"We know it's wrong. But it feels so right. And we can't stop it." So goes the motto of The Underground Rebel Bingo Club, a loosely affiliated network of party organizers who hold "Rebel Bingo" nights in cities around the UK, US, Portugal, Spain and – as of January 7 – Beijing (at Yugong Yishan). For details on the Rebel Bingo craze and information on how to win tickets to the first Rebel Bingo night to be held in Asia, read on.

A penny for you thoughts: We're putting the final touches on our reader survey for the year and we've got a bunch of additional prizes to be given away to randomly selected people who respond over the next 48 hours - so if you haven't done so yet, give us your two cents and you may walk away with one of the following prizes:

Here’s your chance to win cheese, whiskey or a hotel stay. BeijingKids and Agenda are giving away prizes left and right. The contests end soon so hurry if you want to get your hands on any of it.

We told you about Round One of the Tiger Translate Battle of the Bands and what a fine time it was. Now we're giving you the chance to win pairs of tickets to the next round on the weekend of July 29th/30th/31st. Not only do you get to see some of the best up and coming bands in Beijing but you also get to see  Enter by answering the question below and you might soon be seeing the beginning of Beijing's biggest band yet.

We told you last week about the Tiger Translate Battle of the Bands and it all kicks off this weekend. Queen Sea Big Shark and Reflector are the headliners for the opening two shows and we're giving away pairs of tickets to both gigs to you lucky readers. Enter by answering the question below and you might soon be seeing the beginning of Beijing's biggest band yet.

Here's the details on the first round of brand new live music:

We all know not to judge a book by its cover but that doesn't mean we can stop ourselves from judging a man by his iTunes library. It's clear that music plays a big role in all of our lives and that's especially true for Beijingers. We're lucky enough to live in a city with a vibrant scene and a healthy mix between its groundbreaking grassroots acts -  local and laowai -  and a variety of visiting international artists. It's interesting and exciting but can seem impenetrable to newcomers and old hands alike. What better way to get under the skin of what's really going on in Beijing music than to ask the insiders? We got 18 of the folks that matter when it comes to our aural pleasure and sat them around a table. We didn't let them leave until we had all the answers. You can find them out in our Cover Feature.

Here's the million-dollar question: why the hell is cereal so damn expensive in this city? All told, the cheapest you can get still costs you some 10 kuai a bowl, and that's for those Chinese-y Cereal Stars that resemble milky styrofoam in both taste and nutritional profile. (You know what I'm talking about.)

Luckily, there' s a dollar-a-day answer on the horizon. Beijing has a new granola subscription service: RMB 98 for two weeks' worth of freshly made, crunchy nutty granola. And we're giving away 5 free bags to our readers.

The biggest event of the year in electronic music is upon us this weekend, with the third INTRO festival taking place amid the chimneys and industrial-chic of 751 D-Park in 798 this Saturday and Sunday (May 21-22). Organized by local label and DJ team Acupuncture Records, this is the biggest INTRO yet - 2009 and 2010 were only one-day events - and all going well this year should once again raise the bar and set a new standard for electronic music festivals in China. Catch up with our coverage so far here, here and here. And enter our ticket competition now!

The Hard Rock Calling festival kicks off June 24, celebrating Hard Rock Cafe's 40th anniversary this year. An all-star lineup includes The Killers, Bon Jovi and Stevie Nicks. And it's in London. Why should we care? Because Hard Rock Beijing is giving you a chance to win a free trip to the festival.

Good afternoon, Beijingers. They say that letter writing is dead but we know that you good people have opinions on all aspects of this city and we want you to share them with us. It can be about the Beijinger magazine itself, our recent Reader Restaurant Awards, service you've received in a bar over the weekend, the lack of an amateur taxidermy club, speed-dating ... whatever you like, we don't mind. We want to hear from you and we're willing to sweeten the deal with booze for all the letters that we publish courtesy of the good folks at KISS Vodka.