DJ Teridactyl

I wouldn't normally look towards late night TV for an educational lesson, but when Justin Timberlake came onto Jimmy Fallon last night, they performed a rather enlightening medley of all the best Rap and Hip-Hop in the last 3 decades. Watch it and get schooled!

When I first heard this song a few months ago, I instantly decided to start spinning it in my sets. I'll admit that the video leaves a little more to be desired, but I'm just happy to see it officially released as a single. Such a lovely song! And I must say, those "C.I.A.R.A." earrings are pretty fierce!

It's hard to go wrong when your producer is Pharrell Williams. Chiddy Bang are an Alternative Hip Hop duo from Philadelphia, with a debut album dropping next month titled Chiddy Bang: The Preview. If their first single, "The Good Life," is any indication of things to come, expect to hear a lot more of these two in the months to come!

Unlike most of her Disney alumni who have chosen to break out as solo artists, Selena Gomez wanted to start her musical career by being part of a band. The group released their second album this week, and it's pure pop goodness! Yes, there is some auto-tuning, but if you can look past this, you'll find some catchy songs. The title song "A Year Without Rain" is definitely the strongest offering, but the album as a whole is simply a fun, pop listen.

Stumbled across this British songstress today, and was quite taken by her music, which currently only consists of two officially released tracks, including this one for the song "Louder." Sounds pretty solid for a debut offering, don't you think? I know I'll be looking forward to hearing more from Katy B!

I was hoping to post up Brandon Flowers new album Flamingo this week, but then I was never made out to be much of a Killers fan, and sadly could not be won over by his solo material either. Which is why I'm recommending an album that was released earlier in the year by Phantogram, a new band out of New York. Their debut effort, Eyelid Movies, is reminiscent of such bands as The xx, with sparse vocals mixed in with electronic rock. Not necessarily music to dance to, but a good listen nonetheless.

Some of the ingredients for my next continuous dance mix! I'm really excited about this one, and can't wait to share it!

(You can sneak a peak at the track list by clicking on the photo!)

If you know me, then it shouldn't be any surprise that Interpol's new, self-titled album would be my album pick of the week. Their hypnotic rhythms and Paul Banks' profound lyrics combine to create a sonic force truly unique unto themselves. It's definitely an album you'll want to listen to more than once to appreciate, but then their music always sounded best on repeat to me!

Rihanna divulged today that her follow-up album to last year's Rated R will be titled Loud. With the news comes the debut of her new single, "Only Girl." Check it out below:

RIHANNA: Only Girl

If you're a fan of Electronic Dance music, then Tiesto should be a name you already know. This album is a complete remix of his album Kaleidoscope, which was released late last year. Basically, it takes all the songs from the original and turns them up a notch!

Although I've known about Selena Gomez, her music hasn't really peaked my interest until I heard this song, "A Year Without Rain," which was made with her band, The Scene. I love these types of heartfelt dance tracks! Check out what I'm talking about with the debut of their video for the song, above!

Kylie Minogue's video for "Get Outta My Way" off her latest album, Aphrodite, debuts today. Simply put, it's a fun video for an up beat dance song. Enjoy!