Guess (Deadline = December 29th) who´s gonna be # 75 in this month´s EOY-Combined-Mega-Critic Top 150 (Publication = January 3rd) and enter the chance to win 3 (actual Jackpot) to 6 (according to the outcome of the other competitions) CDs of your own choice.
At the moment (December 25th) the following eight acts seem to be the best bets :
Actual # 72 to # 75 (not in order!) :
Clue to Act 1 : Hip Hop Solo-Artist Rodney Hilton Smith from London.
Entered Mega-Critic-Chart : September 2008
Peak Position : September 2008
Clue to Act 2 : Indie-Rock Band Gustav, Reine, Mattias & Frederik from Stockholm.
Enetered Mega-Critic-Chart : October 2008
Peak Position : November 2008
Clue to Act 3 : Psychedelic-Rock Solo-Artist Alan Roberts from Davyholme, UK.
Entered Mega-Critic-Chart : May 2008
Peak Position : August 2008
Clue to Act 4 : Hip Hop Duo Antoine & Evan from Illinois & Michigan.
Entered Mega-Critic-Chart : August 2008
Peak Position : September 2008
This month´s new entries bubbling under the Top 75 :
Clue to Act 5 : Danish Exile American, sometimes Efterklang member, whose Longplayer is an ode to his homeland Portland, Oregon.
Clue to Act 6 : Hardcore Punkrock 5-piece band from Los Angeles, sometimes disguised as a Mexican Mariachi band with their third selftitled album.
Clue to Act 7 : Former Bond-Girl Mrs. Mendoza from Spanish Town, Jamaica, Contralto vocalist, androgynous and hedonistic.
Clue to Act 8 : NYC Singer/Songwriter, acclaimed for her technical skill and finger-tapping style of guitar play.