It seems like only yesterday we were young & carefree, with our Union Jack T’s, alco-pop fuelled Camden nights and that TV show Top of the Pops was crammed with power-chord loaded indie-pop heroes…

Tuning in once more, in these grim recessionary times, it all sounds like rather a lot of fun. With the 2012 charts roadblocked by flappy corporate pap and well-schooled posh pop, there’s something very refreshing about these geezers, scallies, art-school types & ravers uniting in a very disparate-but-it-worked way to create what became Britpop.

Download, play loud and sing along and be pleasantly suprised as you realise you know pretty much every song. Anthems indeed – Brit Pop will make you smile. So before the Queen’s Crew pull rank with her Tea Party, the Euro’s kick off or the Olympic Posse get shouting, wave the Union Flag and salute the real good times.

Featuring the likes of Blur, Pulp, The Verve, Suede, Elastica, Embrace, Cast, Shed Seven, Catatonia, Paul Weller, Space, Supergrass, Radiohead, The Supernaturals, Ash, Terrorvision, James, Garbage and more – this is a must have for Britpop fans!

The mix CD is out on May 28, or to be in with a chance of winning a copy on CD, simply fill in your details on the form below (making sure you include your address so we can post your prize to you!) and tell us who your favourite Britpop act was and why. Please put ‘Britpop’ in the subject line. Deadline June 30.[contact-form-7]

To be in with a chance of winning a pair of VIP tickets to the UK’s biggest Student festival, fill your details on the form below – be sure to include your address (so we can post the tickets out to you if needs be) and put I WANT TO GO TO BEACHBREAK LIVE in the subject line. Closing date June 1st 2012. [contact-form-7]

Winners will have to collect the album on the night where Format will sign it and meet them. We won’t post them out! To enter, fill your details on the form below – be sure to include your address and contact number and put JELLY JAZZ ROCKS in the subject line. Closing date Weds 16 May. [contact-form-7]

With have got a pair of weekend camping tickets to giveaway to the festival, to be in with a chance of winning, fill in your details on the form below – be sure to include your address (so we can post the tickets out to you if needs be) and put FLYER PACK NASS in the subject line. Closing date June 1st . [contact-form-7]

This year sees acts such as legendary British rockers James, punk superstars The Damned, amazing live folk performers Bellowhead, and 80’s sensation Doctor’s & The Medics, ‘wow’ audiences with performances of their hits. The line-up also boasts performances from The Cuban Brothers, Francois & The Atlas Mountains, Duke Special, Dodgy plus much more. Howard Marks will also be on hand to entertain with his fascinating anecdotes, whilst the Headphone Disco tops off each evening playing classic and favourite hits from the last five decades.

Much more than just a music festival, Wychwood leads the way for family celebration in the UK with innovative programming designed to entertain children and parents alike. Since launching in 2003, it has become one of the most successful independent arts events in the UK and has been nominated in the ‘Best Family Festival’ category every year at the UK Festival Awards.

Interactive workshops such as Roald Dahl’s story centre, art exhibitions, The Cheltenham Poetry Festival, and eFestival’s comedy club are just some of the entertainment that will ensure revellers have a wonderfully memorable festival encounter. Additionally the dedicated BBC Introducing Stage is a hotspot of burgeoning talent with three days filled with new acts tipped for national success making the Wychwood experience even more enticing.

Weekend Festival Ticket for Adults/Concessions are £90-£115, Children 5-15 are £15-£55 and Under 5 go free but must register for a ticket. Day Tickets are available from £24 for Adult/Concession, Children 5-15 from £10 and Under 5 Free. Visit www.wychwoodfestival.com for more information or to book.

For your chance to win two weekend tickets with camping to this year’s festival, please answer the following question:

Which Racecourse does Wychwood Festival take place?
a. Cheltenham Racecourse
b. Aintree Racecourse
c. Sandown Racecourse

Please include your answer on the form below, with your name, address and telephone number – making sure you put WYCHWOOD in the subject line. Deadline May 28. Winner to be informed via email on May 29.[contact-form-7]

Written and directed by Steven Conrad (who was also the screenwriter for ‘The Pursuit Of Happiness’ and ‘The Weather Man’), The Promotion looks at American life.

