The House Of Coxhead T-Shirt Competition

Today is a special day, The House Of Coxhead has just reached 500,000 hits, and to celebrate I'm giving away 3 t-shirts to say thank you for all your continued support! The blog was only started back in June 2010 after a few friends told me to set one up, and up until April last year it was just your average Tumblr site, but over the past 12 months it has been taken to a whole new level and given me a lifestyle that I never would have expected two years ago. There are many positive aspects that come from running the blog, but for me it's been amazing to meet some of the most talented people in the world and give something back to my pals who have given me a hell of a lot over the past few years. Over 120,000 people from 130 different countries have visited The House Of Coxhead since it first started, which for me is mind-blowing, and it's nice to know that it's being appreciated by such a wide diversity of people!

Anyway, on to the competition - here is the question:

I am the least superstitious person in the world, but I do have a lucky number, so what is it...?

Please send your full name, Twitter name and answer to tjc89209@hotmail.co.uk, with the subject 'T-Shirt Competition'. Competition closes @ 10pm on Sunday 26th February.

Good luck to everyone, and thanks again for all the support, hopefully this is just the beginning.

Big love x

Click to read more ...

Artful - Could Just Be The Bassline (Feat. Kal Lavelle) (Remix Competition)

Mark Hill is currently running a remix competition for anyone who fancies a crack at it. There is a link to download the Vocals and Stems on his facebook page HERE. Deadline will be 1st Feb for any remixes and people need to send them to his Soundcloud drop box. Winner and the runners up have a chance to get their mixes released and promoted as an EP and also the winner will get a chance to remix the next single, and if appropriate spend a day with him in the studio working on it. Good luck!

WIN! The House Of Coxhead: Top 100 Songs & Remixes of 2011

Both my Top 100 Songs & Remixes of 2011 have been well received over the the past 7 days, and with my birthday and the new year approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to run a competition to give 10 people the chance to win all 200 tracks. All you need to do is send an e-mail to tjc89209@hotmail.co.uk with your full name, Twitter username and answer to the following question.

As of December 30th 2011, how many songs are there in my iTunes? (clue: between 41,000 - 42,000)

COMPETITION CLOSED!

This is my final post of 2011, as it's my birthday tomorrow. The winners will be announced in the new year at some point (probably January 2nd) and the songs will be sent to your e-mail as soon as possible. Hope you all have a lovely new year and an even better 2012. Thanks for your support, it means more than you will ever know.

Tom x

WIN! Tickets to see Ed Sheeran & Lester Clayton in Wolverhampton

To win 1 of 2 pairs of Tickets to see Ed Sheeran being supported by Lester Clayton at The Wolverhampton Civic Hall on January 18th 2012 just answer this one simple question...

What special day of the year was Lester Clayton born on?

Send your answers with the heading 'Lester Clayton Competition' to lesterclaytonfans@live.com along with your name and D.O.B by Wednesday 11th Of January at 3pm. Winners will be notified by email by 8pm. Good luck!

Sidenote: Over 16's only, you will need ID to collect your tickets

Win a trip to Legoland with Ed Sheeran

To say thank you for the continued support over the past 12 months (and longer), Ed is giving you all the chance to win a trip to Legoland with him and 3 of your mates. All you need to do is build the best lego house possible and film yourself presenting it, building it or giving a tour of it. Make sure you're creative, because Ed himself will be choosing the winner, and you should all know by now how much of a lego connoisseur he is. You've got till the 11th December to enter, and all the details you need are HERE.

WIN! Limited Edition Example Plasters

COMPETITION CLOSED

As crazy as it sounds - after the release of Example's latest single, Stay Awake, the sales of Elastoplast doubled in September - so, to celebrate the success of the single and his number one album, Playing in The Shadows, Elastoplast has created 150 limited edition Examplaplasts, which feature the lyrics "Stick around yeah, like Elastoplast". All you need to do to enter is register to The House Of Coxhead (top right) and then e-mail your name, Twitter name and answer to the following question (one entry per person, as always) to tjc89209@hotmail.co.uk:

How many times does Example say Elastoplast on the official Stay Awake EP?

(To clarify, that means all 7 versions of the songs - inc. Radio, Extended, Alvin Risk, Delta Heavy, Steve Pitron & Max Sanna, Micky Slim & Moam)

Answer: 10

There are 3 packs to give away, so there will be 3 people chosen at random out of all the the correct answers. The competition closes at midnight on Sunday 9th October, so good luck - the winners will be announced on here and on Twitter.

Please use the #examplaplast hashtag on Twitter when tweeting about the competition.

Congratulations to the winners:

Fran Dodd
Georgia Lomas
Lucy Hayto

Another competition coming soon no doubt...

Win some more plasters HERE...

