While the name Luciana Caporoso might not immediately strike a chord, chances are you’ve seen the name attached to some of the hottest dance floor scorchers of the past decade.

Luciana is perhaps best known for being the queen of collaboration, responsible for lending her vocal chops and songwriting skills to a slew of the brattiest and bossiest dance anthems of the past few years, including “Yeah Yeah” and “What Planet You On?” with Bodyrox, to “Bigger Than Big” with Super Mai, to her latest club smash along with Static Revenger and Richard Vission, “I Like That.”

A few weeks ago, I got the chance to ask the singer some questions regarding her break into the music industry, her creative work–including visual art and penning tracks for other artists (most recently Kylie Minogue‘s heaven-sent Aphrodite cut, “Cupid Boy”), and her plans to further dominate the dance floor.

As one can probably tell early on into the interview, the sassy spunk that Luciana brings to her music is hardly restricted to the recording studio. She’s a firecracker! Click “Read More…” to see the full interview.

Oh, and just to make this feature even more delicious, I just happened upon this sweet lil’ video shout out above from the singer waiting for me in my inbox. As she would likely declare, it’s utterly fabulous. Thanks for the love, Luciana!

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If you can somehow find a minute in between the ceaseless repeat listening sessions of Kylie Minogue‘s Aphrodite this weekend (HOW COULD YOU?), take note: Other artists are still making music.

Take for instance one of my favorite DJ/House artists, Benny Benassi. His latest single, “Spaceship” features Kelis, the Black Eyed Peas‘ Apl.de.ap, and Jean Baptiste. It is very, very good, mainly as a result of Kelis’ repetitive chorus of “So get high. Get high. Get high.”

Above is the behind-the-scenes clip for the song’s video shoot. As you can tell, it will look quite spacey when all is said and done. Hooray for technology! The video will premiere on June 28 (Monday).

The upcoming “Spaceship” remix package will include mixes by Fedde Le Grand and EDX amongst others, but you can already purchase the single itself on iTunes now.

Thank you for your time. You may now return to “Cupid Boy.”

Get your tits out–it’s time for a dance tune.

Fedde Le Grand, creator of such brilliant House moments as “Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit” and “Let Me Think About It,” has returned to us with a new-ish collaboration between Dany P-Jazz and fellow Dutch DJ Funkerman called “New Life.”

And now, a random sentence from the press release that I found silly:

The ‘Dutch sound’ is all over the tracks; stripped down beats leading into thundering breakdowns, the kind of club-killing monsters we’ve come to expect from the Flamingo imprint.

Basically, “New Life” is not Le Grand’s best work, but it’s still a very good song worth tucking into your motivational gym playlist or a quick listen whilst slipping into your mesh tunic and knee-high glitter boots for the night out.

The single was released on May 25 on Flamingo Recordings. To preview and purchase the track (and remixes), click here.

Someone needs to buy this for me, stat–just look at the 3-CD tracklisting.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor? Booty Luv? Fedde la Grand? Oh yes, please.

Hed Kandi’s The Mix: Summer 2009 will be released on August 24.