Calvin Harris probably has some pretty sweet headphones. Most folks that know how to make people dance also seem to know how to purchase sweet DJ accessories. I mean sure, his music is meant to be blasted in clubs and rooftops dance parties and basements much more so than confined to headphones, but music has to start somewhere right? And we feel like Cal would agree sometimes the best parties are just you and your headphones anyway. So here’s the deal. Check out this clip of Calvin’s “I’m Not Alone.” Write us a haiku about the sad bear in the video, Calvin himself, what a Calvin Harris/Dizzee Rascal lovechild would really sound like or who really created disco in the comments section of this same post. The best/funniest wins a sweet pair of 33 1/3 Eskuche headphones. Begin viewing/haiku’ing now…

Yesterday the website for the all-female 2010 Lilith Fair tour launched, and the late ’90s came flooding back. They’re offering a free Sarah McLachlan MP3 but it has little in the way of information, however, with only tour stops—not even dates—and absolutely nothing in the form of a roster. So, in lieu of knowing who will actually tour, we thought we’d make a little Fantasy League of the Main Stage acts, featuring some of the artists that are sure to be on the roster and some that we really really wish were. Feel free to do the same in the comments with your real email address, and whoever comes closest wins a Sarah McLachlan CD and a bag of lavender scented bath salts.

TRIPWIRE’S FANTASY LILITH FAIR LEAGUE

SHOO-INS (PAST-YEAR VETERANS AND/OR like, DUHS):
Sarah McLachlan
Tegan & Sarah
Every female act on Nettwerk
The Indigo Girls
Meshell Ndegeocello
Annie Lennox
P!nk
kd lang
Santigold

LIKELY
Peaches
Feist
St Vincent
Christina Milian
The Slits
Evanescence
Chrisette Michele

IF THEY CAN AFFORD IT
Kelly Clarkson
Taylor Swift
Mary J Blige

WHO WE HOPE WILL BE ON IT IF WE CAN GET FREE TICKETS
Nicki Minaj
Bat for Lashes

Okay, there’s a stab. MAKE YOURS! MAKE IT REAL! FOCUS ON THE RELAXING BATH IN YOUR FUTURE!

If you know punk, or even if you used to pretend to know punk at parties to pick up girls, you know BYO Records, even if you don’t realize you do. They were a vital part of the L.A. scene in the early 80s and created a formidable legacy thereafter, putting out records from everyone from Social Distortion to 7 Seconds to NoFX. Now they’ve put together an equally formidable boxset, and you can win a copy courtesy of the ole’ TW. The boxset contains 2 LPs, 1 CD, one documentary DVD and one hardcover book, all chronicling the legacy and music of the label over the last twentysome years.

To win: Write an enclopedia entry defining the band 7 Seconds that you’re quite sure we can read in less than seven seconds in the comments section of this post and leave a way that we can contact you with the goodies (Note: We promise to read at a generally average speed. Use your best powers of logic).

Have you checked out the new HBO show Bored To Death? It stars Jason Schwartzman as a neurotic writer turned private detective who happens to be best buds with Zach Galifianakis. Small world. Schwartzman’s Coconut Records also performs the theme song. And it features the train that comes right by our office (the F, for those of you down with letters.) Weeeeeeeeeeeird. Okay. Regardless, Bored To Death airs Sunday’s at 9:30 EST on HBO, and we’ve got some free schwag from the show (and some other HBO goodies) for you. All you’ve got to do is leave a Schwartzman-centric blurb or haiku in the comments section of this post and you’re in the running. The full piprize pack includes:

Bored to Death Prize Pack:
Flight of the Conchords Season 2
Entourage Season 5
Bored to Death mug
Bored to Death reporter’s notebook
Bored to Death flash drive
Bored to Death posters

Now start those syllables.

Arctic Monkeys’ monster of a third full-length, Humbug, hit shelves this week and we’ve put together something special for y’all. If you live in these United States, simply send us your own haiku review (contests@thetripwire.com) of Humbug, which according to our highly sophisticated mind stretching, should be streaming on the majestic Lala player available below. Your prize will include the following:

- Humbug LP
- “Crying Lightning” 7″ (”Red Right Hand” b-side)
- “Crying Lightning” 10″ (”Red Right Hand” and “You Haven’t Got My Strange” b-sides)
- 4 button badge pack
- 18 x 18 double sided poster