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5/5 Cool Tumblrs we think you should know of, Tuneage from New York.

Today we've got the last cool Tumblr we think you should know of for you. We will of course be back with 5 new cool tumblrs to show you in a little while, so don't worry.

It's time to show you the great site of Tuneage from New York, US. A site that brings you photo series, tracks, albums (reviews included) and other music news. 

From Iggy Azealia's legendary track 'Fancy' to Arcade Fire's 'We Exist', all kinds of genres are being featured and discussed. Even photos of Grimes her gear set-up at different events is worth checking out, and you can find more of that kind of stuff on Tuneage.

Click here and go find out about what other great stuff they post.

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New site added: Bring Your Jack from Toulouse, France.

Bring Your Jack is probably a site that is quite known to the people who live in Toulouse. 

This website was set up in 2009 by Paul Guglielmi and Michael Garcia with the aim to post as many cool and new indie, alternative and electronic tracks for the public to listen to. 

Single tracks, albums, reviews, interviews and opinions is what you will find here. Artists such as Lone, Bastille and Diplo are all being put in the spotlight, so we suggest you to not waste any more time and click here.

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New site added: Market Collective from Calgary, Canada.

Yay! Another new site from Canada.

Last week we already did a post about Sled Island festival, this time it's a cool collective from Calgary. Those Canadians..

Market Collective is a site that was founded in 2008 by Angela Dione and Angel Guerra with the goal to promote local arts, culture and to engage and empower their community towards positive growth. 

Since 2008 Market Collective has grown quickly and became a close community where loads of artists are being showcased online as well as at Market Collective events. 

Go take a look yourself: HERE.

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4/5 Cool Tumblr's we think you should know of, Undomondo from Istanbul.

It's time for number 4 out of 5 and this time it's a page from Istanbul, Turkey.

Undomondo is a blog that supports and promotes good music regardless of genres, periods and geography which means you will find everything from experimental electronics to avantgarde jazz, indie, folk, disco, soul, funk, world music and everything worth hearing in between.

So whether you like listening to some Charles Mingus tracks or a 30 minute Ratking Boiler Room set, you're at the right place here.

So go on, click here and listen to some of your new favorite tracks.

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3/5 Cool Tumblr's we think you should know of, Pitchfork.

Tumblr number 3 out of the 5 Tumblr's we think you should know of is Pitchfork's page.

We really do like to introduce you to some fresh and new pages but this one is just to remind us that some of the bigger players in the music-game are also active in the world of unicorns, depressed dogs, good music and hypes > Tumblr.

Let's keep this post short and simple: 

Pitchfork on Tumblr is basically a summary of Pichtfork.com. So short posts, pictures that are easy to understand, links to interesting articles, funny and cool videos + the greatest music picks.

Now click here, click play and enjoy!

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2/5 Cool Tumblr's we think you should know of: Marcel's Music Journal.

Amazing! Number 2 from our selection of 5 Tumblr's we think that are too cool to not know about is Marcel's Music Journal.

This little fella caught our eye because of his age in combination with his remarkable writing skills. Marcel is a 14 year old kid from Santa Cruz that can already call himself a music critic. It's almost never that you find a good music journalist of such young age.

On Marcel's Music Journal you will find news, interviews and self-written reviews about (for example) the latest albums of artists such as Ben Frost, Parquet Courts and jazz artist Hank Mobley. Marcel also rates these albums with a number from 0/5.

You should really go and check this fella out now, so please click here.

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1/5 Cool Tumblr's we think you should know of.

Tumblr number 1 out of 5 is for all the techno fans out there. 

'We Call It Techno', a page that is about all things techno. When you check out the site you will find podcasts from people like Damon Wild + some nice pieces of text about the guy. But not only Damon Wild is being discussed here, there's also some light shining on artists like Steve Rachmad, Sandwell District and Ben Klock.

Let's stop talking now, just click play, read and dance a little.

You can do all that here.

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New site added: Music Makes My Day from Sydney, AUS and Monpellier, FR.

Music Makes My Day, a music site based out of Sydney, Australia but also out of Montpellier, France. 

This website brings you the best of chill vibes, so tracks with a lot of synths. Some tracks come with a bit of text, a short explanation of the artist or album and some of them don't need all that.

Music MMD is sometimes also posting great interviews online with artists such as Bakermat and Synapson. Don't miss out on the good stuff that this site has to offer.

We're a fan of their track-choices, just sit back, relax and click play. 

DO IT HERE.

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New site added: Cool concept festival 'Sled Island' from Calgary, Canada.

Finally! A new site from Canada! And how great is it that it's a festival site.

Summer is coming so we figured a festival that is coming up this month would be cool and interesting to write a bit about. Trust us, you're gonna want to check this one out!

Sled Island is a festival that combines music with art in very creative ways. You can for example check out several exhibitions, enjoy cool artworks that are hanging and standing around while you're dancing and you can even create it yourself on spot.