Living the American Dream, happily married Doug Stauber’s professional ambitions are about to be realised when his boss at the Chicago supermarket chain where he works assures him he’s a shoo-in to manage a new neighbourhood store. However, enter rival Richard Wehlner. He wants the job too, has a better CV than Doug, has a wife and a daughter and is regarded by seemingly everybody as an all-round terrific guy. How should Doug react to this challenge? Should he regard Richard as a friend, a colleague, a competitor or an enemy? Richard, it seems, has demons and a past but with the help of motivational tapes he’s determined to succeed. Soon their professional rivalry explodes as the two men fight it out in corporate and psychological tests to determine who gets the dream promotion to supermarket store manager! A clear case of two guys, one job and no rules!

‘The Promotion’ has a run time of 86 minutes, a ‘15’ certificate and an rrp of £12.99. To be in with a chance of winning a copy, enter your details on the form below (make sure you include your address, otherwise we won’t be able to post your prize out to you!) Please put THE PROMOTION in the subject line. Deadline June 1. [contact-form-7]

Thanks to her brilliant self-titled 2008 debut, Ladyhawke, along with her anthemic single ‘My Delirium’, Ladyhawke (aka Pip Brown) shot to stardom around the world, especially in the UK, Australia and her home country New Zealand where she quickly gathered up armfuls of awards as the breakthrough artist of the moment.

Upon the success of her debut album, Ladyhawke found herself swept up in a whirlwind of adulation, amid a wave of so-called “chicks with synths” who also included Little Boots, La Roux and of course Lady Gaga. Her follow-up album promises to exceed those achievements and establish the wildly talented young tunesmith as one of her generation’s most beloved pop heroines.

Eighteen months in the making ‘Anxiety’ carries ten instant classics, each brimming over with irresistible hooks, fresh beats and ear-grabbing synth sounds. The last album’s signature instrument was unquestionably the analogue synthesizer but this time she has re-embraced the trusty electric guitar and as a result, ‘Anxiety’ is duly awash with riffs and lovingly distorted guitar textures, bringing added energy and excitement to her insanely catchy melodies.

For tickets (£14adv) visit Gloucester Guildhall’s Box Office, call 01452 503050 or book online at www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk Tickets are also available from the Tourist Information Centre on Southgate Street. Or to be in with a chance of winning a pair, simply fill in your details on the form below – making sure you put LADYHAWKE in the subject line. Deadline Monday April 23. Winner to be informed by email on Tuesday April 24. [contact-form-7]

The tour, which coincides with the release their fifth album ‘In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull’, stops off at Bristol O2 Academy on May 9. Tickets cost £18adv but we’re offering you the chance to win a pair.

Recorded in upstate New York courtesy of David Fridmann’s Tarbox Road studio with Fridmann at the controls, a short self  produced  session at London’s Abbey Road and a few days  in Chicago with producer Steve Albini at his EAR studio, the band have certainly clocked up the miles recording this hotly anticipated follow up to 2009’s Top Ten album ‘Ignore The Ignorant’.

To enter the competition, please fill in your details on the form below. Make sure you include your name, address and phone number so we can get your prize to you! Deadine Monday May 7. Winner to be informed on Tuesday May 8. Please put THE CRIBS in the subject line.[contact-form-7]

This year the focus at Winter Music Conference (WMC ) is on the breakthrough artists of last few months. Miami Sessions features the cream of the worlds DJ’s and producers from Avicii on his remix of ‘Rapture’, to Nicky Romero’s main room house destroyer ‘Toulouse’ and Pete Tongs BBC Radio 1 Essential New Tune ‘Troll’ from emerging new talent Quilnez. This compilation album reflects all the tracks that those in the industry reckon are set to be huge this year.

Get a taste of what’s on this triple CD pack…

To be in with a chance of winning one of the five CD’s we have up for grabs, fill your details on the form below – be sure to include your address (so we can post the CD’s out to you if needs be) and put MIAMI SESSIONS in the subject line. Closing date April 30. [contact-form-7]

To be in with a chance of winning a pair, fill your details on the form below – be sure to include your address (so we can post the tickets out to you if needs be) and put MASKED BALL in the subject line. Closing date April 30.[contact-form-7]