In anticipation of Earth Day, April 22 — and Creative Loafing's Green Issue, which will hit newsstands and online later today — rockers like The Strokes (pictured) are donating meet-n-greet VIP passes, memorabilia, clothing etc., for an auction that will benefit "MUSIC FOR RELIEF AND UNITE THE UNITED for their ongoing environmental and disaster relief efforts." Here's the publicity release with info on how to purchase stuff you might see adorning the walls of places like Hard Rock Cafe, and do good for the planet:

ROCK, ROLL & RECYCLE

To celebrate Earth Day 2008, MUSIC FOR RELIEF and UNITE THE UNITED have called on rock's best artists to do some spring cleaning and offer you their unique memorabilia, tickets, clothing, and limited edition items. WITH YOUR HELP WE ARE RECYCLING stuff that would have otherwise been thrown away or left in storage. All proceeds from the auctions will go to MUSIC FOR RELIEF AND UNITE THE UNITED for their ongoing environmental and disaster relief efforts.

The auction will feature special VIP concert packages including:

Linkin Park VIP concert tickets and meet & greet with the band

Panic At The Disco VIP tickets and meet & greet with the band

2008 Vans Warped Tour® VIP ALL SUMMER admission plus backstage passes

2008 Mayhem Tour® VIP tickets and passes

Plus autographed items donated by:

Linkin Park

Avenged Sevenfold

My Chemical Romance

The Strokes

Underoath

Circle Jerks

The Matches

Gym Class Heroes

Coheed and Cambria

Hot Hot Heat

Matchbook Romance

Goo Goo Dolls

Lil' Jon

Crystal Method

and many more…

In the past four years the planet has been hit with severe natural disasters such as hurricanes, tsunamis, cyclones, flooding, and raging wildfires. Communities in Southeast Asia, India, Southern California and the Gulf Coast have been leveled, and millions of people have lost their homes, crops, and livelihoods. Thinning resources coupled with the increasing frequency of these catastrophic events make recovery efforts difficult. Scientific research has shown that the severity of these natural disasters is increasing partially due to rising global temperatures caused by human activity, particularly our waste habits. HELP US MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS EARTH DAY 2008, support Music for Relief and Unite the United by participating in the auction, making a donation, or recycling what you come up with during your own spring cleaning!

For more information, go to: www.ebay.com/musicforrelief .

UNITE THE UNITED FOUNDATION is a charitable organization founded by the producers of the Vans Warped Tour® and the Rockstar Taste Of Chaos Tour® to encourage fans, artists and industry leaders from the music, touring and lifestyle worlds to come together through charitable contributions, events and volunteer efforts in order to work toward a positive change in our national community. Please see www.unitetheunited.org for additional information.

Photo by Marcos Hermes.

This article appears in Apr 16-22, 2008.