Daft Punk are back

We have heard it (from their ex-manager) that Daft Punk is back in the studio working on its next album!

From In the Mix:

“The boys are in a studio in Paris at the moment,” he revealed to ITM. “And I can’t wait to listen to their new stuff! The good thing is that they are making music at the moment.” While those creative juices are flowing again, it’s not known at this stage when the new album might see the light of day. “They are slow, you know,” Busy P laughed when asked. “They are taking their time, and they have a right.”

Vote for your favorite DJ

I already have mine picked... ;) Is it wrong to pick on looks, j/k! Joe Bermudez really is great, and I will totally will be his party in Boston!



To vote for your favorite DJ, visit the DJ times website below!
http://www.djtimes.com/bestdj/vote.asp

I have been seduced...

Jade and I both LOVE the new Kaskade CD. Expect a full review soon, but know that the music is perfect for the summer and treads that awesome line between dance and chillout.

Click the album cover to listen (and Buy!)

Later

-Johnny-

Madonna Get Together Demo

Check out this leaked version of Get Together before Stuart Price got his hands on it... While it sounds raw, I really like it. It makes me nostalgic for the Confessions era Madonna. I have still not been sold on all this Hard Candy!

-Johnny-

New album & tour from Kaskade

Check it out! We are totally going to be checking in with him soon !

Have and Awesome Memorial Day

We are off for the long weekend to chill at the beach, but of course still get our dance on! Made some pretty sweet playlists on my ipod, and I can't wait to be on the beach, late at night, with a drink and Jade by my side! In the spirit of summer time fun, i leave you with two DJ's brief thoughts on Ibiza - the ultimate summer clubbing destination!

Andy Cato (Groove Armada) :

What’s you relationship with the magical island of Ibiza? Explain a little about what it means to you.
As of this year, I've been going there for 20 years. The first time I went there, it was only because it was the cheapest holiday I could find. It was an18-30 thing, though I'm not sure how that worked as I was 15 at the time. I spent my time in the West End of San An. It was a time when lads went out in crisp shirts and I remember a girl getting her iron back from some boys across the way and shouting down the hotel corridor "the f`***ers pissed in me iron".


Simon Dunmore Eivissa 08 Interview.

Now that you’re a grown up, how do you behave on a night out in Ibiza?
It’s weird. When I do things like go to school and pick my kids up, which is one of the things that reminds me I’m a grown-up, and people asked me what I got up to at the weekend, and I say I was up all night at a club, they look at me as if to say ‘Aren’t you a bit old to be doing that?’ It’s tough, because sometimes you’re in a club and your surrounded by people who are 20 to 30 years old, and you might look at a chick and think ‘Yeah ok!’ and then it hits you that you literally could be her dad! It’s tough, it’s really tough!

-Johnny-

Divo Joe Bermudez Hosts Memorial Day Bash!

From the cutie himself....
With the days getting longer and the sun finally showing itself around town, we thought what better way to get back in that summer frame of mind than with a 2nd Annual Memorial Day Bash at Felt!!! Last year, we featured a This is NOT Las Vegas theme complete with Elvis running around the club getting girls drunk. This year, we decided to cross the pond and do a This is NOT London party featuring myself, Greg Pic and Daniel David on the 4th floor spinning House as well as Driftski and Yanni on the 1st & 2nd floor spinning Brit Pop and Electro. Here are the details:


Sunday, May 25th - Felt in Boston (10p - 2a)
533 Washington St
(617) 350-5555
www.feltclubboston.com

xoxox

-Jade-

Suzanne Palmer FAME

So, Suzanne Palmer covered FAME, the immortal classic by Irene Cara. We have posted an abridged and low res version below (I cut out the first minute of a boring bass beat.) I am not sure how I feel about the track, in all honesty. While Suzanne's diva like voice sounds in great form, even if like the slightly lesser version of Kristine W...

When Suzanne covered FASCINATED, I couldn't get enough. She added a great dark edge to the track and her vocals really made it her own. FAME, for better or worse, has a very gay circuit club vibe and I doubt the track will catch on outside that circle. Because of the circuit beats, the song sounds dated and it hasn't even been released yet. Maybe when the song is finally released I will have a different tune. Let us know what you think!

