Bonjour my festive chums!

So this is the last Weekly Weapons of 2009 and it round off an amazing year here are my top 5 tracks of the year. These are the tracks that killed it this year and have made it into the boxes of all the big playa’s. Serve these up on Xmas day….

This week we have a banging house mix from the one and only DJ Lottie!

As of tonight Mixmag will be resting its bones over the xmas period.

Mixmag.net and the Mixmag news on DSI will resume when we get back in 2010.

Until then have a great xmas and a messy new year from all the team.

Here's the video for Plan B's latest track as remixed by Pendulum.

Meanwhile you can get a free download of Plan B's other new track 'Welcome To Hell' here .

To celebrate the launch of MySpace music, the once popular social networking site took David Guetta to a record store to meet his hero Danny Rampling and also play a few of his favourite old tracks.

Here's him spinning Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition'.

If you want more here's him playing James Brown's 'The Pay Back' and here he is playing Cameo's 'Word Up'

Here's the new video for Example's 'Wont Go Quietly'.

The track is out on January 18.

‘Wont Go Quietly’ is a precursor for Examples brand new album of the same name, released in April 2010.

After a three year break Audio Bullys are back and have announced a UK tour in March 2010 UK tour.

Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale made an album last year but decided to scrap it as the last minute (we heard it, scraping it was a wise move). Since then they've gone back to the drawing board under a new label.

An early taster for that third album can be downloaded for free from audiobullys.com in the shape of ‘Kiss The Sky’.

Tickets for all dates go on sale at 9am on Friday December 18. March dates and ticket details are as follows: Monday 8 Sheffield, Academy 2, Tuesday 9 Nottingham, Rescue Rooms, Wednesday 10 Oxford, Academy, Thursday 11 Manchester, Moho Live, Friday 12 Crewe, The Box, Saturday 13 Glasgow, King Tuts, Monday 15 Bristol, Thekla, Tuesday 16 London, Scala, Wednesday 17 Birmingham, Academy 2, Thursday 18 Cambridge, The Junction, Friday 19 Margate, The Westcoast, Saturday 20 Brighton, Concorde 2

The fight for xmas number one is an interesting one this year with a huge internet campaign attempting to get Rage Against the Machines 'Killing In The Name Of' to number one instead of Joe MacWhatsit from X Factor.

All very well but we thought instead of filling Sony's pockets this yuletide (they own both tracks) why not have Icelandic electro pop group, FM Belfast's, cover of the RATM track for free instead.

The band have kindly given us and the track for you to download for free here. We hope you like it as much as we do.

Australia’s leading electronic music festival, Summadayze, is about to commence with a massive Australian tour featuring world-class talent including Carl Cox, Pendulum, 2manydjs, Danny Tenaglia, Danny Howells LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad.

Summadayze is ideal for all of those Ozzies returning home for Christmas or those who just want to spend Christmas and New Year in the sun – it will be one hell of a party!

The dates are: Summanights – Sydney – Thursday December 31st, Summadayze - Melbourne - Friday January 1st, Summadayze – Adelaide – Friday January 1st, Summadayze – Perth – Sunday January 3rd, Summafieldayze - Gold Coast - Saturday January 9th

As the snow falls over the UK it's a great time to tell you the International Music Summit (which should really have the word 'dance' in there somewhere) is back in Ibiza from Friday May 28, 2010.

This will be the third IMS and will again be held at the 5* Ibiza Gran Hotel and will feature workshops and sessions throughout the day and record label showcases in the evening.

It was at IMS 2009 that Hawtin told the delegates they were lying when stating that they felt they were in touch with their audience. And 19-year-old Callum Negus Fancey from the under-age Let's Go Crazy brand spectacularly declared his audience had 'never heard of Paul Oakenfold'.

Full event and hotel packages are limited, and expected to sell out well in advance. The total cost of a delegates badge is €370 which includes a 5* buffet lunch throughout the conference with special packages at the hotel on sale from today.

For more see internationalmusicsummit.com

It’s nearly the end of 2010, but not just yet… Here are 5 bangers to get you ready for Xmas. Serve this up for some guaranteed seasonal cheers! This week the vibe is tracks that make you smile, be happy and celebrate… c’mon who wants it?

A new website has launched today that is a source for loads of music that is hard to get elsewhere, often mixed live by DJs across the world.

radiotuna.com is an online radio search engine that gives better results and is easier to use than any other site. In its 'Dance' section, there's about 40 sub-genres. The site takes pride in not just lumping all house and techno into one category, they're all catered for separately.

