UPDATE: Day 2 question has been posted!

We just turned 2 last week and we thought this would be a great opportunity to celebrate our birthday whilst giving something back to the community.

One of music’s most popular bands, Linkin Park will be heading out on the road this October/November for shows scheduled in Germany, Austria and the UK with more dates to follow. In conjunction with the release of their imminent fourth studio album and the tour, MTGH is offering you, the fan, a chance to win a free one month membership to the band’s official fanclub – Linkin Park Underground.

Rules are simple, here’s what is up for grabs!

Glaswegian indie pop band Belle & Sebastian will be heading our way this August for a tour of Southeast Asia. The group are confirmed for shows in Indonesia and Singapore earlier that month, no other dates and performances have been scheduled but do check back for updates. Concert details are as follows:

We weren’t lying when we said we needed help with the site! As many of you know, we run More Than Good Hooks purely out of our own money and free time but most importantly, the passion for live music. With changes abound, we are now busier than usual and are looking to expand the site with your help. More Than Good Hooks is currently in search for Reps from all over Southeast Asia. If you think you have what it takes, contact us – we want to hear from you and it would be an honour to have you on our team!

As an MTGH Rep, you are required to do the following (depending on your areas of strength):

The indie rock trio from Florida had released their sophomore effort titled Spain last August which peaked at #138 of the US Top 200 Billboard Albums chart, a rather impressive feat. Being fans of the band, we figured we would provide them with some exposure in this region and featured them as our band of the month in October 2009 on the website.

Recently, we had the opportunity to have the band answer a few questions in a brief interview:

Where does the inspiration behind the music mostly come from?
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UPDATE (10/01): Congratulations to the winners! You will be contacted shortly.

As we usher in the New Year, the MTGH crew is feeling generous! Five prize packs are up for grabs which contain stickers, fliers, CDs, a t-shirt and various promo material we have lying around that only you music fans and avid memorabilia collectors would appreciate. Best of all, there is no catch and winning them is simple!

Thanks to all whom we’ve interacted with, met and those who visit the site regularly for making our first year incredible.

As mentioned on Twitter several days ago, the Green Day street team will be launched today and we are keeping to our word. We are seeking highly motivated and committed fans to be a part of this so if sounds like it’s your calling – we want you! As a Green Day street team member, you will be promoting the band’s latest release, 21st Century Breakdown and be rewarded for it!

The team will be open to receive applications for only a week so if you want in, get going and send us that e-mail. Everything you need to know is located under Street Team > Active.

We have a new feature in the form of band chats and the very first installment is set to take place in the next week and a half featuring none other than our Band Of The Month, Russian Winters. The Perth quartet comprising Kris ‘Dima’ Dimitroff (vocals/guitar/synth), Rob Stephens (bass/backing vocals), Sam Sterrett (guitar/backing vocals/synth) and Ben Crooke (drums/keyboards) who were recently here in KL for the Sunburst Music Festival will be signing on to chat with you, the fans LIVE in the MTGH forum and this is your chance to ask questions, talk about their music, tours or simply say hi.

The details of the chat are as follows:

UPDATE: Please note the time change, thanks!

UPDATE (02/05): We’d like to thank Dima, Rob and Ben for stopping by to chat, we appreciate it! To those who were present, we hope you had fun and this certainly won’t be the last chat. Thanks to all who came, hung around and participated!