Party in LA

New Kaskade Track!

Hey Guys! Kaskade has a hot new track that is absolutely perfect for summer nights! Move for Me is billed as Kaskade & Deadmau5. Currently, this track is currently exclusive to iTunes and is available now - click the album cover below to go there now!

Rumor has it that this track will be on a new Kaskade Album, due out VERY soon! The track itself seems to be the consisten eveolution in Kasakde's artist work. A light, fun female vocal that perfectly compliments a mid tempo beat. It truly is a great track to chill out with, sip a martini and "move" for someone....

Later,
-Johnny-

When Electronic Goes Mainstream

The Greenskeepers song "Vagabond" has been used for the commercial of Grand Theft Auto IV, Me, I never played any of the Grand Theft Auto games..but Johnny thinks they are cool! What I think is cool, is that after the commercial debuted, "Vagabond" reached the top 40 on Amazon.com's digital downloads chart! All this goes to prove is that if elctronic/dance music had more exposure it would be more popular! :)

Enjoy the commercial below and all you gamer guys and gals, enjoy GTA4!!!

xoxox0
-Jade-

More from Static Revenger and Richard Vission

Last week we brought you a new video from Static Revenger and now we are bringing you a new singles remixed by the incomparable Richard Vission. I expect big things from this track! :) Click to listen over at beatport!

Everything Is Beautiful

xoxoxox

-Jade-

A Disco Diva is Back

Donna Summer is back to touring this year in support of her new CD Crayons. The disc is only a week away, and we are really excited to see what she delivers. I'm a Fire was a smash club hit and her new single Stamp Your Feet looks to be equally as hot!


Donna Summer Tour Dates

07/03/08 / Newport News, VA / Ferguson Center For The Arts
07/05/08 / Vienna, VA / Filene Center At Wolf Trap
07/08/08 / Gilford, NH / Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
07/09/08 / Uncasville, CT / Mohegan Sun Arena
07/11/08 / Bethel, NY / Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
S07/12/08 / Boston, MA / Bank Of America Pavilion
07/16/08 / Baltimore, MD / Pier Six Pavilion
07/18/08 / Holmdel, NJ / PNC Bank Arts Center
07/19/08 / Wantagh, NY / Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
07/20/08 / Salamanca, NY / Seneca Allegany Casino
07/22/08 / Rama, ON / Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
07/23/08 / Rama, ON / Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
07/25/08 / Atlantic City, NJ / Caesars Atlantic City
07/26/08 / Atlantic City, NJ / Caesars Atlantic City
07/27/08 / Westhampton Beach, NY / Westhampton Beach Perf. Arts Center
08/08/08 / Richmond, BC / River Rock Casino Resort
08/09/08 / Richmond, BC / River Rock Casino Resort
08/10/08 / Airway Heights, WA / Northern Quest Casino
08/13/08 / Saratoga, CA / The Mountain Winery
08/15/08 / Reno, NV / Peppermill Hotel Casino
08/16/08 / Oakland, CA / Paramount Theatre
08/17/08 / Santa Rosa, CA / Wells Fargo Center For The Arts
08/20/08 / Alpine, CA / Viejas Concerts In The Park
08/22/08 / Los Angeles, CA / Hollywood Bowl
08/23/08 / Los Angeles, CA / Hollywood Bowl
08/27/08 / Windsor, ON / Caesars Windsor
08/28/08 / Windsor, ON / Caesars Windsor
08/30/08 / Highland Park, IL / Ravinia Festival At Ravinia Park
08/31/08 / Prior Lake, MN / Mystic Lake Casino

Michael Hensley's new video

Last Summer, we introduced you to a Boston based Divo name Michael Hensley. It seems that the dance music world is treating him well and he has a cool new video to prove it. It's not often that dance tracks even get a video these days. So, it is especially exciting that Michael Hensley has a video at all, let alone such a fun one! The rough edit is below:



If you are a Boston local, mark your calendars for Friday, June 6, when Michael will be premiering the final music video for "This Machine" at Machine in Boston! He will also be performing three songs, live! Fridays at Machine are club nights, so come prepared to dance!

