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Contest!: Win tickets to Maceo Parker at QET

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Vik in Everything | Leave a comment

His name is synonymous with Funky Music. His pedigree impeccable. His band the tightest little funk orchestra on earth. Everyone knows by now that he started with James Brown, which Maceo describes as “like being at university”, jumped aboard the Mothership with George Clinton, and stretched out with Bootsy’s Rubber Band. He’s the living, breathing pulse that connects the history of funk in one golden thread. Panic Manual wants to send you and a friend to Maceo’s upcoming show at … →

Contest! Hooray for Earth Vinyl Giveaway!

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Vik in Everything | Leave a comment

Hooray For Earth will be kicking off the new year with a January tour with the acclaimed Swedish indie-poppers, The Concretes. HFE will be swagging out their new material in the live setting, as they are currently finishing up their highly anticipated debut full-length, which is due in summer of 2011 on Dovecote Records. To celebrate we’re giving away an their latest EP Momo on vinyl and we want you to win. Simply email us a at panic@panicmanual.com with the … →

Year End Review: Vik’s 2010 Picks

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Vik in Everything, Year End Reviews | 3 Comments

Over the past few weeks I’ve been reflecting back on perhaps one of the most interesting years of my life. Beginning the year with a bit of trepidation – approaching almost a full year of unemployment, fathering a three month old daughter and recently becoming a homeowner. It felt like all this responsibility was killing ‘Independent Vik’. My days of scouring the internets for the next big twee band or putting in six hour Fallout marathon sessions were becoming replaced … →

#USA RT Contest! Win Syd Barrett package!

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Vik in Music | 1 Comment

“Dark side of the moon OWW!” is what you’ll be thinking after listening to Syd Barretts latest album a sure cure for your psychedelic blues. And what better way to follow up a great album than a biography of the man himself? We want to give you to the opportunity to trip the light fantastic (does that line apply to psych rock?) by giving you the chance to win some cool swag man, you dig?: – Syd Barrett biography – … →