más!
Fan-fucking-tastic wintermix by the way
muchos gracias, hombre!
I love TheBurningEar.com. It has put me on such a different and pleasant direction of music I had previously been going; thank so much for what you do. I really appreciate it.
Thanks Eclipsr! It’s funny how much my tastes have evolved and expanded as well since I started the blog! Cheers to broader horizons!
Happy Birthday. Thanks for two years of being a blog that is easy to recommend to friends
i entirely didn’t just find you yesterday ( i did i really did but happy happy birthday kiddo)
Percy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! all the way from the UK :)
I’ve just taken advantage of your t-shirt offer and if it arrives in time I’ll wear it at the Faithless gig in London on April 7th :)
Jim
Stumbled on this site a couple months ago and stayed for the great recs–keep it up!
Brilliant site. The best I have seen on the web for straight to the point, excellent music. Stumbled on it last week and can already predict I will be an avid listener
Thanks Jeff. Spread that TBE love!
Haha, Thanks Percy.
Thanks Jim! Your shirt will definitely be in your hot little hands before then. If you are in London March 10th weekend I can even hand it off myself! That’s the kind of customer service I strive for here. (I’ll probably just mail it though, haha)
Nothing like a quality stumble in this big bad interweb, eh? Thanks for sticking around! May the sweet jams keep’a flowing!
Avid is good. I like avid. Don’t be a stranger and drop an occasional comment with some of your favorites!
LOL mailing is just fine mate.
What’s with the trip in to London then, any gig’s/clubs planned?
I feel like I’m spending half my life travelling to London for gig’s (but it keeps a smile on my face, lol).
Keep up the cracking work on this site, the word has been spread :)
Jim
I’m visiting a friend and hopefully catching some sights. Haven’t actually found any gigs yet, but am still looking… Any tips on good gig websites?
Thanks Jim!
Yes mate try:
http://www.timeout.com/london/music/
or
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/
Some times a few interesting things come up on this forum:
http://forum.djmag.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?16-Promote-Yourself
Hope that helps and have a good one.
Jim
Word. Its always nice reading your comments.
happy birthday TBE! keep the jams coming.
Happy Belated! :D
Thanks for the music!
Happy Birthday TBE!!
Only just found this site, but I’m loving it already. Think I’ll be spending a lot more time on here from now on. Long may you reign!
Thanks Jim! I’d checked Time Out but felt like they only had mainstream stuff listed. I’d rather find some small gig. I don’t know how I forgot about Ticketmaster! I guess I just block out their existence.
Thanks J Rich!
Thanks and you are welcome!
haha, thanks Joe! I hope to see you milling around the comments section!
Thanks a ton for all of the music these past two years. I check TBE daily and am definitely gonna be ordering a shirt soon, this is my favorite music blog. Keep up the good work, and I’ll keep spreading the word.
Thanks Sam! Keep rockin and keep spreadin!