Machine is at 1254 Boylston Street, near Fenway Park and the premiere and performance will be at midnight.

Brian Anthony

Hey Gals... is he cute or what?

Anyway, check out Brian Anthony's Myspace page to listen to his new single "Worked Up" mashed-up with Madonna's "Everybody.

Brian is hoping to impress the Queen herself, as the word on the street is that he is also fighting hard to open for Madonna on her upcoming tour in support of "Hard Candy". I have my doubts, as no one has opened for Madonna in years - she is the show unto herself!

Even if he doesn't get to perform on stage in this falls, he can take comfort that his last single was a bonafide hit. WhatsitgonnaB (I'm So Ready)" went top-ten on the UK Pop Chart earlier this year . With this Latin lover's "mucho caliente" looks and his steamy lyrics you know the girls across the pond are salivating for him.

xoxox
-Jade-

Madonna - Hard Candy

So, the Queen's album has been out a week. Therefore, we have taken the time to give a thorough listen through and have shared out thoughts....

Hard Candy, billed as a sugary sweet rebuke of the introspective, Kabbalah-pondering, “we are the world” opining of her recent work, is supposed to be Madonna’s least “political” record in ages. It’s a return, we’re told, to the dance floor and bedroom; the pantheons where classic Madonna pop has its infectious roots.

Musically, that’s true.

But the personal is always political, and this watershed album – Madonna’s last entry for Warner Bros. Records and the final disc she’ll release before her 50th birthday – is revelatory on the tactics women are forced to employ to remain “viable” with age. Hell, it’s no wonder that Madonna’s gone on record as a Hillary Clinton supporter. She must sense a kindred spirit in the Democratic nominee and the similar criticisms they receive: despite being established in their fields, pioneering for their sex, demonstrating incredible staying power and being able to hold their own – in the charts and the polls – in industries dominated by men a fraction of their age, have you ever seen two women more implored by the media to pack it in, call it quits, and roll themselves quietly over the hill into the Shady Pines Nursing Home for Old Birds?....

Check out the rest of Hard Candy Review by clicking below!



Later!
-Johnny-

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Hey guys and gals, Happy Cinco de Mayo! I thought i would share this exclusive preview of a hot new CD with you today - the name seems to fit! :) This summer, New York City nightclub Cielo marks five years of greatness with "Cinco," the latest disc in the club's popular compilation series. The CDs are Mixed by resident DJs Nicolas Matar and Willie Graff. I have never been, but from what i hear “Cinco” totally captures the Cielo clubbing experience. Regulars, fans and picky dance music lovers alike are sure to dance to this two disc set.

I for one think this is the perfect CD to start the Cinco De Mayo festivities with, but unfortunately it's not out till July 8th. For now, click the image above to hear the EXCLUSIVE mini-mix!!... Is it too early for a margarita???

Make sure to keep checking back, as I am sure we are going to be reviewing this compilation in the upcoming weeks!

x0x0x
-Jade-



Here is the tracklist:

CD 1 - NOW
1. Francesco Tristano – The Melody (C2 remix)
2. Nomumbah – Like A Rainbow (Dub)
3. Dj Pippi, Tucillo & Kiko Navarro – Higher
4. Kenny Bobien – Set Them Free (Rocco Spectral Mix)
5. Rucyl – Love In War (Pete Gust KID Remix)
6. Alix Alvarez & Malena Perez – Cool Lil Thing (Alix Alvarez Dub)
7. Ultra Nate – Twisted (Louie Vega Remix)
8. Halo & Kemal feat. Arnold Jarvis – Lift Me Up (Halo & Kemal Dub)
9. Danny Marquez – Vibrations (Rocco Sunset Mix)
10. Soni – Here to Stay (Main Mix)
11. Soul Central feat. Abigail Bailey – Time After Time (Yoruba Soul Mix)
12. Furry Phreaks with Terra Deva – Soothe (Charles Webster 2008 mix)

