We’ve listened to all the tapes that have been sent in and it was a way tougher decision then we thought it would be. And that’s the truth. Thanks to everyone who’ve clued us in to new favorites - we have so many band crushes now it’s ridiculous.

Here are the winners, in no particular order - plus we made the win list to 5 instead of 3…that’s just how hard it was.

Dan Gordon - Winnipeg, MB
Luke Meat - Vancouver, BC
Lucas Kitchen - Victoria, BC
Ryan Berry - Maple Ridge, BC
Dave O’Halloran - London, ON

Keep watching our sites because we’ll be having another old school type contest starting in September. And that’s also the truth…Ruth.

The Pack a.d Mix Tape Contest

The Pack a.d. ‘s new album “we kill computers” is out on April 27th and the band is going on the road…again. Their van, Falcon, doesn’t like the iPod hook up though. Maybe because it’s 13 years old. Or maybe b…ecause 13 year old’s, who are vans, seem to really like cassette tapes. Either way though, the band needs new music to listen to when they hit the road. So they are excited to announce “The Pack a.d. Mix Tape Contest”!

Here are the contest particulars and rules according to the band

“Do you have an old mixed tape you would like to send us? Or the capability to make a new mixed cassette tape? We are down with all sorts of music and would love to listen to music you think we should listen to. If you have a burning desire to sit around for hours pouring your blood, sweat and tears into the Ultimate Mix Tape, just for us…or at least the desire to throw your old mix tapes into an envelope and mail them then we would be forever grateful. And you, in turn, can win some great prizes! However, we only want homemade tapes OK? So, no copies of Much Dance 2000 or the like, please…those jokes are really old…and only 99 cents at Value Village…and we already have that one.”

Here is what you can win:

1st prize - a signed poster and CD, a signed cymbal, a vinyl copy of “we kill computers” as well as a Pack AD shirt and beverage cozy in a Mint tote bag.

2nd prize - a signed poster and CD in a Mint tote bag and a vinyl copy of their “we kill computers”

3rd prize - a signed poster and CD and a vinyl copy of “we kill computers”

Here is how you enter:

Simply send a cassette entry to the address below to arrive no later than May 21st. Then after the The Pack a.d get back from their European tour with NoMeansNo, they will take it on the road with them, pop it into Falcon’s cassette deck and turn up the volume as they head across western Canada with The Sadies. The band will decide the winners and notify them at the end of the tour.

The Pack a.d.
c/o Mint Records
P.O. Box 3613, M.P.O.
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6B 3Y6

p.s. Thanks to Jarrod Jones for the photo of us. You shoulda seen the faces we were making.

photo by Jarrod Jones

Hey all, our album, we kill computers comes out on April 27 but this just in…

iTunes is doing an Exclusive Pre-Release of we kill computers on April 13. Between April 13 and 27 ONLY the album will be available from iTunes stores worldwide at a special low price ($5.99 in Canada & the USA) after which it will go up to full regular iTunes price.

Holy crap - now that is a deal.

- your band, The Pack a.d.