PROTECT: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children

Our good friends at Fat Wreck Chords and Punk Voter recently released a compilation CD benefiting PROTECT, the national pro-child anti-crime association committed "to building a powerful, nonpartisan force for the protection of children from abuse, exploitation and neglect." The CD features the likes of Matt Skiba, NOFX, the Falcon, the Soviettes, Anti-Flag, Jawbreaker, Against Me!, Teenage Bottlerocket, Joey Cape and many more.

To keep the spotlight on a good cause we're throwing a contest. The folks at Etnies have even thrown in a couple pairs of shoes for us to give away.

East/West / Olympus / Ordinary Clothing winner

Our East/West contest has come to a close. The winner of the Olympus M:Robe MP3 Player and a $100 gift certificate to Ordinary Clothing is:

Jeffery P. of Zebulon, NC

Thanks to all 1000-plus of you that entered and to East/West and Ordinary for the prizes, and be sure to check out the other contests we're currently running, including an Xbox 360 from Thrice and a bunch of CDs from Rhino Records.

Win an Xbox 360 from Thrice!

Thrice just released Vheissu. It's pretty good; our reviewer described it as "something special, something people will remember."

Since the band and the label are pretty proud of it too, they've decided to give away an Xbox 360 to one lucky Punknews.org reader.

All you have to do to get your name in the running is visit this page.

The band is currently supporting the release with a tour of the US and Canada with Underoath, The Bled and Veda

Vaux iRiver PMC-120 Contest

With Vaux set to release Beyond Virtue, Beyond Vice on November 8th, the band has decided to offer Punknews.org visitors another cool toy that I wish I could win. The prize in question is a brand new iRiver PMC-120 personal video player. The band plans to load up the machine with Vaux's new album and live performances captured at the Fox Theater in Boulder, CO.

To enter, just visit the contest page and fill out the form.

The contest page also includes a multimedia player with the first single from the album, "Are You With Me?" On the off chance you don't win the contest, you can still check out the band live on their ongoing tour with The Letters Organize.

Rhino 27th Anniversary Contest

To celebrate reaching 27 years, long-running label Rhino would like to give you a selection of their notable punk rock releases. The prize will include No Thanks! The 70's Punk Rebellion box set which includes tracks from proto-punks like the New York Dolls and Iggy Pop; key figures like the Ramones, The Buzzcocks, and The Clash; as well as artists like Talking Heads and Blondie. A thoroughly researched 116-page booklet includes liners, rare photos, track-by-track commentary by Trouser Press founders Ira Robbins and Dave Schulps, and personal tributes by Johnny Ramone, David Byrne, Joan Jett, and others. The box set has one hundred songs in total.

Also included in the prize are classic albums from X, Violent Femmes, Talking Heads, Television and a retrospective from the Ramones. You can check out a special e-card spotlighted the anniversary right here.

The winners for the Ramones Weird Tales contest will be announced tomorrow.

Go-Kart Films contest winners

Our Go-Kart Films contest has ended. The grand prize winner of 10 items from the company's catalog along with a DVD of Charlie's Death Wish autographed by Motorhead frontman Lemmy and adult film star Ron Jeremy is :

Brad W. of Frisco, TX

Our three runners up, who will each get their choice of three films, are:

Sciandrone L. of Vichy, France
Graham W. of Gunnerton, England
Andrew M. of San Antonio, TX

Thanks to the folks at Go-Kart Films / Go-Kart Records for setting this up.

Coheed and Cambria

Hey, you! Yes, you, obviously. Do you like winning stuff? No? What about a Gibson SG faded guitar autographed by the members of Coheed and Cambria, who just recently released their major label debut, Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness? Still no? Oh, this is pretty awkward then. I guess you probably shouldn't click that special Punknews exclusive link at the bottom, then, where you can find a submission form to enter as well as rules and regulations for the giveaway.

Everyone else, you can click this link to enter: Punknews.org / Coheed and Cambria autographed Gibson SG guitar giveaway.

You can also view the full rules by clicking Read More.

Latterman

Long Island punks Latterman are on the road now supporting their Deep Elm debut No Matter Where We Go..!. With a record everyone's talking about and and miles to go before they can rest, now sounds like a perfect time to throw a contest. Thanks to the good folks at Deep Elm Records you have the chance to pick up a nice pile of Latterman swag. While you're at it, head to the label's website to sample the goods.

You can also stream the entire record now!

East/West / Olympus / Ordinary Clothing

East/West Records, whose various imprints have released records this year by Lucero, Nightmare of You and Stretch Arm Strong amongst others, are giving away an Olympus M:Robe 100 MP3 player and $100 gift certificate to Ordinary Clothing to one lucky winner.

You can click Read More for details.

Alkaline Trio / Reggie and the Full Effect

To celebrate their tour with My Chemical Romance this fall, Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect have opted to give one grand prize winner lots of swag, and five runner ups less, but still substantial amounts of swag.

Both Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect are touring in support of their recent Vagrant releases, Crimson and Songs Not to Get Married To respectively.