The Parklife Weekender 2012 line-up announced

The North of England's biggest and best inner-city festival, The Parklife Weekender, have today announced the majority of their line-up for this years event. Spanning across a wide range of genres, the incredible Manchester-based party welcomes the likes of The Flaming Lips, Dizzee Racsal, Azelia Banks, Kelis, Nero, Justice, the legendary De La Soul, Chic and MANY MORE! Although it's only 3 years old, Parklife is one of the fastest growing festivals in the country, and with a price tag of £64.50 for 100 artists performing across two days on 7 arenas, you will do well to find better value for money this Summer. All the info you need and links for tickets are HERE, full line-up after the jump.

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Air - Who Am I Now (Feat. Au Revoir Simone)

Featuring Au Revoir Simone, here is one of my favourite tracks from Air's seventh studio album, Le Voyage Dans La Lune, which is set to be released tomorrow. According to a press release, the album takes its inspiration from the classic 1902 silent film Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip To The Moon) by Georges Méliès. No idea what is being said, but it sounds lovely. Pre-order HERE.

Labrinth - Last Time (Snippet) x Earthquake (Remix) (SCTV)

Spotted over @SoulCulture, here is a snippet of the new single from Labrinth, which is the third from his forthcoming debut album and is the follow up to 'Let The Sunshine' & 'Earthquake'. The album is called 'Electronic Earth' and the full version of this single will be hitting radio tomorrow, followed closely by the video which was shot in L.A. and will be available to buy on March 11th. Soul Culture TV also have some exclusive info about an upcoming 'Earthquake' remix - check that out after the jump.

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Hideout Festival Croatia 2012 FULL LINE-UP!

Having brought you the initial line-up of acts in November, I am now pleased to announce the full-line-up for Hideout Festival, which sees 30 more incredible acts added to the already monstrous bill. Amongst the new additions are some huge names from all across the Electronic musical spectrum, including Chase & Status, Loco Dice, Seth Troxler, SBTRKT, Shy FX, Benga (who will join best pal Skream) and MANY more. These additions along with the stunning beach location in Croatia make for one of the most unique festival experiences that you will be able to find in 2012, all across world. The hype is continuing to build around the event with early bird tickets selling out already, so if you are thinking of going, then you would be advised to get your tickets ASAP. They are just a mere £99 for 3 nights that will guarantee to stay in your memory for the rest of your life. Hit the jump to see the full line-up and all the ticket info you need!

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Sankeys - February/March (Line-Ups)

Sankeys, the legendary Manchester-based club, have today released their line-ups for February and March. Over the next two months they will be welcoming the likes of Julio Bashmore, Jaguar Skills, John Digweed, Benga/Sub Focus, Heidi and many more, showing why they are one of the most diverse and well-respected places to party in Europe. Hit the jump for the full list of line-ups and all the ticket info you need. Should be an exciting few months.

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The 2 Bears - The Birds & The Bees x Heart Of The Congos

Joe Goddard (of Hot Chip) and Raf Rundell, better known as The 2 Bears, are a London-based Dance duo that was formed back in 2009. Since the formation 3 years ago, they have gone on to release 3 incredible EPs, with 2012 welcoming the release of their debut album 'Be Strong', which will be available on January 30th. The singles that have been released are probably the best pieces on the album, but all 12 tracks are pretty special, with Joe & Raf creating an incredibly unique funk-infused House sound that cannot be compared to anything else out there right now. This will be up there as one of my favourite albums of 2012 at the end of the year, but for now check out two exclusive cuts below, pre-order the album HERE and pick up the latest single 'Work' HERE.

RESET! - Oh Yeah (Video)

Here are the official visuals for the latest single from Reset!, who are an Electronic collective that was formed in 2007 in Milan by 5 DJs, producers and promoters. Best video of 2012 so far, lads? Get your copy HERE.

Utah Saints vs Drumsound & Bassline Smith - WCYDFM (Tantrum Desire Remix)

With the likes of Example, DJ Fresh, Wolfgang Gartner, Laidback Luke and Yasmin on their roster, Ministry of Sound have the biggest line-up of dance artists in the world, and with Utah Saints vs Drumsound & Bassline Smith's 'What Can You Do For Me' they have got the soundtrack to kick start 2012. Tantrum Desire's monstrous Dubstep remix is one for all the screw face crew out there - available February 26th.

The House Of Coxhead: Top 100 Songs of 2011

After bringing you the Top 100 Remixes of 2011 on Christmas Eve, here is my Top 100 Songs of 2011. Whereas the majority of the tracks on the remixes list were from an Electronic genre, this list covers a much wider range of music, including Funk, Soul, Hip-Hop, Folk, Alt Rock, Pop, Grime and more. There will be a distinct lack of songs from Rock/Indie artists, but for those people who follow my blog closely, you will already know that this isn't something that I cover on regular basis anyway. 2011 has been a simply mind-blowing year for music, and putting this list together became a much more difficult task than first planned, because I had to get down to an eclectically selected list of 100 tracks from a 8,500 song playlist. As with the remixes list there will be a few selections that you would/wouldn't have in your list (or higher than I have them), but for me this covers everything positive that has been released in 2011 and the incredibly wide diversity in sound. Hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed putting it together over the past 3 months, see you all in 2012 and thank you for your continued support. Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to me (for New Year's Eve)!

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Pete Tong - Essential Selection (Best of 2011)

Radio 1 legend Pete Tong, with a little help from Seth Troxler and the Radio 1 listeners, has put together this special Essential Mix to round up a spectacular year of music. For the past 20 years this guy has managed to keep things fresh and has provided the nation/world with the most up-to-date Electronic radio show of all-time. This is just another example as to why he is one of the most loved Radio DJs out there. Hit the jump to see the tracklist and pick up your copy for free below.

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