Even in the egalitarian world of punk rock, not everyone can just get uponstage to jam with his or her favorite band. The ever-enterprising beachbunnies in Pennywise, however, have found a way to let fans -- or at least oneparticularly talented one -- pitch in on their forthcoming sixth album. Don'tbother dusting off those clarinets and ocarinas, though: The band is lookingfor a hand in designing the artwork for the as-yet-untitled disc, and has puttogether a contest in order to find a layman with the right stuff to formulatethat design.

Sure, Jim Lindberg & Co. will be saving a few bucks by shunning theskateboard-fashioning types who normally craft their covers, but they willpony up a $1,000 first prize and fly the contest winner out to Los Angeles toobserve the disc being put into production. All the details can be found onEpitaph's website -- including that little bit about selling the label yourfirstborn to help stock the punk revival of 2018.

DAVID SPRAGUE