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If it seems like you are listening to music more but enjoying it less, some people in the recording industry say they know why. They blame that iPod that you can't live without, along with all the compressed MP3 music files you've loaded on it.

Silk smoking jacket and monogrammed slippers at the ready! The Playboy Playmates have arrived, the place is swarming with sexy Bunnies, and it's time to party along to a package of probably - no, absolutely - the sexiest dance music since disco was invented. Bob Sinclar is playing live at the Playboy Mansion... and that Grotto won't know what's hit it!

Tailored to DJ’s of all levels, Gemini, a division of GCI Technologies, is proud to introduce its new MM-3000 Professional 5 Channel Stereo Mixer.

The Numark iDJ2 is the only iPod mixing console that provides full control of your music with real–time scratching (via two jog wheels), a stunning color screen and Numark's exclusive crate management.

A rare warm summer 2007 evening was the perfect accompaniment for listening to one of dance music’s greatest live acts last night. The Chemical Brothers – fresh from a widely acclaimed set at Bestival on Friday – looked like they were having almost as much fun as the crowd as they played a truly memorable gig in the shadow of Nelson’s Column.

You’re not going to be looking at YouTube videos or surfing the Web on these music players, a few of which don’t even have screens. But there’s one thing these players are all good at: Letting you play up to 1000 songs with sweet sound quality for south of $100.

John Digweed is the unlikely superstar. Whilst his DJ partner and lifelong friend Sasha is the rock star who rolls with an entourage of hangers on, Digweed is unassuming and comes by himself.

The Lizard Man, Mauro Picotto returns to Media Records on brand new imprint SWrecords with a killer new artist album and live on tour DVD! The Top 10 International DJ, million selling artist & founder of the huge Meganite events unleashes exclusive new tracks hot from the studio alongside some of his biggest club anthems of all time on Now & Then mixed live by Mauro himself!

Sasha announces a North American tour kicking off in Austin on 27 September and continuing throughout the United States and Canada.

Basis Audio has done it. They have created one of the most expensive turntables ever. For $150,000 (Yes, that’s three zeros after the 150 —Ed.), you can own what Basis describes as the “Work Of Art” turntable.

Sure, you've got your Super Mario subwoofer, and your grand piano subwoofer, and of course, everyone's got that sixty-inch subwoofer at home these days... but maybe that's not enough. Enter the Elemental Designs eD D1 Dodecasub -- a $2,500, ten-subwoofer-sporting, 12-sided polygon of bass-related pain.

Hawtin's 1996 minimal series 'Concept 1' gets a re-release this month backed by a second CD of Thomas Brinkmann remixes.

The Mix Up, the latest offering by the Beastie Boys, is one of the most perfectly named albums ever. The Beastie Boys have given up their mikes and turntables to show their musical chops.

On Saturday 8th September, Ireland will shake to the sounds of the biggest dance event ever to grace both Northern and Southern Ireland. Two festivals will take place on the same day under the banner of Planet Love. In Northern Ireland, the Planetlove WKD Festival 2007 will take place at Shane’s Castle, County Antrim, while in Southern Ireland, the Planetlove Summer Session will get under way at the Fairyhouse Racecourse, Ratoath, County Meath.

The impotence treatment Viagra might seem an unlikely drug to find at nightclubs or raves, the all-night dance parties popular with teens. But experts say Viagra has begun making the club scene — especially as an adjunct to ecstasy and “poppers,” a combination that is questionable at best.

If you love the Chemical Brothers, Nax_Acid or Daf Punk then you’ll love Alessandro Dal Cin and Marco Dal Cin a.k.a Egocentrix. Egocentrix is an amazing electronic duo from Milan, Italy. Their music is upbeat electronic dance music that spits out energy - sending everyone on the dance floor positive vibes.

Bacardi is bringing B-Live back to Toronto Island for the sophomore festival with DJs like Steve Porter, Jelo and Princess Superstar.

It's such a hippie relic of a question that it's almost embarrassing to ask. But a quiet psychedelic renaissance is beginning at the highest levels of American science, including the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Harvard, which is conducting what is thought to be its first research into therapeutic uses of psychedelics (in this case, Ecstasy) since the university fired Timothy Leary in 1963. But should we be prying open the doors of perception again? Wasn't the whole thing a disaster the first time?

Disc-jockey Johnny Walker of UNC Greensboro's WUAG has unofficially broken the former Guinness World Record for most continuous hours on the air of 125 hours with a set that ran 175.25 hours.

TIRELESS DJ Will Markham is bidding to smash a world record by playing music non-stop for 101 hours in aid of charity

As the rush of new Philips paraphernalia continues from IFA, along comes a new set of wireless cans dubbed SHD9100. The digital wireless HiFi headphones boast a sleek, glossy black color scheme, an equally stylish charging base station, and tout "up to six hours non-stop listening" on a single charge.

Native Instruments has just updated Traktor Scratch to version 1.1, their digital DJ system. The free update provides additional functionality and a wide range of further refinements to various areas of the software, resulting in increased creative potential and optimized handling of the system.

Paul van Dyk seems to have struck the right balance between commercial success and underground appeal. The prolific electronic dance music producer has topped international DJ lists, earned a Grammy nomination for the 2003 album 'Reflections' and gotten the masses to embrace his techno and trance-tinged influences on film, TV, even Jeep and Motorola ads.

American DJ has introduced the LED FX Series, featuring seven new LED effects that will revolutionize the way mobile DJ’s, touring bands and small clubs use lighting.

It seems that everyone now is getting on the DRM-free bandwagon, and Amazon is the latest of them. Amazon’s DRM-free mp3 store is said to be ready for launch the week of September 17th. While this date is still on the tentative side, there’s no doubt that Amazon’s getting closer to its revealing of the online digital music store.