Well, that was fun! We’re amazed by all the words that everyone sent in to our puzzle contest - not only did some people find all the words on the list, but there were lots of short randomly-generated words on the puzzle list that we hadn’t put there (including, apparently, “sex” - that one seems to have jumped out at a lot of people..)

In the end, Tara Coultish was the first to get all 20 words, and next up was Micah Beale. They were the only two to get all 20 words, so we drew our third-place winner from those who were off by only one word. So our third pendant goes to Monique Squiers. Congratulations to our three winners (we’ll be in touch with you shortly), and thanks to everyone who put in so much effort - we hope you had fun!

For those of you who want to check your answers, here’s the official list of 20 words that we put in our puzzle. Thanks for playing!

record
studio
write
rehearse
lyrics
guitar
bass
keyboards
drums
live
perform
rock
explore
create
electronic
acoustic
play
experiment
connect
inspire

Find the 20 hidden words in the puzzle to get a taste of what ARCTIC will be up to in 2012. The words are written backwards and forwards, and can be found horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. We’re giving away three inukshuk pendants, made by Ashoona Studios in Yellowknife. (You can see a picture of the pendants on our Facebook page.)

One goes to the first person to figure out all 20 words, and two more will be given away by random draw from all correct entries. We’ll announce the winners on February 13. Email your answers to arctic(at)projectarctic.com for your chance to win!

Vancouver Film School and students of the Entertainment Business Management program have released a charity album titled “SONGS FOR THE STREETS”, a compilation of positive message towards the youth.

Tracklisting:

Serena Ryder - Sing Sing
Bella Ruse - An Animal, A Natural
Sweatshop Union - John Lennon
Sam Roberts - Them Kids
Fera - Tornado
Phatty Phatty - That Girl
ARCTIC - White Walls
KAi Sky Walker ft. Tonye Aganaba - Let It Go
The Thermals - I Don’t Believe You
Sarah McLachlan - Angel

Find out more about the project and buy the album at Street Kids International’s website.

These days we’ve been quietly working on new material, playing with ideas and shaping songs in preparation for recording later this year.

In the meantime, we’ve put our full catalogue up on Bandcamp, so you can have a listen at http://arctic.bandcamp.com, download several tracks for free, and pay what you want for others. There are also some special deals including t-shirts.

Enjoy!

Our next full band show will be Friday, April 8 at Forum on Granville Street in Vancouver.

This will be a fundraiser for the Ride to Conquer Cancer. It’ll also be an important showcase for us, and we really need you there in front to cheer us on! We have a limited number of tickets available for our fans. TICKETS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. YOU CAN ONLY GET THEM THROUGH US. Tickets are $20 each and ALL of it goes to the fundraiser.

Please contact us ASAP to get tickets by writing us at arctic(at)projectarctic.com - we will arrange for delivery!!