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Competition! Norman Jay M.B.E – Good Times Goes East carnival party

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:55:29 +0000

Win a pair of tickets to hear Norman Jay M.B.E dj at the Good Times Goes East carnival party, as he brings his beats and rhythms to soundsystem party to to St John at Hackney Church on Saturday 29th August. Norman will be throwing down the summer grooves, creating his own cathedral of hip-shaking sound, delivering the perfect warm up to carnival in East London. Unquestionably one of the greatest DJs to have emerged from the UK, Norman was pivotal in the birth of UK clubbing as we know it, cultivating the country’s rare groove and nascent house scenes and bringing dance music to the masses.

Now, unbelievably for the first time, this coming 29th August, Norman will be moving across town for one night only to show the east side of town just how the Good Times are done.

Taking over strikingly beautiful church building, St Johns at Hackney, between 4pm-11pm, champion selector Norman, will be throwing down the summer grooves, creating his own cathedral of hip-shaking sound, delivering the perfect warm up to carnival in East London.

To be in with a chance to win just share this article on Twitter or Facebook by August 25th – easy!
And if you aren’t lucky enough to win, or want to invite your friends down earlybird tickets are available here.

Win tickets to see Charlie Lankester & The Mojo Killers!

admin — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:16:40 +0000

There are some people in the music business that, whatever your listening preference or favoured genre, you just have to acknowledge as bloody magnificent, and an inspiration. Charlie Lankester is one of them. Diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma – incurable cancer of the liver – on the day he finished mixing it,his new album Songs In A Minor Key is released on December 10th on Proper Records. A man immersed in the blues rock scene since the early 70s, Charlie has played shows alongside the likes Fats Domino, BB King, JJ Cale, AC / DC, and Billy Joel, and on Thursday 13th December Charlie Lankester & The Mojo Killers will be finishing off the supporting tour at The Islington Academy 2, London.
We have a pair of tickets to give away, by answering this ridiculously simple question – name one of the other cities that Charlie will be playing as part of the Songs In A Minor Key tour. Tweet, facebook, or email us your answer, and we will let you know if you are a winner on Wednesday 12th!

Win some gadgets and keep your valuables safe, with Endsleigh and V fest!

admin — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:58:52 +0000

Regardless of any intentions, I always pack too much for a festival. Apparently explainable by my gender, (female, since you ask) but still, when you consider that Endsleigh have calculated that the average student attendee of V festival this weekend will take over £300 worth of possession with them, it is a little ridiculous. When going on holiday I always take out travel insurance, but when going to spend four days, at least 3.5of them inebriated, in a muddy field, with the only thing separating my wordly goods from the rest of the world being a piece of canvas – nah, never bother.
Students are particularly at risk, being at the forefront of new shiny gadgets, but being too skint to fork out for optional extras that do not involve beer. A quarter of all students plan to head to a festival this year, and 18% are still umming and ahhing, praying for good weather.
So what are they taking with them? Obviously the most essential item for festival goers is their mobile phone, at 95%, although the survey doesn’t calculate how many will actually remember to charge said phone, and thus render it useful. Just behind this is the digital camera, a must for 54%. For some people, 18 hours of live music isn’t enough, with over 22% taking an MP3 player with them. So if you can’t pack light, be safe, and take out some cover. Not everyone is as friendly as they seem at festivals, and mud can be surprisingly damaging to a new shiny camera.
Sara Newell, Student Market Manager, Endsleigh Insurance, says that ‘It is great that so many are planning to spend some of their free time at a music festival in the UK this year, but at any festival, small, light and expensive gadgets will be a target for thieves. If students are taking items such as phones and laptops to a festival, it’s essential to get insurance cover before they go – and check that gadgets are covered outside of the home and for accidental damage as well as theft.’
Tell us your essential festival item, by this Sunday, the end of V Fest, when the last note has been played by The Killers, to be in with a chance to win a Sony Walkman Speaker Dock, worth over £70! Just tweet @iah_music or email us.

For more information and tips on which music festival to attend and how best to prepare, visit Endsleigh’s Guidefest website, which is designed by students for students: www.guidefest.co.uk

Win tickets to Leefest!

admin — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:51:25 +0000

When parents go away for the weekend and fail to leave explicit instructions dictating that their loved children ‘must not throw a festival in the back garden’, events such as Leefest are inevitable. Having evolved from its 2006 roots as a party in the garden with seven bands, the not for profit festival in Bromley returns on June 29^th-30th with one of the best line ups of the summer.
Slow Club, Mystery Jets and Summer Camp all incite squeals of delight whenever I see/hear/think about them, and are reason enough to make the epic half an hour journey from London, even were it not for the whole raft of other acts, including Tom Williams & The Boat, Scotland’s sunniest export Bwani Junction (check out the videos from The Great Escape Rooftop Sessions), the Long Blondes esque Lets Buy Happiness, synth pop via CasioKids and Distiller signings Sound of Guns.
The music line up is amazing, but if you want to go beyond that, there’s visual art from Screen Social, a live curation of Inc magazine and a showcase of musical scores from The Sound Of Film and a glittery whirlwind of magical fun courtesy of Wonderland. A whole batch of stuff proving why the festival has been praised by The Guardian and won accolades in the UK Festival Awards, for being small but perfectly formed.
If you want a taster of what’s in store, check out the playlists that Leefest have kindly pulled together for you.
Tickets are like, mega good value, at only £57 for the weekend, and profits support Kids Company, making it a more than worthy way to spend the weekend. Or you can try and win a pair with It’s All Happening – simply tweet ‘Can I party with you @IAH_music at this year’s @Leefest?’ by midnight on June 15^th, and we will pick a winner at random! Good luck!

Footloose DVDs to win!

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:41:57 +0000

It’s time to Cut Loose! The contemporary retelling of the beloved classic Footloose debuts on Blu-ray and DVD on February 6, 2012 from Paramount Home Entertainment.  High-energy dancing, an inspirational story and an impressive cast of rising stars and screen veterans, director Craig Brewer’s modern update is full of youthful spirit and infectious fun. You know the story, and it’s safe to say it hasn’t changed, but the tale of Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald), the a city kid who finds himself in the small town of Bomont where dancing has been outlawed, up against Bomont’s reverend (Dennis Quaid) to challenge the ban with the help of the minister’s daughter (Julianne Hough and in the process reminds the entire town that dancing is more than youthful exuberance but a celebration of life continues to inspire.
To celebrate the release of Footloose, andsoshethinks… are teaming up Paramount Home Entertainment to give away three copies of the film away on DVD. To be in with a chance of winning this prize simply answer the following question:
What is the name of the lead male character in the film?
a)      Ren
b)      John
c)       Davey
Tweet @cescaiah or enter via the website with your answer and name, by Friday 10th February.
Footloose is available on Blu-ray & DVD on 6^th February from Paramount Home Entertainment. Pre-order your copy now from Play.com.