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Exclusive Live Chat with The Bad Eliots…and the opportunity to win an iPod Touch

You know their infectious single “Cat’s Meow” from the Snapple Antioxidant Water commercial. And you’ve seen the quirky subway car video for the track. Now it’s time to get to know The Bad Eliots.

Bad Eliots frontman James “Roto” Rotondi will join music fans for a live web chat on Thursday, January 15th at 9:00 PM EST on Lycos Cinema. Along with the live chat, Lycos will be featuring and discussing Bad Eliots videos, including a brand new Lycos-exclusive clip. In addition, the live chat will be immediately followed by a sweepstakes, where you’ll have the chance to win one of TEN iPod Touches.

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Mark your calendars and join Lycos Cinema, M80 and The Bad Eliots next Thursday for a live chat and a chance to win an iPod Touch. In the meantime, we’d love a little help spreading the word on this exclusive chat session. Grab the code for the widget above (button on the top right corner) and throw it on your blog, website, or MySpace profile to show some Bad Eliots love. Think of all the karma it’ll build for that giveaway.

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Bad Eliots Coverage Round Up

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The Bad Eliots release of their unique subway car-based video “Cat’s Meow” has started to catch eyeballs across the web. Here’s some of the highlights of the attention focused on the video and the band.
- “The Listening Post” on Wired.com profiled The Bad Eliots’ step from a one-off commercial gig to a band with bigger things in store thanks to a little online buzz.
- AOL’s Spinner featured “Cat’s Meow” as its “Video of the Day” on December 3rd and also offered a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video.
- Yahoo Music profiled the band with an accompanying look at the original commercial for Snapple Antioxidant Water and the new video for the full-fledged single.
- Altsounds.com went straight to the source, with a feature interview with The Bad Eliots’ frontman James Rotondi.

We’ll have more Bad Eliots highlights in the near future, including info on an upcoming exclusive web chat with the band.

The Bad Eliots mp3s and images

The world premiere video is here, now find the rest of The Bad Eliots new press materials below.

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The Bad Eliots – Cat’s Meow (original version)

The Bad Eliots – Cat’s Meow video version (acoustic)

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The Bad Eliots debut “The Cat’s Meow”

In the fresh new music department, we’re happy to bring you the brand new video from the budding indie band The Bad Eliots. Depending on your memory and pop culture intake, the song might be a bit familiar. Check out the video below and catch the band bios after the jump.

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Los Angeles, California (Nov. 10, 2008) – M80 and Snapple Antioxidant Water proudly present the launch of up-and-coming indie rock band The Bad Eliots’ first music video titled: “Cat’s Meow” on November 11th.

“Cat’s Meow” is the catchy song originally recorded by The Bad Eliots for Snapple Antioxidant Water’s popular “Bubble Wrap” commercial that was on air in early 2008. The commercial and the song resonated with many viewers.

Since the commercial began airing, fans everywhere have been actively searching for more information about The Bad Eliots, and the song “Cat’s Meow” has been downloaded thousands of times.

Now thanks to Snapple Antioxidant Water, The Bad Eliots are giving music fans everywhere a brand new music video as a thank you – and the start of something much bigger for the band.

Together, The Bad Eliots are a labour of love involving a group of fast-forwardly creative and talented musicians. Their success is a biproduct of their hard work, creativity and dedication, which Snapple Antioxidant Water has been excited to help foster. Together, The Bad Eliots and Snapple Antioxidant Water are bringing fresh new music and unique video content for fans of Snapple, The Bad Eliots and great music to experience.

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