So, there you are, recovering from all things SXSW and then, bam, it's suddenly Winter Music Conference time. In fact the Miami Music Conference - the more punter focused dance music festival run by the Space people - has been underway since last weekend, but the WMC proper kicks off today.
Which means tomorrow WMC spin-off, the Ultra Music Festival, will be taking over Miami with a line up of DJs far too comprehensive for us to be listing here - mainly because the more interesting thing about this year's Ultra bash is that organisers have followed the lead of certain UK and Ibiza based dance promoters by throwing a couple of rock bands into the mix - in particular Hot Hot Heat and The Killers, the latter being co-headliners with The Prodigy.
On the inclusion of Hot Hot Heat and The Killers on the bill, Jam Showbiz quote Ultra co-founder Russell Faibisch as saying: "The Prodigy is one of the few bands, if not the only band, to bridge that gap between dance music and cool, grungy rock and roll. The Killers, they're not a dance band per se, but they do have a lot of dance elements."
The Prodigy's Liam Howlett, meanwhile, has been talking up the growth of indie and rock influences in the dance space, telling reporters: "I think it's good to have a band that can relieve people of the same sound all night. Just because it's a guitar, doesn't mean it's rock. There should be more live influence. That doesn't mean making it more rock influence, it means making it more live."
They're both right you know - and now I really want to go to this year's Ultra Festival. Which tube line is Miami on again?