But this is not your average competition for campus bragging rights.

Diesel is currently collecting submissions for Diesel:U:Music 2009 - where past winners include The Cool Kids and Diplo. And if they were, well, not a cartoon, we’re sure that Jem and the Holograms would have taken the title. (We died over this picture and simply had to use it.)

If we could play guitar or sing, we’d be all over this, as the two winning artists or groups will go on a world tour from July - November, get serious air time in Diesel stores and on their online radio station, and major incentives like studio space, merchandising help and video production.

Sounds just like the kind of break that changes lives, people. But the deadline is next Friday, so jump on this quick. Sign up for the networking site at DieselUMusic - there’s all kinds of other cool stuff to check out even if you’re just a music lover, not player.

If you win, we fully expect VIP passes.