There are just 2 weeks left of the Pure Pacha season in Ibiza. This summer has been show-stopping with packed out gigs and an all star line up including Laurent Garnier, Danny Howells, Groove Armada and more. The closing party on 29th September with Bob Sinclair promises to be MASSIVE.
Pete’s ‘Essential Dance Hits’ is out in October on Mercury (Universal). A double cd, it features all the tracks that are ESSENTIAL!
Its official the Tongcast rules! Number 13 is on line now!
And if you miss Pete’s Essential Selection Show, you can now listen again by logging on at https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/dance/
For more info on all of Pete’s gigs and more log onto www.petetong.com
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After the successful launch of his new Essential Series last year, Pete Tong continues with a collection of dance floor destroyers that he has championed and turned into hits via his ?Essential Selection? radio show. Essential Dance Hits is a double CD collection of all the hottest tracks from the world of dance as only Pete can do - and one things for certain?. this is Essential!
Pete?s contacts within the dance fraternity have seen him put together an un-paralleled tracklisting that includes some of the biggest club hits such as Bob Sinclair ?World Hold On?, The Egg Vs David Guetta ?Love Don’t Let Me Go?, Michael Grey ?Boarderline?, Roger Sanchez ?Lost? and new kid on the block Chris Lake with the massive ?Changes? track featuring Laura V.
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The Sugarcubes have reformed, some 20 after the release of their first single.
The band, who featured Bjork on vocals, are to play a show in their homeland Iceland on November 17
The show will mark 20 years since the release of “Birthday” and will be the first time the group have played together for 14 years.
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Beyonce leads the race for this year’s MOBO awards, to be held tonight (Wednesday), closely followed by “Put Your Records On” UK newcomer Corinne Bailey Rae.
Former Destiny’s Child star Beyonce, is nominated in four categories for the 10th anniversary awards being held at TheRoyal Albert Hall and televised live for the first time, on BBC3 and is to be hosted by comedienne Gina Yashere .
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Napster, which started its life as an illegal MP3 sharing service created by a college student in Visual Basic has evolved into a $100 million plus corporation. Despite the vast increase in revenue, the company is still losing money according to Napster’s financials.
Napster’s subscription model, which differs from Apple iTunes pay per song model, still revolves around the fact taht the profit margins are incredibly slim. As more competitors enter the market, Napster is now looking for a partner or to sell out entirely according to an article on Ars Technica.
Napster’s subscriber base is roughly half a million users, far smaller than Rhapsody and iTunes and is increasing its share as more users get iPods and compatible devices (the recent release of Microsoft Zune and Urge make things even murkier).
Will Napster get bought out? Some feel that the Napster brand is still strong enough to be enticing to a major player looking to enter the market quickly.
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1. Granite & Phunk / This Real Life (Noir Remix) - White
2. Ferry Corsten / Junk (D Ramirez Mix) - Positiva
3. Martijn Ten Velden & Lucien Foort / Bassification - White
4. Moby / Go (Trentemoller Mix) - Mute
5. Grad / Piano 99 (Micky Slim Remix) - Rising Traxx
6. Noir ft Birago / Feel Alive (All Mixes) - Compulsive Music
7. Rogue Traders / Watching You (Chris Lake Downtown Dub) - Ariola
8. I Feel Loved / I Feel Loved (Dino Lenny Space Mx) - White
9. Danny Tenaglia / Music Is The Answer (Tom Novy Mix) - White
10. Soul Flava / Hot! (Dub Deluxe Remix) - Delecto
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Music downloads are set to dominate the UK top 40 after record shops said they would agree new rules for digital hits.
Downloads currently only count towards the singles chart from one week before the song is released on CD until two weeks after the CD is deleted.
That ensures music stores do not have gaps in their singles racks.
But the Entertainment Retailers’ Association (Era) has said all digital sales should count and new rules are likely to come into force on 1 January.
Full story - On the BBC
Scissor Sisters are on course for an unpredicted chart double this weekend, with single I Don?t Feel Like Dancin? and album Ta-Dah both set to top their respective charts, according to early retail reports.
Over 82,000 copies of their 2nd CD have already flown off the shelves. Ana, Jake and co also look set to hold on to the top spot in the singles chart with ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancing’ on Sunday.
It caps off an amazing few weeks for the? group after they turned Trafalgar Square in to a glam disco when they performed live at Nelson?s Column on Saturday night .
