I discovered a lot of great electronic music in 2009 from a variety of sources, including these podcasts:

• Club Autonomic - 2009 was a year for a lot of experimentation within the Drum & Bass genre. This podcast from D-Bridge and Instra:Mental showcases the latest sounds that some are dubbing "future beats" (web, subscribe).

• Critical Music - Critical Music label boss Kasra presents the latest from his and other labels (web, subscribe).

• DJ Marky - DJ Marky (Brazil) presents his latest mixes (web, subscribe).

• John B - International Superstar DJ John B presents his selection of electro-influenced Drum & Bass (web, subscribe).

• Hospital Records - Tony Colman (aka. London Elektricity) presents the latest selections from Hospital Records and other up-and-coming producers (web, subscribe).

• Phuture Frequency - An Intenet radio station that went podcast-only in 2006. It features various DJs representing a variety of styles of Drum & Bass (web, subscribe).

• Random Movement - This DJ / Producer has a regular show on Bassdrive and features his latest studio mixes on this podcast (web, subscribe).

• Reprise Music Agency - Reprise represents a lot of well-known DJs / Producers, this podcast showcases mixes from the talent that they represent (web, subscribe).

• Shogun Audio - DJ Friction showcases the latest from the Shogun Audio camp (web, subscribe).

• Urban Nights - DJ Urbanite presents periodic mixes of some Liquid DnB selections (subscribe).

• XLR8R - This podcast features the most eclectic collection of music, from hip-hop, to grime, to indie, they present a lot of different up-and-coming scenes and sounds. It's a good place to start to find a lot of interesting music. I summarized my favorite episodes from this podcast last year (web, subscribe).

• Lifted Music - Label bosses Spor and Chris Renegade feature darker Drum & Bass from their label. This hasn't been updated in quite a while, but the older episodes are worth a listen (web, subscribe).

Go check these out (if you're into that sort of thing).

I've been subbed to the XLR8R podcast for a while now, originally to check out a Glitch Mob mix (which I just finally downloaded). In the process I found a few new gems:

• Copy: '86 Til Infinity PDXLR8R -- This stuff (and Portland itself) is way too hip for me, but there are some standout tracks by Strength, Yacht, and The Blow on here.
• Mary Anne Hobbs: Live in SF (01/29) -- I never liked Mary as a DJ on Radio 1, and I don't like 2-step garage, but the eclectic mix of tracks on this mix really work well together.
• CYNE's Hip-Hop Experience -- I'm not much of a Hip-Hop fan, but this is a great blend of some more underground and classic sounds.
• Mush Records -- A great combination of funky and depressing. Good stuff from Eliot Lipp, Daedelus, and others.