WIN! Two Example Tickets for November/December 2011 Tour

So, after picking up his second number one single with Stay Awake last weekend and with Playing In The Shadows topping the album chart today, The House Of Coxhead is giving you the chance to see Example live in concert. His upcoming November/December tour is basically sold out, but if you win this competition, you and a friend will be given two tickets/guestlist places for a date of your choice (not including London) on his biggest tour to date. All you need to do to enter is register to The House Of Coxhead (top right) and then send an e-mail to tjc89209@hotmail.co.uk with your real name, Twitter name and answer to the following question:

Everyone knows Example is a big sneaker head, but exactly how many pairs of trainers does he own?
(if nobody answers correctly, the person with the closest answer wins)

Congratulations to the winner, @Christy_Example, who was the only person to get the answer correct.

COMPETITION CLOSED!

(another one on the way sooner, rather than later...) 

Click to read more ...

WIN! Ed Sheeran & Kal Lavelle End Of Summer Tour 2011 Signed T-Shirt

Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending the day/night with my lovely friends Ed & Kal on the last leg of their Summer Tour in Preston. I've seen Ed play countless gigs over the past 2 years, but last night was really special, seeing him go back to the 150 (ish) capacity venue days and being able to connect with every single person at the gig definitely meant a lot to him - also, they were the most respectful crowd I've ever seen him play to, being completely silent on the slow songs and going nuts when they were asked to. Anyway, on my way up to the venue I was trying to think of the best possible way to celebrate the success of the tour, and this was it; a competition where you get the chance to win a signed t-shirt by both of them from their last gig together (not EVER, don't worry).

COMPETITION CLOSED!

There were over 600 entries overall, but only 11 people got the answer correct to the question below:

How many Little Martin Guitars does Ed own?

About 95% of the people who entered said 2, Lloyd and Nigel, which is correct - but he has two more,
which makes the answer 4 (proof below for those who don't believe me!)



Received some lovely e-mails over the past week or so, and if I had a t-shirt to give everyone then I would, but there are only 3 available, and the names of the 3 winners are as follows:

1st: Toni Harris - @ShakeThatToad
2nd: Mike Roskell @roskellmike
3rd: Sofie Hawker - @sofiehawker95

Could you 3 please e-mail me back with your full name and address, and I'll get the t-shirts out to you in the next few days:

tjc89209@hotmail.co.uk

Big love to everyone who entered, and be sure to keep your eyes peeled for another competition sooner, rather than later.

Also, there is some exclusive stuff coming up on my blog in the next month, so be sure to stay tuned...

Be good,

Tom x

COMPETITION: The House Of Coxhead Laptop Stickers

The other week I was trying to think of a way to say thank you to everyone who has supported my Blog over the past year or so, and thought the best way would be to run a little competition. I have had some customised laptop stickers made (they can be used for anything, but I think your laptop would be the most sensible/cool place to put them) for you to win. Was going to think of a music question for you to have a go at, but you could probably find the answer on Google, so I've gone for something that is all about luck.

To win, all you have to do is guess how many tea bags are in the box. Apparently there were 160 to start with, so it could be anything between 1-160 (yes, I took the time out to count them). You can tweet me your guess (@iamcoxhead), but I would prefer it if you could e-mail me with your guess, real name and twitter name (tjc89209@hotmail.co.uk) so I can keep a track of everyones answers. The competition will run till midnight on Sunday (17th July) when I will find the 5 closest guesses, announce the winner on here/Twitter and then send your stickers out on Monday morning. Good luck, and thank you for the continued support.

Tom x

P.S. I would love to get everyone a sticker, but it was £10 for 8 (if you want one that badly, I can order some more next week)

Falling

Yesterday one of my favourite singles of 2011, Falling by Ben Westbeech, was released on Strictly Rhythm and is the first single from his overdue new album, There’s More To Life Than This. His soulful, sweetly sung vocals ride insistent, percussion-driven and disco-tinged production by Lovebirds, the alias of Hamburg resident Sebastian Döring. The result is an impressively stylish, surprisingly catchy song that’s as satisfying to hear on headphones, at home or through a car stereo as on a club soundsystem. To celebrate the release, Ben’s label, Strictly Rhythm are giving away an iPod complete with the labels entire back catalog and a podcast featuring a chat and mini-mix with Ben himself. You can watch the official video HERE, buy the single HERE and you can hit the jump to hear more about the label and find all the info you need to enter the competition.

GOOD LUCK!

Strictly Rhythm relaunches its website next week with a new makeover for 2011, giving house music fans a portal to the latest releases, upfront news, exclusive DJ mixes, charts, artist information and much more.

With an impressive list of DJs, artists and joint venture labels the site will always have something to offer; be the first to hear the new monthly radio show presented by head of A&R and international DJ Seamus Haji, playing exclusive new tracks and dusting off some of the old skool classics.

eamus Haji says “We wanted to give music lovers a better platform to see what Strictly has to offer and this new site does exactly that.”

To launch the new site Strictly Rhythm is giving away a multi-touch iPod Nano fully loaded with all six volumes of the Strictly Rhythms compilation series, mixed by luminaries such as Radio Slave, Ramon Tapia and Michel Cleis. Simply enter your email to sign up to the newsletter.

ENTER

iTunes
Beatport
Traxsource

Click to read more ...