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Rantings of Eva Win SPIN's Hot Pursuit

July 31, 2008 – As we announced on Tuesday, the time has finally come to unveil the winner of the Hot Pursuit contest (presented by Spin, Hennessy, and Music Nation). We've heard from some of the nation's most talented, hungry bands, all of whom have competed for a record deal in battle overseen by celebrity judges like songwriter Butch Walker, Peter Bjorn & John's Peter Moren, the Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer, comedian Michael Showalter, and Spin …
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Grand Prize Winner of SPIN's Hot Pursuit to be Announced Thursday!

July 29, 2008 – After months of voting by both this year's celebrity judges -- songwriter Butch Walker, Peter Bjorn & John's Peter Moren, the Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer, comedian Michael Showalter, and Spin Editor Doug Brod -- and you, the readers, the second annual installment of the Hot Pursuit talent search (presented by Spin, Hennessy, and Music Nation), has almost reached its end.The winning band -- selected from more than 500 finalists -- t …
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Winners Advance in Spin's Hot Pursuit

June 20, 2008 – After over two months of voting in the second annual installment of the Hot Pursuit, a talent search presented by Spin magazine, Hennessy, and Music Nation, 500 bands have graduated from general voting into the head-to-head competition, and now battle for 24 slots in the next round. Join this year's judges -- songwriter Butch Walker, Peter Bjorn & John's Peter Moren, the Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer, comedian Michael Showalter, and …
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Bands Compete for Record Deal in Spin's Hot Pursuit

May 23, 2008 – Voting is now open for the Hot Pursuit, a new band search presented by Spin magazine, Hennessy, and Music Nation. …
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The Theory of Funkativity Win Rock Pile Competition

January 30, 2008 – With over 4,000 contestants in Music Nation and Spin's Hot Pursuit competition, the one winner, Yorktown Heights, New York's the Scarlet, just didn't seem like enough. Hence the Rock Pile, a battle pitting rock songs head-to-head, and this time a band's success or failure was solely up to their peers. …
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The Scarlet Win the Hot Pursuit!

December 19, 2007 – The results are in: triumphing over more than 5,000 other competitors, Yorktown Heights, NY-based trio the Scarlet have been selected by an esteemed panel of judges -- alt-rock statesman Perry Farrell, Cursive and the Good life frontman Tim Kasher, and Spin editor Doug Brod -- as the winner of the Hot Pursuit, Spin magazine and Music Nation's online challenge in search of the next breakout rock act. …
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