New to Djing?.Source can I use to stay on top with music?

[Rufio310]

Latley I've been using beatport top 2012/2013 for my mixes but when I lisetn to other DJ's like DJ Blend or any other good Dj's and i hear their mixes and I tell myself "Wow what song is this"? Or sometimes I will be at the club or bar and hear a good song and want to use it in my mix but i have no idea what song it is.
How do you guys keep on top of your game when it comes to music, I want to know every good song to use instead of using pandora or beatport top etc.

Advice?

And I noticed when using beatport tops that its easier to blend them in with each other but because it seems like the production is all similar but yeah there are some songs that just dont blend well.

Or do you guys fix that when your done with your mix and some what mix and master a mix?

[alphacat]

There's no one right answer, but some good serial mix shows can help.

I'm a big fan of Ninjatune's Solid Steel show and the Buschfunk radio show from Germany. For example, the set list from the last Buschfunk show was fantastic and all over the place:

Buschfunk 29.05.2013

Playlist T.Low Rock & Mikster
Sub - The Big Milking (45 Seven)
Felix K - Flower of Destruction 10 (Hidden Hawaii)
Beastie Respond - Jetliner (Teal Recordings)
Blocks & Escher - Ember (Narratives)
Skeptical - Static (Commercial Suicide)
Indigo - Symbol 7.1 (Auxiliary Symbol)
Digital & Spirit - Phantom Force (Fracture Rmx) (Phantom Audio)
Indigo - Ayahuasca (Exit Records)
Om Unit - Slow Fast Matrix (Civil Music)
Kuedo - Scissors (Planet µ)
ASC - Sonic Assault (Halo Cyan)
Ras G - Yesterday (Poobah Records)
Om Unit vs Kromestar - Merkabah (Cosmic Bridge)
Gaslamp Killer - Holy Mt. Washington w. Computer Jay (Brainfeeder)
Triad - Out of Scale (Phunkfiction)
Telephone Jim Jesus - Bathroom Mirror (Anticon)
edIT - Ruffles
El Michels Affair - Duel Of The Iron Mics
Machine Drum - Brighty (feat. Denim / Natalie Weiss)
Brenk Sinatra - Bright Foozel
Bop - Intercontinental Meltdown
Kritical Audio - Katacomb
Son of a Bricklayer - Delias Suite
Scratch Perverts - Course Of Action
Schoolly D - Gucci Time
MC Shan - He Cuts So Fresh
Jel - Know You Don´t
Madlib - Funky Blue Note
Madlib - Montara
Will Sessions - It Ain´t Hard to tell
Public Enemy - Either We Together Or We Ain't
Public Enemy - Revolution
Apollo Brown - Bridge Trough Time
Shadow Huntaz - DJ Screams Medic
40 Winks - Mood Adapter
Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina
Otto Von Schirach - Ultimate Universe
TV On The Radio - Satellite
WHY? - Bitter Thoughts (Anticon)
CAN - Vitamin C (SPOON Rec.)
Cut Chemist - Lesson 6-The Lecture
Gonjasufi - ? (WARP)
Beastie Boys - OK
Mount Kimbie - Taps (Hotflush)
Triad - Misty
Onra - WeeOut feat. Buddy Sativa
Lackluster - 20333

[R0WR0W]

I usually just DJ what i listen to. I'll go to what.cd and download their latest release. I do all of my shit online for people who probably haven't heard of a single lick of what i'm playing so it works.

You really just have to be in the know of new releases I guess.

[Pistonsbeneath]

is this an advert for dj blend?

[rorz9992]

I check Chemical and Red Eye for new releases. Better quality control on there than Beatport I'd say.
For upcoming tunes I listen to radio shows / podcasts, read this forum, go out to raves etc

[baddis98]

what does this even have to do with djing?