The music industry is collapsing, Record executives are crying into concrete pillows. Motor-mouthed disc jockeys are at a loss for words. Flaxen-haired guitarists have broken their last set of strings.

Why? Because nobody is buying records anymore. Nobody goes to gigs anymore. Everybody stays in their houses and watches the television. Alone.

To counter this, Nine Black Alps are granting the record buying this once in a lifetime offer:

For only £12 (plus p&p) you will receive a ticket for a Nine Black Alps show of your choice in July, all 3 formats of their brand new single "BURN FASTER" and a free MP3 featuring 5 30-second excerpts of tracks taken from their upcoming album "LOVE/HATE".

Each format of the 'BURN FASTER' single features exclusive new songs.

The two 7" singles include the songs 'HEARTSTRING' and 'STRANGEST FEELING'. Whereas the CD single not only features the new track 'IN & OUT OF REACH' but also a behind-the-scenes studio featurette 'HILLSIDE STORY'.

This mindwarping offer allows you to buy tickets now through the Nine Black Alps website, days before they officially go on sale this Friday.

Of course if you want to you can purchase all single formats and tickets separately.

But if you feel like you could help us in our quest to save the beleaguered music business, click on this link HERE.