CD 2 - THEN
1. Afeke Iku – Movement
2. Herb LF feat. Matt Flores – City Rush (Boogie Dub)
3. K-Scope – Elecktrikiss
4. Joi Cardwell & Steal Vybe – Wanderlust (Alix Alvarez Sole Channel Dub)
5. Nick Holder feat. Zaki – Swimming (Dub Mix)
6. Kawabata – Movin' On
7. Demetucci – Deep Inside
8. Swell Session vs. Mark de Clive-Lowe feat. Anni Elif – All Of Me (Charles Webster Mix)
9. Justin Martin – Nightowl (Manoo & Francois A Remix)
10. Swayzak – Caught In This Affair
11. Phonique feat. Ian Whitelaw and Meltz – Work It Out (Charles

More Karl Giant News

Quick update, Karl Giant is finishing up the new Ultra Naté video for Twisted. Be sure to check back for exclusives!

In case you missed it:

-Johnny-

"The Ones" Bring It In Their Awesome New Video

"When We Get Together" is the perfect inspiring track for the summer. It has a little retro flavor to it and stars some of our favorite Divas and Divos. Ultra Nate, Ari Gold and Colton Ford, both from our site, make cameos in this star studded clip. And I have to mention that I was totally excited to see Debbie Harry and Jody Watley in there as well!

Enjoy it below and get it here!

What's the message in the video?
Obviously the song is about togetherness and strength in numbers. We feel that intolerance is on the rise in our global society. Our video is just a reminder to people that we can all come "Together" to reach a common goal of peaceful coexistence. If all the divas in our video could get along, surely the rest of the world can too!

Who wrote the song?
We co-wrote this song with the production team of Automagic (Will Lynn & Bryan Wright http://www.automagicmusic.com).

Who's idea was it to share the spotlight with 50 of your nearest and dearest?
Jojo and our amazing director Karl Giant came up with the idea. We all just thought that with the subject matter of the song the image of us "Together" with our friends would be really powerful.

Best moment of the shoot?
Walking into hair and make up and seeing Jody Wately, Jake Shears, Ultra Nate, Ana Matronic, Debbie Harry and Pat Cleveland all there supporting us. It was totally surreal!

Funniest moment?
Having Pat Cleveland and her daughter know the lyrics to our song better than we did!

How was it working with this make-up artist gone video director, Karl Giant?
Incredible! Karl was on double duty, directing most of the day and taking time out to do make-up on certain key people. He is a total visionary with a great sense of humor. We love him!

And Karl, out of the 12 hour shoot, what what your favorite moment, memory of the day?
My actual favorite moment of the shoot was when I thought of all the diverse people who were in the video. My other favorite moment was experiencing the legendary Pat Cleveland in action. She is a national treasure!

Later,
-Johnny-

New Kylie Video

Another cute video from one of my favorite European Dance Divas!

We have a really cool video to post tomorrow, just doing a little more research into it before Johnny posts it!

xoxoxox
-Jade-

Lucas Prata Contest

Are You A "Girl Like That”?

Lucas Prata’s new hit single “A Girl like That” featuring Jeannie Ortega will be out in stores March 2008. He is looking for that perfect girl. A girl who can cook, clean, works, volunteers in her community, goes to school, etc.

Enter The Official Lucas Prata “Girl Like That” Contest

There are 5 prizes – to celebrate the March 2008 release of the single.

One Grand Prize winner will win an MP3 player filled with all of Lucas Prata music (including unreleased new album “Never Stop Dreamin”), Ultra Records Gift basket full of CD’s & Videos + Lucas Prata T-Shirt, Autographed picture and more…

Four runner up winners will win an Ultra Records CD Basket and a customized Lucas Prata voice tone/ring tone

What you need to do:

Use a webcam or digital camera and tell us why you are the “Girl Like That”?
Upload your video to www.youtube.com/lucaspratacontest and email us a link of your video tonenemusik2@gmail.com.
Make sure you tag your video “Lucas Prata – Girl Like that contest”

This offer expires June 30, 2008

Be sure to visit Lucas Prata’s official website www.lucasprata.com

Register to win Lucas Prata’s new album “Never Stop Dreamin” featuring Jeannie Ortega, George LaMond and Kim Sozzi