I just wanted to share a few great sites where you can find the latest in dance music news.
Beatportal – Beatportal aims to be the world’s best electronic music blog and resource. The blog offers up-to-the-minute news about electronic music, informed music recommendations, DJ technology news, remix competitions with top artists and labels, and live blogging coverage from the most important artist tours and industry events. Beatportal’s Beatwiki – an index of 72,000+ artists and 8000+ record labels – is the biggest publicly editable database for electronic music available online. Beatportal is powered by the recognized leader in electronic music downloads, Beatport.com.
House Music Online – contains charts, audio previews, dj mixes and a forum. Good source for house music info.
Resident Advisor - Resident Advisor (RA) is a 100% independent online magazine devoted to dance music and club culture. Each month over 400,000* people across the globe visit the site to read the latest news, reviews and interviews, download podcasts, and contribute to the world’s largest and most reliable source of club and event listings. Established in Sydney in 2000, RA has since expanded beyond its aussie roots and now has staff in various continents across the globe. RA is proud of its international character; its many writers, photographers and coordinators hail from New York, London, Berlin, Sydney, Paris, Barcelona, Melbourne, Miami, Chicago, Ibiza, Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Beatfactor - is an online resource providing fresh dance music oriented content. You can find news, featured articles, music, audio, dj/artist profiles, record lables, photos, event reports, contests and a public forum.
Dance Nova – Dance music news charts and reviews.
BBC Dance and Electronica – BBC’s answer to Dance & electronica.
Also check out Tampa House Music and Funk The Nation.
