Our time is preciously limited, so we’d like to draw your attention to some founts of inspiration information you may not have considered previously. As the cold winter sun sets on Kspace, please move your attention to these unexpectedly great websites we’ve discovered this year.

Cubic Zicornia is where live clubbing is at right now. Get it in!

Nightclubs, these palaces of sanctioned pleasures, just don’t seem to offer the orgiastic experiences that the real queens of the night require, which is why, increasingly, if you want to find a place to let yourself go, you need to search a little further afield.

LONDON – The first weekend of the Jazz Festival has seen its fair share of fireworks already. Robert Glasper brought youthful swagger onto the stage: body-popping and covering anything from Herbie Hancock to Nirvana. It was a glimpse into where jazz is headed.

LOS ANGELES – KCRW is the place in Southern California to hear the latest in new music; that they’d throw such a freaky-deaky awesome Halloween party, however, is definitely extra! Entitled “Masquerade,” KCRW’s bash taking place on October 30th not surprisingly features a killer musical lineup.

NEW YORK CITY – While CMJ seemed packed this year with many of the same sounds that have gradually gained dominance over the last couple years (think reverb, gauzewave, digital drums, twee vocals, unpackable poetics), here are some of the notables from this year’s CMJ 2010, the final days.

NEW YORK CITY – From Ludlow in the afternoon for a crack at randomness, to Webstaer Hall in the evening for friends and the MTV showcase, to the Brooklyn Bowl at night for MOG’s branded celebration with Screaming Females, DOM, and Yo La Tengo.

Happy Saturday. I’m back in London… someone give me a green card please.

Weird that America’s foremost serious-metal theoretician would find College Music Journal’s annual New York music festival – which like clockwork brings in tens of thousands of frantic next-buzz seekers – depressing. Actually, dude’s got a point.

LONDON – The MONIKER International Art Fair kicks off today, 14 October, at one of our favorite spots, the Village Underground, and presents work from the Black Rat Press (Lond0n), Choque Cultural (Sao Paolo), and New Image Art (LA) to name but three.

“Magical Properties” is like Lollapalooza for the freakiest groove merchants currently making jams. As what links these artists is a tendency towards the fantastical, we asked each of them for their most surreal tour story. Be warned, as their answers may shock you.

Earlier this year Gotan Project released their highly anticipated third cd – Tango 3.0. The new album continues their promise to make take folkloric Argentian music to a modern and inclusive place away from ballrooms and onto on club dance floors around the world.

LONDON – Possibly one of the biggest successes of the Red Bull Music Academy’s 2010 London invasion was the Culture Clash event at the Roundhouse. Pitching different generations of bass specialists against each other, the second installment promises to be just as dramatic, as ruling champions Metalheadz face stiff competition from Benga and Skream.

LONDON – This past Saturday, Ninja Tune celebrated their 20th anniversary, keeping things underground inside Ewer Street Car Park where they built out three stages for 25 performers, and nearly 2500 hard core beats fans. It was a top night all around and a befitting way to celebrate Ninja’s major contribution to the British Music scene.

The Sudan365 campaign “Beat for Peace” music video is being aimed this week to target world leaders meeting at The UN in New York on 24 September. Shot between 15 countries in a similar sequence to baton relay, this loud sonic cries goal is for influential leaders to increase efforts to prevent another widespread conflict in Sudan ahead of a major referendum next year.

LOS ANGELES – I’m just gonna say it: Ratatat are the new Pink Floyd. In terms of concert as audiovisual adventure, the New York duo of synth/bass dude Evan Mast and shredding guitarist extraordinaire Mike Stroud are currently peerless. Their performance on September 22 at L.A.’s corporate behemoth Club Nokia proved an ambitious fusion of sound and vision – all to a beat you could vigorously head nod to.

SEATTLE – For seven years, Seattle’s Decibel Festival has proven the state of the art when it comes to new electronic-music gatherings. Opening today, September 23rd, non-profit Decibel puts its money where its mouth is—it’s strictly about the artists, music and technology and nothing else.

Everyone in the room that evening was no more than a degree away from anyone else and the ‘band’ played beautifully and we all touched tongues and sipped away a lovely summer night.

LONDON – “That I May See” captures the vibrant spirits of former street kids who’ve been giving a chance at getting an education. The exhibition runs for three weeks at Black Rat Press Gallery.

Si*Se has a new album that is percolating on the horizon, and to preview it, Carol C and Cristofaro are tag-teaming on an intriguing hybrid of DJ set and live show, with Carol C sprinkling her vocals throughout. This Friday, September 10, Carol C and co. are bringing this show to Los Angeles’ Conga Room for what’s guaranteed to be a don’t-miss soulful journey on the deep tip….