Sunday, March 24, 2013

Electronic Dance Music

Below is a list of music lists compiled while researching contemporary electronic dance music.

The majority of links connect to "2012 year in review" articles published by major online retailers - Boomkat, Juno and Beatport.

There are also a few things included that I discovered late in the piece from "Dummymag" as well as a couple of things from Blogs I follow (Aquarium Drunkard, Melting Pot, Antvala).

Boomkat and Juno are British- not sure about Beatport or Dummymag. The blogs are west-coast U.S. and focus on rock and soul rather than electronic music.

It seems like the best way to listen to this material- without buying it, is through Youtube.

http://antvala.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/top-10-albums-of-2012/

http://www.meltingpotblog.com/2013/01/10/breakdown-top-5-new-releases-of-2012/

http://www.meltingpotblog.com/2013/01/11/breakdown-top-5-songs-of-2012/

http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2012/12/17/aquarium-drunkard-2012-year-in-review/

http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2012/12/04/best-of-2012-top-10-compilations/

http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2012/12/06/best-of-2012-top-20-albums/

http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2012/12/11/best-of-2012-top-100-tracks-100-76/

http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2012/12/03/best-of-2012-top-10-reissues/

http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2012/12/05/best-of-2012-top-10-record-labels/

http://news.beatport.com/blog/2012/12/21/beatport-news-names-its-top-artists-of-2012/

http://news.beatport.com/blog/2012/12/21/beatport-news-pick-its-top-albums-of-2012/

http://news.beatport.com/blog/2012/12/20/beatport-news-selects-10-must-hear-compilations-and-mixes-for-2012/

http://news.beatport.com/blog/2012/12/17/beatport-news-10-favorite-tracks-and-remixes-of-the-year/

http://news.beatport.com/blog/2012/12/18/the-news-staff-names-its-10-choice-beatport-mixes-of-the-year/

http://news.beatport.com/blog/2012/12/19/beatport-news-chooses-its-top-10-pieces-of-music-tech-gear-for-2012/

http://boomkat.com/collections/boomkat-top-100-albums-2012-chart

http://boomkat.com/collections/boomkat-top-100-reissues-archival-2012-chart

http://boomkat.com/collections/boomkat-top-100-singles-eps-2012-chart

http://www.dummymag.com/lists/2012/10/12/the-11-best-jungle-tracks-from-the-90s-according-to-lee-gamble/

http://www.dummymag.com/lists/2012/11/06/the-10-best-dance-tracks-of-the-moment-according-to-ron-morelli/

http://www.dummymag.com/lists/2013/03/22/the-10-most-whoa-uses-of-technology-according-to-holly-herndon/

http://www.dummymag.com/lists/2012/03/01/the-10-best-modern-music-books/

http://www.dummymag.com/lists/2012/12/21/the-10-best-tracks-of-2012-according-to-gilles-peterson/

http://www.dummymag.com/lists/2010/07/20/12-records-that-should-be-on-the-mercury-music-prize-shortlist/

http://www.dummymag.com/lists/2012/06/13/the-10-best-melodic-funk-songs-according-to-dam-funk/

http://www.dummymag.com/lists/2012/06/11/the-8-best-synthpop-anthems-according-to-light-asylum/

http://www.dummymag.com/lists/2013/03/07/the-10-best-neoclassical-tracks-according-to-hauschka/

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Social Network Analysis

Want to know what disciplines are currently taking a course in Social Network Analysis by Lada Adamic via the University of Michigan?

Nearly half come from computer science, business and communications.
My fellow historians and I make up approximately one per cent of participants.


Sunday, March 10, 2013

Jill Dupleix, Ten of Sydney's hottest new cafes, Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 5 March 2013

Jill Dupleix, Ten of Sydney's hottest new cafes, Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 5 March 2013

http://batchgeo.com/map/ff6463d144fd417407fea742810f4f42
Jill Dupleix, Ten of Sydney's hottest new cafes, Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 5 March 2013