Dance Music

Blondie: Legends of Both Punk and Dance Music

Blondie’ earliest years were spent honing their sound that was a mixture of new-wave pop, disco, punk and reggae. The band, which was formed by members Deborah Harry and Chris Stein, sprang from New York’ punk scene much like other legendary bands, the Ramones being the most notable among them. Unlike those bands, however, Blondie broke from the hard-edged punk sound and was able to create melodic songs with dance-floor appeal that would eventually make up a substantial part of the era’s disco soundtrack.

Pixelord - Keramika EP

Prolific Russian beatmaker Pixelord has given us a taste of his new EP release, set to drop next month. Read more about Pixelord - Keramika EP

DJ Mag Heads to Miami

Some events are held near the pool during the day time and other events are held at night.

DJ Mag , a leading source for dance music news based out of the United Kingdom, is going to be in Miami from March 16^th until March 25^th to warm up and get their groove on. The DJ Mag team will be staying at the luxurious Shelborne Hotel in South Beach. Come enjoy the amazing pool and listen to a group of talented DJs.

There is an exciting lineup for everyday that DJ Mag is in town. Hear amazing artists including Ralph Falcon, Carl Craig and Oscar G. There is an admission fee to events each day. Some events are held near the pool during the day time and other events are held at night.

Advanced tickets to most events range from $15 to $30. Tickets can be purchased online at http://shelborne.wantickets.com/. Stay at the awesome hotel or visit from your nearby residence or other hotel of choice.

Prodigy's Controversies and Hits

One of the more influential British bands of any genre in the 1990s and 2000s, Prodigy rose to fame around the world with their first major hit, a song called Firestarter. The band presently consists of three members, though the lineup has changed several times since they originally formed. The main force in the band’s formation was Liam Newton, other original members include Maxim Reality, Keith Flint, Rob Holliday, and Leon Crabtree.

90s Dance Music: Fatboy Slim

Norman Quentin Cooke is a record producer, a member of a band called the Housemartins, he is however, most well known as Fatboy Slim, a DJ, and an composer of electronic dance music. Fatboy Slim had a number of hits, both in the UK and around the world during the 1990s. His most well-known songs include Weapon of Choice and The Rockafeller Skank.

Remembering DJ AM

During 2008, DJ AM faced a near death experience.

DJ AM, known simply as Adam Goldstein to those closest to him, was one of the most well-known DJs of the early 2000s. Success came to DJ AM in many forms. He spun at many popular night clubs including Pure in Las Vegas. He was also the owner of a music management company and did work on albums for popular artists such as Will Smith. He regularly booked DJ gigs at private parties for celebrities. He had a career that many aspiring DJs could only dream of.

DJ AM gained national fame outside of the club scene when he started dating Nicole Richie. He could also be seen both hanging out and working with his close friend Travis Barker of Blink-182 fame. Adam worked hard to live the glamorous life; it was not handed to him. As a young boy, he lived with his alcoholic and drug addict father, who was verbally abusive. Adam had his own struggle with crack cocaine in his teens and 20s. DJ AM was eventually able to get clean for over 10 years. His success as a DJ did not come until after his sobriety began.

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Hot Chip, Makers of Classic Pop Music

Over time the band’s style has ranged from quirky and offbeat to creating simple, brilliant, hardcore dance floor anthems, not just eccentric little pop songs. In recent years this London band, formed in 2000 in Putney, London, has deepened their style from goofy youngsters, to creators of thoughtful, mellow R&B influenced pop slow dance pieces like One Life Stand, and other smart pop songs.

Hot Chip’s live performances are known for the bands ability to improvise and innovate using their studio work.

The band consists of Owen Clarke, Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, and Felix Martin. Since 2000 they have put out four albums, with each, for the most part, getting a fair amount of acclaim from the critics.

Pump it Up!

Club scene regulars took to the hit in a big way.

If you are a fan of the TV show, Jersey Shore, you likely know all about the “fist pump” dance move. Outside the club scene, the fist pump may seem like a Jersey Shore creation, but the truth of the matter is that clubbers have been fist pumping for a long time.

It is hard to trace the exact origin of the fist pump, but the move had a big year of popularity in 2004. Belgian performer Danzel released the smash hit “Pump It Up” that year. This hot track had clubbers pumping their fists all night long. Club scene regulars in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia took to the hit in a big way. Although the song never made a splash on the main stream pop charts, it was a star of the dance charts.

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Sepalcure - 'Pencil Pimp' (video)

Here's Travis Stewart aka Sepalcure with the hazy, nonsensical vid for the first single off his self-titled LP released last month.

1992, the Year that Country Line Dancing Reached Critical Mass

One genre that is not often considered “dance music” in most popular definitions of the term, is country music, specifically the genre of country written for line dancing. Strictly defined, however, line dancing music is music made specifically for dancing, hence “dance music”. It rose to its peak of popularity in American culture in the early 1990s, with the greatest part of the rise occurring in 1992.

The first major line dancing hit, the one that brought the genre out of the Texas honky tonks and into the national limelight as a legitimate fad, was Boot Scootin’ Boogie by country superstar duo, Brooks and Dunn. This happened in 1992 and would be the very beginning of a massive trend that would send America back to its country roots and send cultural ripples throughout the world. Country went from being niche genre to being for many people from any cultures. The song was originally recorded by another country act, Asleep at the Wheel, before becoming Brooks and Dunn’s fourth straight number one hit.