HIGH ON FIRE WINS BEST STONER ROCK ALBUM OF 2002 AT HIGH TIMES DOOBIE AWARDS

September 26, 2002, New York City - High On Fire, Tenacious D, Gov`t Mule, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, and New Riders of the Purple Sage were among the winners at last night`s Doobie awards show at BB King`s Blues Club in Times Square, New York City. Warren Haynes (Gov`t Mule), High on Fire and the New Riders of the Purple Sage were all on hand to accept their awards. Fear Factor`s Joe Rogan emceed the show, and the overflow crowd was treated to performances by Sean Paul, High on Fire, Lettuce, Black Moon, the New Riders and the Cannabis Cup Band. Other special guests in attendance included Dave Chappelle, Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling, Kim Deal, Me`shell Ndegeocello, Fab 5 Freddy, Earl Chin (Rockers TV), Keith Stroup (NORML) and Ebon Moss Bachrach and the cast of Comedy Central`s upcoming movie, Porn & Chicken.

High On Fire hit the stage at around 8:45 and stoked the flames lighting up around the room with two incendiary songs. As a ganja cloud drifted toward the stage, the band sucked in the fumes and responded with a torrent of metallic riffage. After the performance, High Times writer and stoner rock enthusiast Bobby Black swaggered out from the smokey darkness to present the award for Best Stoner Rock Album. The nominess included High on Fire`s Surrounded By Thieves, Electric Wizard`s Let Us Prey, Nebula`s Dos EPs, and Orange Goblin`s Coup De Grace. "And the Doobie goes to....High On Fire!" The band accepted the award, which is actually a functioning glass bong mounted on a black marble base with an inscribed gold plate.

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Plus look for extended coverage of the Doobies in the January issue of HIGH TIMES.

GAS GIANT TO PLAY AT 15TH ANNUAL CANNABIS CUP

October 7, 2002, New York City - HIGH TIMES is proud to announce the addition of Denmark`s premiere stoner rock band Gas Giant to the lineup of performers at this November`s Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam, Holland. The event will be kicking off at the Melkweg on Sunday, November 23, with an opening night of stoner rock and stoned hip-hop featuring Gas Giant and De La Soul.

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(Special kudos to stonerrock.com`s own stonerrock2002, the coolest rock chick in Denmark for contacting us about Gas Giant and helping to put it all together.)