Keeping upto date

[Thames Valley Discos]

Just wondering how others keep upto date with the music. Me being an old boy(not as old as others though). I like listening to talk radio during the day, thus miss out on the music.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Just wondering how others keep upto date with the music. Me being an old boy(not as old as others though). I like listening to talk radio during the day, thus miss out on the music.

I tend to use the Radio 1 website, the chart singles website and listen to radio ocassionally.

[Thames Valley Discos]

But how do you know if there is a big hit out, without hearing it on the Radio. I look at the chart on the internet, but as we all know. A number one is not always a good tune(shadupa ya face)

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

But how do you know if there is a big hit out, without hearing it on the Radio. I look at the chart on the internet, but as we all know. A number one is not always a good tune(shadupa ya face)

I listen to it first- there's loads of sites that give you a 30 second clip to listen to, and then make a judgement whether I will use it or not.

Of course you can't be right all the time, but as the cost of a single track is relatively cheap it doesn't matter that much.

After 20 odd years, I do also have quite a good 'feel' for a track too.

I also check playlists, and download charts to see what people might be listening to or buying.

[Creature]

i dont do much modern stuff - but keep up with mastermix pro discs and now cds

[Ricesnaps]

The biggest problem I find around here is that the radio promotes pre-release stuff very heavily. It's particularly aparant with younger parties who listen to what's called "Vibe FM" in the east - they seem to have the "commercial" dance music scene fairly well sown up over here, so if you don't listen to Vibe, it really is very difficult to do the younger gigs around here.

[Thames Valley Discos]

Could we not have a sticky thread, that people could mention hot new tunes.

[Creature]

the problem with that is whats hot for one isnt gonna be for another... but then again

[Thames Valley Discos]

Yeah but i mean. Tunes like Gnarles barkely, Lily Allen , tunes that are a definate In tune.

[Have a disco]

I check quiet a few sites ie;

http://www.djpages.com/index.htm

http://www.vibe105.co.uk/vibehitlist.asp

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/index.jsp

http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/worldcharts/index.htm

http://www.mp3charts.com/DNcharts.htm

http://www.radiowavemonitor.com/chartcan.html

http://www.lanet.lv/misc/charts/

http://www.djmag.com/

as well as radio one

always hand to keep an ear on the world charts