We are back in full effect with all things wonderfully free! The Vue Cinemas have kindly given us a one month free pass to dish out to a very cool winner this week. If you love your movies like you love your new music, then this giveaway for you. We will announce shortly on how you can enter to win. Oh yeah… dont forgot about our killer line up this Friday  - Drums of Death, Lesser Panda, Disco Bloodbath, FrankMusik, and ZNTN. Inferno anyone?!

The guy is a freakin’ renegade of the best kind and his video work makes us think too much, cry a little then sleep like innocent babies in a world full of malice.

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Mai Tai is a Dutch pop-act formed in 1983 by the Dutch record producers Eric van Tijn and Jochem Fluitsma damn you Wikipedia.

The Mai Tai cocktail was invented by Victor J. Bergeron one afternoon for some friends (see social drinking, it’s everywhere!) who were visiting from Tahiti. One of them tasted it and cried out: “Maita’i roa!” (Literally “good very!”, figuratively “Out of this world!”) — hence the name.

The Cargo recipe for the Mai Tai is a hefty does of 10 Cane rum, fresh lime juice, Cointreau and Orgeat (a sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar and rose water or orange-flower water). For the month of January it’s only £5.50 and it is absolutely banging.

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Gang Gang Dance: “Best gig of the year for me. Caught me completely by surprise and didn’t let me go. A+++ would dance again” Jimi Fiver (Jimi usually only gives reviews to people who sell him vintage vinyl on eBay)

Seun Kuti - “Their tour manager was a bit bemused when he saw the size of the stage, but i think they really enjoyed playing to an intimate, devoted audience. It was the best i’ve ever seen them play, plus we got to have Fela’s old band sat around our office eating fruit… it was a dream for us to do these gigs.” Tom

Neon Neon: “Neon Neon made you realise that you settle for a lot less when seeing a band nowadays, and it’s only when you see a really good band, like this superband, that you realise every band should be this good” - JoeDiggity

Saul Williams: “more than a concert, it was a skillfully delivered seminar on the contents of one very special mind.” - Jon

Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards 2008: “I couldn’t believe I got to witness such amazing talent on one stage in one night - Steve Reid, Christian Prommers Drumlesson, Benga, Theo Parrish.  I am still waiting for Erykah Badu to show up!” Peggatron

Robert Glasper: “Two and a half hours of Glasper getting loose on the rhodes and Chris Dave keeping time, if you know about real music, then this was pretty much perfect in every way” Greg. Check the video if you don’t believe

Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics: “This was an unforgettable gig in so many ways. Having the Heliocentrics, one of the UKs best bands rooted in hiphop, interpret Mulatu’s classic tunes was reediculous.” Claudio (you can listen to the Mulatu set at Red Bull Music Academy radio by clicking here)

Buraka Som Sistema:” I’ve never seen an act that had the power to get everyone to sit down, and then jump up at a critical moment. even the industry people got busy.  its one thing seeing them dj or have one mc along, but this was the whole band. The show was unbelievable.” Polly (you can listen to the Buraka Som Sistema set on Red Bull Music Academy Radio by clicking here)

have you got a gig of the year? Leave your vote in the box below and we’ll give you free entry to Cargo for the first month of 2009.

This week’s giveaway is dedicated to skinny jean lovers. We are giving away 9 exclusive Timo Wallets featuring  a razor thin design that slide like butter in your back pockets. Enough room for your cash, oyster card and the highly sought after Cargo ME + 1 card (if we like you enough!). We think you will be proud to rock this eco-friendly billfold. The designs are hot too!

This Friday we’ve got Beardyman BattleJam. Get ready people!!!

Books will be handed out this evening at random. All you need to do is give your e-mail address to the mailing list girl walking around with a clipboard, and 6 lucky winners will take a book home with them!

Cantaloupe Group - the people behind London’s best loved venues Cargo, Market Place, Camino, The Big Chill House and The Big Chill Bar (part of The Big Chill Festival!) - are offering a bumper giveaway just in time for the festive season!

Never one to shy away from a freebie here and there, and to mark the season of goodwill and Christmas cheer, the Group are issuing 5 GOLDEN TICKETS in the till rolls at each of their 5 venues.

Throughout December, 5 lucky punters will win one of these tickets at random when they make a purchase at the bar and get a receipt.

The prize? A pair of Big Chill Festival 2009 tickets, free entry for the lucky winner and a friend to Cargo for a WHOLE YEAR, House membership for The Big Chill House throughout 2009 and a Camino Loyalty Card giving a 25% discount on all purchases. All this is in addition to a series of discounts across the entire group!

That’s right - everyone is a winner! The Golden Ticket will run as part of a discount initiative whereby customers will benefit from a selection of food and drink savings redeemable at each of the 5 different venues from January - March 2009. Collect the offers on the till receipts; redeem them early 2009…..and of course some of those customers might hit the jackpot and be one of the lucky 5!

Make sure to arrive early as V V Brown will take to the stage at 10pm, and we are expecting a lot of people to turn up!