Summer 2006 and the Fierce Angels are rising, already the subject of 4 page feature in Mixmag and extensive press coverage including ReFresh & M8 Fierce Angel is making it?s mark on the Summer.
Fierce Angel is the new label from Mark Doyle who created and ran Hed Kandi until his surprise departure last year. Since February 2006 Fierce Angel has been making it?s presence felt on the global dancefloor with events all over the UK and as far afield as Manila and Colombia. In May they released their first compilation ?TOKYO DISCO? and swiftly followed it up with ?BEACH ANGEL? in June.
This Summer Fierce Angel have renewed their relationship with the hottest address in Ibiza HOTEL ES VIVE to present a 3CD mix of the summers hottest anthems. ES VIVE has established itself as the place to stay since it opened and alongside the infamous Base Bar provides some of the best hospitality and atmosphere Ibiza has to offer. While Mark worked at Hed Kandi he was responsible for launching both Base Bar and Es Vive compilations and since their inception the combined titles have sold over 100,000 copies worldwide.
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Globally recognised as one of the most talented young producers and DJs to come out of the dance music scene in recent years, Chris Lake has made the DJ elite sit up and take notice, making him the golden boy of the current dance music scene. He is being hailed by amongst others, Pete Tong as ?the biggest talent to emerge from Scotland since Mylo?.
Chris takes time to talk about he’s latest project - Changes featuring Laura V and is released next week (25th Sep) on Apollo, Changes is one of those tracks that you can?t get enough of. It?s huge piano riff stays with the listener long after the tune has ended. It?s been rocking dance floors since last summer and now get is just desserts with a full release.
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U2byU2, will be published worldwide on 22nd September 2006 by HarperCollins Publishers.
For the first and possibly the only time, U2 tell their own story; what it is to be in a band with your school friends for your entire adult life. From Larry Mullen?s kitchen to the biggest stadiums in the world, U2byU2 is the ultimate conversation with Adam, Bono, Edge, Larry and their manager Paul McGuinness.
Featuring more than1500 images including rare and previously unpublished photographs taken from the band?s own collection, the book has over 350 large format pages and covers U2?s career into 2006.
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Due to popular demand Hot Chip will re-release their seismic club anthem ?Over & Over?, on October 9th on EMI Records. ?Over & Over? is taken from the bands massively acclaimed sophomore and Nationwide Mercury Music Prize nominated album ?The Warning?, released earlier this year. The single will come backed by twisted new reshapes courtesy of Mock?N?Toof (Tiny Sticks), Maurice Fulton (Tirk) and Kanye West?s prot?g?s Sa-Ra (G.O.O.D Music), a genius new cover of Marvin Gaye?s classic ?Sexual Healing? and a brand new wonky pop track ?Grubbs?
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DJ Norman Cook - AKA Fatboy Slim is set to play an intimate gig for just 100 people for the BBC’s Electric Proms.
The DJ from Brighton is to be added to the line-up that already includes the Basement Jaxx’s and Jamiroquai.
The five day rock and pop festival is being held across the Camden area of north London.
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The phenomenon that is P. Diddy is back - with an explosive new single ?Come To Me? featuring Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Dolls) set for release on October 2nd. Produced by P. Diddy himself and Richard ?Younglord? Frierson, this is the first track to be lifted from the hotly anticipated new album ? PRESS PLAY out October 16th through Bad Boy/Atlantic Records.
PRESS PLAY is P. Diddy?s first studio album since 2001?s The Saga Continues?, which sold more than 1.1 million copies in the U.S alone. The forthcoming single, ?Come To Me?, is a massive dance floor filler and has already topped the Shazam charts. It is also heating up the airwaves with A-listings at Kiss FM, Choice FM and Radio 1Xtra, a B-listing at Galaxy and on the C-list at Radio 1. The amazing Chris Robinson directed video was shot in Los Angeles and is currently on rotation at The Box, The Hits, Kiss TV and MTV Base.
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From Synthesis to House to Hip-Hop, Keven Maroda has been keeping his production work right on the edge of the envelope. While making his way through the unsparing songs created by the cookie cutting producers of today, he tries to rise above the rest while keeping his artistic license his own. Read on to find out why Keven takes requests while he DJ?s and what kind of music he listens to while in the studio. - Jon Viera Interviews Kevin Maroda
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