Awesome trip giveaway with Daytrotter and The Maine! Check it out and good luck! "Our friends at Daytrotter are giving you a chance to win a FREE round-trip flight with hotel accommodations to the Daytrotter studio in Illinois to watch us record our next live session! To enter the drawing, you must purchase a new annual membership to Daytrotter which will give you access to  some of our upcoming exclusive features and much more. Anyone who enters will receive a 180-gram, limited edition 12-inch vinyl featuring all our live sessions for free! Enter the drawing now and good luck!! Info here: http://smarturl.it/3a6z2a" -The Maine

I have found a fashion obsession called Haunt Magazine! Basically, it was dream come true and showcases everything I love all combined into one, fashion, photography, and art! Haunt is a online magazine that features amazing editorials that are shot very creatively, combing different styles of photography along with art (they even have some editorials exhibiting different artists work without fashion) to create very unique images that really are just stunning! Their newest issue is titled Summertime Sadness and I am pretty much in love with all of it! I picked some of the best images from the issue and posted them below. Take a look at the really creative choices the magazine makes and how these editorials are unlike the kinds you see in the big fashion magazines. Not only are the images great, but the styling is too! I want to buy quite a bit of clothing that this magazine features.            Take a look at their older issues as well, all of...

Find out what John has been listening to while on tour this summer!  

Guys, it's basically summer! Please, do me the favor and spend your day at the beach and at the pool. It is sooo relaxing and I wish I had the time to relax at this beach this summer, so far I don't have that time. Do us all a favor though, and don't show up in some tight speedo swimsuit, stick to the classic board shorts! I picked some great ones that'll make you stand out to the girls a bit, but not to much that you look crazy.   1. Matix  2. Quiksilver  3. Wellen  4. Billabong 1. Imperial Motion  2. Rip Curl  3. Wesc  4. O'Neill Don't be scared to fun with with these, it's summer! Try something new with your style. And make sure to get a tan in the process! -Cara, @instantlyruby

 Check out some new photos by Dirk Mai from The 8123 tour! 

 

The 8123 Tour has started for the summer and it is a great show, so make sure you grab a ticket for the show when it comes to your city! I went to the show in Anaheim this past weekend at the House of Blues and snapped a ton of live pictures to share with you guys! Check out the ones posted below, and if those aren't enough, there are more uploaded on my Flickr! Make sure to support these bands and catch them at a show while the travel the country this summer. You'll be sure to have a great time.

Brighten:

 The 8123 Tour has started for the summer and it is a great show, so make sure you grab a ticket for the show when it comes to your city! I went to the show in Anaheim this past weekend at the House of Blues and snapped a ton of live pictures to share with you guys! Check out the ones posted below, and if those aren't enough, there are more uploaded on my Flickr! Make sure to support these bands and catch them at a show while the travel the country this summer. You'll be sure to have a great time. Brighten:   This Century:       A Rocket To The Moon: The Maine: -Cara, www.carafriedmanphotography.com

 So as you guys know, whenever I share shoes with you, they are always from the webs most extensive and amazing shoe site in the world, SoleStruck! Well, I had never really taken the time to look at the mens shoes on the site, but I did and I found some gems (and a few pieces that needed a major make over). But for the most part, the shoes are great! Here are a few nice ones I found. So guys, if you ever want some rocking shoes (the ones above are approved and totally awesome), check out SoleStruck! I swear, they are the kings of shoes. -Cara, @instantlyruby

 

The Maine "These Four Words" from their new album Forever Halloween. You can now download Forever Halloween on Itunes! 

Tonight The Maine will be taking over idobi Radio at 8pm ET/5pm PT!  The band will be discussing their new record Forever Halloween, play each track off the album and interview a few special guests who helped with the record!  You can listen via idobi.com or the idobi App for iOS, Windows, and Android devices!  

 

 A whole other side of fashion besides just what you wear is beauty! That can be your make up, how you do your nails, and the very important way you style your hair! So many of my friends have been dying their hair and changing it up, and I wish I could do the same but I don't have the guts to completely change my dark blonde curls.  But I do think adding color is a great fun thing to do in the summer time, and maybe this summer I will get the guts to do it! I found some good pictures with amazing out-there hair styles that are so cute and work out beautifully! (All photos from tumblr.) I encourage you guys to play around with your hair and really change up your beauty routine. I know I definitely need to do that myself. There are great things to play around with in terms of hair color, nothing is forever! Take a chance and change up your hair by adding some color if you are looking to do something fun. -Cara, @instantlyruby

 

  John talks about the writing process as a band to create Take What You Can Carry, the opening track on Forever Halloween.  Pat and Garrett explain the writing and recording of Love and Drugs, the second single off of Forever Halloween.  Pat and Garrett explain the 3rd track on Forever Halloween and the process from demo to final recording.  John shares the story behind the lyrics of White Walls.  Jared and Kennedy talk about the first song recorded in the studio on Forever Halloween, Happy.  Check out John's explanation of Birthday In Los Angeles.  Pat and Garrett talk about Blood Red.  Kennedy and Jared talk about tracking Kennedy Curse in the studio.  Jared and Kennedy talk demos, studio and recording guitars for the 9th track, Sad Songs.  Garrett and Pat talk about writing F**ked Up Kids. John explains the meaning behind These Four Words. ...

