Not sure about you but it’s hard for us to look fabulous on New Year’s Eve drunk on champagne in eight inches of snow. So why don’t you break out your brand new Jimmy Choos and come ring in the New Year at the stunningly chic Delano Hotel, amid South Beach, Miami’s 75 degree temperatures.

Common will be performing inside The Florida Room, which holds only 200 people, with DJ Tommy Ryk stimulating your mind and your body. In case you don’t feel like being inside when the clock strikes midnight, Poolside, we will have Rye Rye shaking it down with DJ Mateo DiFontaine. And if all that isn’t enough, from 10pm-1am there will be an open bar included in the price of your ticket. Now tell us if you can think of a better place to be.

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Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2009 Hudson Series our most successful so far! Helping us close out the year, is none other than Danny Krivit himself. Join us tonight at Hudson 7-11pm. Entrance is free, but strictly RSVP only.

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The third installment of the SVEDKA Vodka Future Music Podcasts with London based DJ, Benji B, is here just in time for the holidays. Bringing you the freshest list of released and unreleased music, featuring artists such as Funkineven, Zomby, and Salvador Santana; guaranteed to make every music head nod in appreciation.

After the jump, please verify that you are over 21 years of age and download or stream SVEDKA Vodka Future Music Podcast #3.

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Enjoy the sounds of 2033 and check back next month for the fourth installment.

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The Sea, Corinne’s sophomore album, is out on Capitol Records on January 26, 2010.

For the twentieth and final edition of our third Hudson Series, Giant Step welcomes back the “King Of The Re-edit” — legendary New York DJ/producer, Danny Krivit. Take a look at the photos from his summer set.

The 2009 Hudson Series has truly been incredible. Join us on Monday, December 28th as we celebrate the end of the third series, which has included world-renowned DJs:

Phil Asher
Pete Rock
The Rub
Afrika Bambaataa
Rich Medina
Dennis Ferrer
Benji B
Vikter Duplaix
DJ Heather
Hex Hector
Scott Hardkiss with Bobby Harden
Miguel Migs with Lisa Shaw
King Britt
Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell
Tony Humphries
DJ Spinna
The Martinez Brothers
Turntables On The Hudson and Melting Pot Global

7-11pm, 21+ with ID

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This week on Gilles Peterson World Wide, Gilles brings Mos Def in for a chat, plus some new music by Georgia Anne Muldrow, Floating Points, and plenty of vinyl from Gilles’ infinite collection.

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This Tuesday, December 22nd, VTech Presents Plug Research TwentyTen, an evening in LA with one of the heaviest line ups this year. A combination of vision and audio artistry, this showcase offers a taste of Plug Research’s soon-to-be released menu of musical delights. Featured performers include Bilal, Exile & DJ Day ft. Blu, Milosh, Om’mas Keith, Shafiq Husayn, with DJ sets from Daedelus, J. Rocc, & Kutmah.  All hosted by Pharoahe Monch, with special surprise guests. Tweet us up for free tickets! @GiantStep

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$15 Door

The holiday season is meant to be filled with joyous rapture, and Monday night at Hudson with Turntables on the Hudson & Melting Pot Global was exemplary of this. The celebration continues with Danny Krivit taking over on Monday, December 28th for the final Hudson party of 2009!

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The Spy From Cairo is secretly Moreno Visini, the artist formerly known as Zeb, who’s reimerged with a new album, Secretly Famous. An effort by The Spy From Cairo to consolidate as much Middle Eastern music as possible, every track focuses on a particular style of music from the Arab countries – all with his signature Afro, Dub and electronic stylings – from the fierce sounds of the Mizmar and Nay in “Nayphony” (which is an adaptation of traditional Jordanian music) to “Ana Arabi,” a song about being an Arab (not a terrorist) with beautifully sung lyrics by Ghalia Benali.

The Spy from Cairo – Jennaty ft. Ghalia Benali
 

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