Man, it must be nice to drop 200K on a car and just sorta laugh off shredding the thing to pieces a couple hours later. Oh, Afrojack—just livin’ la vida loca! Click on through to see what else we’ve got in store for today’s roundup.

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Everything old is new again, as they say, and that couldn’t be more true with today’s news items—revisit the jams of rave past with a slew of Kode9 mixes, an audio interview with Altern-8, and a birthday celebration for Luciano’s Cadenza label.

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A decade in club life is like a century for normal businesses. While people will always need shoes, the changing tides of music and partying preferences often puts a short shelf life on havens of entertainment. Not so for NYC landmark Cielo, which just marked its 10th anniversary with a series of high-profile parties showcasing underground heroes like Todd Terje and The Martinez Brothers. Co-founder Nicolas Matar is the man behind Cielo’s ethos, which he designed to be a timeless club—a goal that he certainly achieved by bucking the trend of NYC’s short-lived nightlife establishments. From being on the cutting edge of sound by having the first Funktion One soundsystem in the US (which we named the best in the country) to constantly keeping amazing talent on the decks, Matar describes what it’s like to have been at the helm of one of NYC’s most influential clubs.

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Sure it’s just February, but with festival-announcement season in full swing, it’s high time we took a look at the most promising dance-music gatherings of the year ahead. Whether it’s been going for 20 years, like Barcelona’s venerable Sónar Festival, or if it’s a relative newcomer to the scene, like Playa Del Carmen’s BPM Fest, if it rocks, it’s got our attention—and hopefully yours, too. Read on for a killer list of must-attend parties this year.

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Today, Mixmag announced its 50 top dance tracks of all time, as voted on by their readers, and they run the gamut from classic trance and techno to ’90s big beat to sleek modern tech-house, touching on most styles in between. We’ve gotta say, it’s one seriously hit-packed list, but where are you gonna find all these tracks to download in one place? Well, we’ve got an answer to that question. Read on…

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Clearly still in the Valentine’s Day spirit, today’s Morning Roundup is a bit of a mutual appreciation society. Whether it’s Canadian electronic music icons Richie Hawtin and Deadmau5 pairing up for a SXSW chat, or Deadmau5 speaking candidly on his friendship with Swedish House Mafia, everything’s all lovey-dovey for once in the dance-music world—today at least.

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Admittedly, it’d have been more appropriate if we could’ve brought you the tale of how New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle” was made, but as it happens, instead we have the story of how they programmed “Blue Monday” in today’s Morning Roundup, along with some great new D&B DJs, a Carl Cox documentary, a Porter Robinson interview, and plenty more.

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