Contest:  Forever Halloween comes out in 4 days! Help The Maine spread the word by adding the below promotional tools to your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and any other social sites you have! Simply take a screen shot of your social links and email the photos with below information filled out to foreverhalloweencontest@gmail.com Submit with screen shots: Please include in email to foreverhalloweencontest@gmail.com Name: Email: Twitter Name: City: State: Country: How are winners selected?  Winners will be selected at random on Monday June 3rd. The winners will be announced on Tuesday June 4th via The Maine's social sites!  Five winners will be selected! (This contest is open to contestants world-wide) What are the prizes? 1. A guest list spot to a show of your choice + you can watch the band from side stage! We will also let you bring a friend!!!  2. A $50 merch coupon to The 8123 Store (You can use store wide!) 3. A $25 merch coupon to The 8123...

 

Billboard is streaming two tracks, 'Birthday in Los Angeles' & 'Blood Red' off The Maine's Forever Halloween!  Click HERE to read the full write up and stream the tracks!

The Maine "Secret Show" - June 6th 2013 The Maine will be playing a very intimate "Secret Show" in Hollywood, CA on June 6th 2013. Are you interested in coming to this show? If so, head to FINGERPRINTS RECORD SHOP in Long Beach, CA on June 4th to pick up our new album, Forever Halloween. The first 80 people to purchase the record will receive an ALL ACCESS pass + instructions for our show on June 6th in Hollywood, CA.  Forever Halloween will be available June 4th at Fingerprints. The record store opens at 10 AM!  Fingerprints 420 E. 4th Street Long Beach, CA 90802 Hours - 10 AM - 10 PM  Secret Show  June 6th 2013  6 PM Doors  Location: Hollywood, CA (Location will be given with directions when you purchase your record from Fingerprints) Have a question? Ask away in the comments below!  - The Maine 

 

Every time a new season rolls around I always want to update my closet! This is due to the fact that so many cute items are hitting the shelves, and while this is exciting, it can also be overwhelming. How are you to know what to get and how to wear it? I always say check out the fashionable dresser on Lookbook to see what everyday people like you are wearing and how they are wearing it! It can give you so many ideas! So here my current three favorite Lookbook crushes that I advise you to check out for inspiration and guidance. #1 Edward Honaker    Edward dresses will a cool natural style that is easy to emulate and comfortable. I love his casual look! Take hints and pair a leather jacket with a button down and black jeans on for a night out, a t-shirt and chambray for your everyday look, and get yourself a light flannel for the warmer weather coming up! His style is relaxed yet shows he knows how to dress, that is why I love it so much. #2 Tilman Schaknat Tilman...

 

Join The Maine on June 3rd from 11 PM - 12 AM to celebrate the release of Forever Halloween at Zia Records in Tempe, AZ! http://www.ziarecords.com/Event/40907

 

Our set from The Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, FL on August 14th 2010. The show was a part of our first ever headlining tour "An Evening With The Maine..." Inside of You Fuel To The Fire Girls do what they want I Must Be Dreaming If I Only Had The Heart This Is The End Right Girl Into Your Arms Daisy Whoever She Is Growing Up The Way We Talk/Should I Stay or Should I Go cover Count em 1 2 3 Don't Stop Now Everything I Ask For We'll All Be  

 

 I have always loved dress up my hair and adding headbands! I have two favorite sites that I always lust over every item in the shop! The first is Ban.do! Ban.do has cute hair clips, scarfs, and headbands that are fancy and sparkly and so cute! A lot of their scarfs double as great head wraps. The second shop is one I have shared with you guys, Cult Gaia. They have the prettiest natural looking flower crowns and the best turbans! Their turbans come in all different fun patterns, I have my eyes on the smiley face one! Take time this summer to play with your hair, it's part of a look too! You can dye it, style it, and add to it! Summer is one of the best season to really experiment and make your hair look awesome. -Cara, @instantlyruby

 

Preorder The Maine's new album "Forever Halloween" on vinyl 180 gram Double LP Orange & black colored vinyls First Pressing: Limited to 1,000 Vinyls  *All vinyls will include a digital download of "Forever Halloween" http://81twentythree.com/products/forever-halloween-vinyl TRACKLISTING: SIDE A: Take What You Can Carry Love & Drugs Run SIDE B: White Walls Happy Birthday In Los Angeles SIDE C: Blood Red Kennedy Curse Sad Songs SIDE D: F**ked Up Kids These Four Words Forever Halloween

 

The Maine Worldwide Golden Ticket Raffle Pre-Order The Maine's new album (Physical CD or Vinyl) from any online store by June 1st 2013 to be entered into The Golden Ticket Raffle. Contest applies to The Maine's US Store (www.eightyonetwentythree.com) as well as international stores! Two golden tickets will be placed in two random physical CD's. The golden ticket will grant you access to The Maine's guest list FOR LIFE. The winner will receive instructions on how to redeem the Golden Guest List Spot on the back of their Golden Ticket. Have you already pre-ordered Forever Halloween? No worries, you are already entered into the raffle. Thank you all for the support and good luck with the raffle! The Maine  US Pre-Order (Click to pre-order) International Pre-Order

 

This Century played an acoustic version of "Tip Toe" off their new album Biography of Heartbreak for FrontRowLiveEnt.com. 

 

  Click to watch The Maine's new documentary "Behind Forever Halloween"