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China Celebrates Safe Sex On World AIDS Day With A Solo Mission Contest [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:05:04 +0000

Maybe it’s a communist thing but these dudes’ form is all wrong. I wish this was an international contest because I’d sweep the sticky competition. This wank-a-doodle-doo contest in China is the first step to erasing the shame I feel one to three times a day. If seven Chinese dudes can glorify their hand to [...]

Top Kid Rock Songs – The Styles List

Wes Styles — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:40:35 +0000

The announcement was made this morning and we're sending YOU to Hollywood, Florida to ring in 2013 with Kid Rock on New Year's Eve at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Since we've been putting this contest together with Loudwire, I've been on a Kid Rock kick - So here are my Top 5 Favorite KID ROCK songs/videos.

Q-Ruption Battle Of The Bands 2012 [PHOTOS]

Jennifer Beaudoin — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:34:12 +0000

On Friday night Savannah's was packed wall-to-wall with locals who came out for the bar's final weekend and to support three bands who were vying for the opening spot at this year's Q-Ruption Festival which is just six days away. Check out the photos below.

Local Bands Submit to Play Q-Ruption 2012

WQBK — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:06:55 +0000

The Q103 Q-Ruption 2012 is the Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival, September 1st at Saratoga Performing Arts Center featuring Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Papa Roach, Adelita's Way, P.O.D, many others and YOUR band. We're in search for the best unsigned homegrown Capital Region band to open the biggest rock show this summer and the chance to tour with the UPROAR Festival in 2013. For more information and to submit your band click more.

And the 2012 World's Ugliest Dog Is… Mugly!

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:30:57 +0000

An 8-year-old hairless Chinese Crested named Mugly has been crowned the World’s Ugliest Dog for the second time in his career. Back in 2005 the adorably repulsive pooch won Britain’s Ugliest Dog contest as a pup, and over the weekend the fur-less wonder took the title at the 24th annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California. Beating a [...]

Ring Girl Competition for the KO at the TU

amanda.medina — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:47:03 +0000

Do you consider yourself a knockout? Do you love seeing people get knocked out? If so, this can be your chance to represent Albany as a ring girl for the upcoming boxing matches taking place in the Capital District, KO at the TU. The event is taking place at the Times Union Center, and will [...]

FB&HW Mr. Beer Chug-Off [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:19:24 +0000

It was months in the making, but finally Producer Steve put together his first batch of beer from the Mr. Beer home brew kit. The guys did a taste test on the air, and over all the beer wasn't all that bad. So what do you do with the rest of the beer? Make a couple of the interns chug it in a contest of course. Wouldn't being an intern with Free Beer & Hot Wings be a great gig?

Local Musician Hopes to Play Grammy Awards

WQBK — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:32:16 +0000

Local musician Frank Palangi is hoping to play the 54th Annual Grammy Awards February 12th and needs your help to get there. 'From The Garage To the Grammy's Live' is a contest to have people from across the country vote in a local band to perform as part of Grammy week in Los Angeles. Twenty three year old Queensbury native Frank Palangi is one of the musicians in the Middle Atlantic region that you can vote in.

Ozzy And Sharon Osbourne Team Up With CBS To Launch Colonoscopy Contest

Jennifer Beaudoin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:46:06 +0000

Say what? That was my first reaction too, but it's a true story and it's for a good cause and sends out a good message to the public. The Osbournes are teaming up with CBS and have just announced the CBS Cares Colonoscopy Sweepstakes, and Ozzy wants you to enter! He says "ayejkckdowjfnx," which means...actually I don't know what it means but do it anyway!

Guy Sings & Sounds Just Like The Late Freddie Mercury of Queen [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:23:02 +0000

Freddy Mercury has one of the most unique voices in rock music. When he passed away in the early 90's the rest of the guys in the band hung it up, but later would team up with Paul Rogers. Now this guys, Marc Martel, could front the band. In this video he posted, he sounds just like Freddy Mercury.

Father Mows Best [PHOTOS] [VIDEO]

WQBK — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:42:23 +0000

It was a great Father's Day gift for Richard Hall's dad of Watervliet. As being selected the winner of the Father Mows Best contest, myself and the Q-Tease surprised him and his dad Saturday afternoon. Stephanie, Nikki, Amanda and Jen showed up in bikini's to mow his lawn. His yard would become the envy of the neighborhood as the girls attempted to cut the lawn in heels.

Father Mows Best

WQBK — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:34:56 +0000

Give dad the day off and a little something nice to look at. Enter for the chance to have the Q103 Q-Tease Street Team mow the lawn for dad. Dad can sit back and watch the girls do all the hard work. It’s the least the Q-Tease could for Father’s Day. Three lucky dad’s in [...]

Helping Your Team Win at Smarter Than A Q-Tease Trivia

DaveHunter — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:56:10 +0000

Every Wednesday night from 7p-9p, Q103 hosts a trivia night at Dublins, 121 4th street in Troy. Answer questions about sports, music, entertainment anything pop culture and win concert tickets, gift certificates, appetizers and more. Read on to get a peek at some questions to help your team win. Rob Dawes hosts 3 rounds of [...]

Win American Idol Live Tickets

Jennifer Beaudoin — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:39:35 +0000

The American Idol Live summer tour kicks off July 6 in West Valley City, Utah. The tour, which will feature the top 11 contestants, will be hitting over 40 cities throughout the U.S, including four dates in New York. There will be a winner chosen for each stop of the tour, which means you and your Idol fan friends have four chances to win!

Dublins: The New Location For Smarter Than A Q-Tease Trivia!

Jennifer Beaudoin — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:01:31 +0000

This Wednesday Q103 reconvenes with its weekly trivia game, Smarter Than A Q-Tease. We have a brand new location: Dublin's Restaurant and Lounge, located on 121 4th street in Troy. We will be there every week for the next few months, so get your team together and join us for trivia!

You Pick System Of A Down's Setlist

WQBK — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:56:17 +0000

After a 6 year haitus System Of A Down is returning to tour this summer and they want know what songs you would like to hear. Pick their set list and you can win tickets to one of their shows as well as the setlist signed by the band. You get to choose 6 songs. As a reward for [...]

Win Nikki Sixx's New Book

WQBK — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:05:10 +0000

Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue is at it again with another book. ”This Is Gonna Hurt” – music, photography, and life through the distorted lens of Nikki Sixx. In stores April12th. Use your bonus points through Q Army Rewards to win it before you can buy it. Nikki Sixx states: “This Is Gonna Hurt” is part photo, [...]

NBA Dance Teams are Heating Things Up with Their Own Tournament

amanda.medina — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:29:25 +0000

Back off boys, the NBA dance teams are stirring up their own competition. Currently, the 2011 Dance Contest is taking place for the best NBA dance team. The best part is you get to decide who makes it to the next round! Today, voting is taking place for the Honeybees versus the Spirit Dance Team [...]

10 Reasons To Enter Dinner & A Movie With Q-Tease

WQBK — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:24:14 +0000

Do you have a date for Valentines Day? How about dinner & a movie with two of the Q103 Q-Tease? Here are 10 reasons why you should enter. Number 10: Heather & Stephanie are HOT. Number 9: Heather is a sports nut! Number 8: Stephanie loves to dance! Number 7: Dinner at Ravenswood! Number 6: When [...]

Win $10,000 From Apple Today

amanda.medina — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:29:12 +0000

Last week I blogged about the new Mac App store that started up. Today, Apple is counting down until its 10 billionth download form the App Store. Be the 10 billionth downloader and you could win a $10,000 gift card to iTunes. That’s definitely a lot of downloads. Several of the downloads are free, but [...]