This is a place where all creative minds come together. Whether you're an artists yourself or just somebody who likes to watch and listen, just get your pretty ass over there and have fun! We'll even name some of the artists for you to make it even more interesting: AaraabMuzik, B-Lines, Anciients, Black Atlass, Cashmere Cat, Caves, Jacques Greene, Rhye and many many more!

Listen to the artists, check out guest-posts and find whatever info you need here.

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New site added: Voluume from Lyon, France.

Yeah! A new site from Lyon. We added a bunch of Parisian sites in the past two weeks so we're very happy with this one from Lyon. Voluume, an interesting music site that brings you everything that has to do with concerts, artists, new albums and much more. 

One of the highlights of the Voluume website is probably the 'Guest' tab on top, and why? Well, we will tell ya: When you click the tab you will find several articles written by, with or for interesting people plus organizations and such in music. You can for example check out a piece about the passionate 'Crame' who posted an amazing playlist for you. 

If you're only here to check out new albums that is fine with us too. Voluume will give you what you need and want in music.

Click here to check out Voluume and of course favorite all great articles. 

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New site added: KazSocial from Kazakhstan.

We asked you guys to name a country or place anywhere in the world and you did. So, we found you a site from Kazakhstan. 

It's quite hard to find good sites from Kazakhstan nowadays but luckily we found one. KazSocial, not a site we would usually feature but since you asked for it here it is.

KazSocial is a site that is about 'what's cool in Kazakhstan' at the moment. We all hear bad things about Kazakhstan that make us forget about the better sides like for example great upcoming artists, cultural events, cool films and plenty more.

On KazSocial you will find a bit of music as well as information about artists from Kazakhstan like for example The Night Music Band. 

To check KazSocial out click here.

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Behind the Blog: Data Transmission from London to San Francisco.

Data Transmission is one of those sites that a lot of people know of, which basically is why we thought it would be cool to give you guys a little bit more inside information.

Data Transmission was established on the first of February 2008 with the hopes of becoming one of the biggest and best dance-music-websites in the world. 

The site has one of the busiest and most wide-ranging news sections around with interviews and features with the world’s most exciting artists and of course upcoming artists. Also their video features not only give you inside in some of the best parties across the world but also inside the lives of some of the most interesting figures in the scene. Beside all that you can also win a prize every week, check out new podcasts, reviews and other informative news-features.

Data Transmission aims to strike the balance between being entertaining and informative by covering a wider range of dance music than a lot of other editorial-led websites, without prejudice. ''We work to inform our readers about every aspect of the dance music world from festivals to technology to club politics and beyond. We are passionate about dance music and want to help push artists and events that we feel strongly about.''

To make a long story short Data Transmission is just a site created by the people for the people where captivating and well-written content is key. ''There was a gap in the market for an unpretentious, professionally-run online dance music magazine with a wide scope – and Data Transmission was born to fill it.''

To check out Data Transmission please click here.

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New site added: The great 'Paris Social Club'.

This one is for everyone living in Paris and surrounding places, but also for music fans that are planning on visiting soon.

The Paris Social Club, a great place for music located on 142 Rue Montmartre in the beautiful city of Paris, France. A place for music enthusiasts to dance and check out their favorite artists. From Techno to Hip hop and Bambounou to other forward thinking artists is what you will find here. Even artists such as the well known Juan Atkins can be seen here and of course listened to. 

The Paris Social Club is not only a club but also a great platform for music discovery online. They are posting everything from playlists to a video of the week on there from which some are great enough to add to your favorites. 

Click to check them out via Shuffler.fm here.

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A great new Tumblr called Prysme from Rennes, France.

We wanted to share a good page with our friends on Tumblr too, so we decided to give you Prysme Music from Rennes, France.

Whatever music news you are looking to read and whatever playlist or track you are searching for, Prysme is probably already posting about it. Whether you're a fan of the Soulection kind of music or whether you're more fan of French bands, this is one of the music places on Tumblr you should follow.

So off you go, follow, click, listen and whatever. Do it here.

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About Hartzine from Paris, France.

Aaand yep, another magazine from France.

Hartzine is an online music magazine based out of Paris that mostly focusses on new not-yet-discovered musical jewels. 

You will find mixtapes, interviews, reviews and much more on their website. Hartzine also chooses one special song and video each week. 

If you're interested in music and what not, click here and follow them!

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New site added: Wanderlust from Paris, France.

Wanderlust, an amazing magazine and restaurant from Paris, France.

You don't often find music on the websites of restaurants, but Wanderlust is not only a restaurant. The combination might seem a bit odd but this restaurant owns it's own magazine that is about music and plenty more. 

The magazine/restaurant gives you great information on French but also other international artists like Reflex and Crayon. 

Perhaps you should go and check it out for yourself here.

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New site added: Magazine Karma from Luxembourg.

It's not very often that we find sites from Luxembourg. Magazine Karma however is from Luxembourg and Lorraine, France. 

With articles about French as well as other international artists such as Coldplay, Magazine Karma brings you the best of their favorites in music.

If you love French music as much as we do we definitely suggest you to check Karma out. 

You can do that by clicking here.