Just around the corner… the huge dance event coming up on 9-11 May. Legendary Southport Weekender, a twice yearly music festival being held in Pontins holiday complex in Southport (North West England), is more than 20 years old now. read more »

Craze is on the way. As WMC ’08 approaching (starting next Tuesday) all the labels are trying to show off just in time. Here’s King Street, MN2S, Duffnote and Realbasic newbies that were revealed recently. Unfortunately I should admit that recent productions tend to be harder and more “techy”. Pure soulful gems are really becoming hard to find. read more »

New tracks invasion is under way. More Miami samplers is being revealed every single day. Here’s some more interesting releases from Tempogroove (UK), Purple (Switzerland) and Transport (USA). Please be warned that some samplers are time limited and will disappear near the end of March (so the links in this post will be broken), we’ll have to wait for full promos/releases. read more »

Miami Winter Music Conference is just right around the corner. Held every March since mid-1980s this DJs, labels, promoters and clubbers mecca features International Dance Music Awards ceremony, exhibition, workshops, seminars, hang-outs and of course non-stop parties that every house lover must attend. read more »

Maestro Kevin Hedge, one half on Blaze duo, co-founder of the legendary NYC venue Shelter and President of West End Records in 2001-2006, has founded Blaze Imprints label last year and launched 2mybeat.com. This web site is Blaze Imprints/Cielo/Roots-oriented soulful music, events, videos, and culture. read more »