Photo of a mosh pit by Ted Van Pelt/Flickr.Every week, we round up a list of our favorite videos, stories, mixes and other dance music-related news from our own site and other places across the internet. Here's our list. We think you'll enjoy it.
We broke down which U.S. cities are the best for partying, using metrics such as the time of last call, how late you can buy a beer, and the number of bars, music venues and clubs. Did your city make the list?THUMP's news editor Anna Codrea-Rado spoke with Cameron Bowman AKA The Festival Lawyer about knowing your legal rights in the club as part of THUMP's ongoing series "Dancing vs The State."FACT profiled the Japanese house music geniuses and dissected their past releases.THUMP's Ezra Marcus shared this guide to throwing a safe party, no matter where you throw it.Rose may be retiring, but that hasn't stopped him from releasing one final album, scheduled to drop March 15. Hear the first single from that release, "Appreciate," featuring Seven Davis Jr.They have a lot more in common than you think.
1. The 10 best cities for partying
2. A history of banned dancing
THUMP news editor Anna Codrea-Rado created this important look at all of the times in American history that authorities tried to stop people from dancing.America and dancing don't really jive. In fact, the history of nightlife in the US is littered with rules and regulations attempting to curtail the activity.
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3. FADER Mix: Helen Feng
The FADER spoke to Chinese musician Helen Feng who created this special FADER mix featuring electronic music from Chinese artists.
4. Knowing your rights
5. "Antika"
6. Soichi Terada and Shinichiro Yokota
7. Cassy's favorite records
For the latest edition of our Crate Expectations series, we spoke to Cassy, who shared her deep love for tunes from Sade, Chaka Khan and Miss Kittin, among others.I'm not a collector at all. I really don't care to have rare records or something.