If you search for an artist that happens to be playing right now, they’ll tell you and you can connect straight to that station. If your choice isn’t playing right now, they’ll tell you which stations are most likely to play them next.

The site was set up by three mates in Brighton who love internet radio, but found it too hard to find new stations. "We thought searching radio should be easier (we like easy stuff), and we also felt we were missing out on great stations, so we built RadioTuna."

The new issue of Mixmag is in shops now and comes with a free Diplo CD.

Diplo has mixed us the best tunes of 2009 including tracks by Major Lazer, La Roux vs Skream, Boys Noize, The Prodigy, Chase & Status, Fake Blood, Erol Alkan, Laidback Luke, Felix Da Housecat and many more.

In the mag we look back at a year in dance music, unravel the 'miming DJs' rumours, we give you the push to become a producer in 2010 and loads more.

Tired of searching shops looking for Mixmag? We'll deliver it to your door and charge you much less for the it just by cutting out the middlemen. For more info on getting a subscription (which also makes a great xmas present request) check mixmag.net

Pete Tong has confirmed that he will be back at Eden for next year's Ibiza season with his flagship night Wonderland.

This is perhaps the earliest piece of Ibiza news we've ever been sent.

Pete tells us "We have a lot of improvements and surprises lined up for next year which will include an updated Martin Audio Sound System, even more Wonderland production, a new, much larger VIP terrace, a piano terrace, a redesigned entrance, back room and fresh decor."

The opening party date for your diary is June 25.

On Friday 'rising hip-hop star' Chipmunk will be at Foot Locker’s flagship Oxford Street.

Adidas will be installing a booth where the biggest sneakerheads around can record their deepest and darkest sneaker confession! Every sneaker junkie who makes a video will receive some adidas originals goodies and will be automatically submitted into a prize draw to win 10 pairs of adidas originals trainers of their choice, plus exclusive signed Chipmunk merchandise.

Chippers will be there from 4pm - 5pm.

Sorry I’m late people… I have been snowed under. Anyways… we’re back again, and my oh my does it come round quickly. I have got a brand new cluster of weapons grade audio material for you this week, so strap yourself in and get downloading…

Butlins in Skegness will be the home to a brand new weekender taking place on April 16 -18.

Playaway will feature Calvin Harris, Sub Focus, Chase and Status not to mention live acts like Noisettes and I Blame Coco.

Popular clubnights like Swap-a-rama Razzmatazz and The Underground Rebel Bingo Club will host parties.

Early bird tickets go on sale on Friday for £140. For more info see playawayfestival.co.uk

Diplo was everywhere in 2009, whether it was standing beside Switch as Major Lazer or destroying dancefloors with his DJing and solo productions. So it was only good 'n’ proper that Mixmag should ask him to put together our end of year cover CD, ‘2009 Rewind’.

And what a magnificent rewind it is. Diplo cuts, scratches and mixes his way through last year’s anthems such as Prodigy’s ‘Invaders Must Die’, Chase and Status’ ‘Eastern Jam’ and the Major Lazer masterpiece, ‘Pon De Floor’. It's an absolute classic which begs the question...how the hell are we gonna better that next year?

To get a taste of it you can download the first three tracks in this minimix below...

01.    Major Lazer feat VYBZ Kartel & Afrojack, ‘Pon De Floor’
02.    Amanda Blank, ‘Something Bigger, Something Better’
03.    L-VIS 1990, ‘United Groove’ (MJ Cole mix)

To download:
- go to internetgateway.wamnet.com
- username: sonicguest
- password: Diplo09
- go to 'Receive' on the top right
- use the green arrow under 'Actions', to the right of the package, to collect the package

Mixmag has already attempted to help you with your NYE plans by offering a pair of tickets to the 28 best parties in the UK.

Now we can do something similar for NYD. Our mates at Ministry of Sound have given us two VIP tickets for Sasha's Global Underground Party taking place on New Years Day. Sasha is joined by by Cosmonauts, Sultan, Jim Rivers, and Anil Chawla among others. To enter Twitter @Mixmag and tell us what NYD stands for. We'll pick a winner on Dec 17. Normal Mixmag Ts and Cs apply.

Don forget we are also running another comp to win free entry to Ministry of Sound for you and a mate for LIFE. If that tickles your fancy, get clicking.

You read it right. Lovebox has grown to take over an entire three day weekend in 2010.

From July 16 - 18 the East London site (which is growing by 80 acres) will host the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Chase & Status and presumably Groove Armada.

Tickets start at £45 per day. Get more info at lovebox.net