How festivals try to control media coverage
Anyone reading coverage in the dance music press of festivals usually finds the same thing. The review is normally very positive - the music was great, the atmosphere was friendly and so on. You might get one or two minor negatives, but they tend to…
Danny Tenaglia plugs Heroes with his massive trunk
Whether they're newer to the world they inhabit or have basically been there for all their adult lives, DJs in the higher echelons have - with a few honourable exceptions - one thing in common. And this is that they're very poor at understanding how…
$199 for one day ticket – why was Day N Vegas shelved?
Things don’t seem to be going too well in the festival world this year, are they? Only yesterday, Ears To The House posted about some of the general feedback we were getting about them - most of it is that they cost too much, deliver…
Wednesday Whisper: 6th July 2022
Which British DJ recently faced awkward questions from his missus about a rather large transfer of funds from the couple’s joint account? A source tells us the DJ was recently talking to his friends about it, explaining that his long-term partner was giving him a…
Will Ash Lauryn stick to Belleville Three script?
Believe it or not, but there was once a time when documentaries were produced and narrated by people who had some distance from their subject. To be commissioned to make a documentary for a national broadcaster was considered an honour, so every effort was taken…
Has Maurice Joshua been forgotten in the Beyoncé debate?
Much has been said by now on the debate over the latest Beyoncé track "Break My Soul" - not least on Ears To The House. But one particular person has a role in this debate which goes back a lot further in time than anyone…
The Insider asks: why is dance music so boring these days?
Ever since Ears To The House made our overdue return a few weeks ago, one person who's been a regular in the inbox is our notorious insider. His identity is, and will remain, a closely guarded secret - other than to say he's been in…
Untold Festival reveals lineup… is the same as everyone else’s!
Why is the festival world so mind-numbingly boring and averse to risk these days? It's a question Ears To The House has posed before - because this naturally conservative natured beast is being especially dull this year. And week after week, our inbox fills up…
Ears To The House loves dance culture – and expects better too
Since we made our return as Ears To The House back on May 23rd, our audience has been steadily growing. This, of course, is something we appreciate a lot - we believe there is an appetite in the dance music world for outlets which dare…
Here’s One They Made Earlier: 4th July 2022
This week, we thought we'd have something for this column which didn't take itself entirely seriously. Because occasionally in the world of dance music, a record comes along which is amusing and sometimes even funny. This is very much one of them. 95 North are…
Terry Hunter’s official remix of Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul”…
Ears To The House has a few corrections to make to this article. UBQ Project was established in 1990, not 1991, and Ron Trent was only involved with their first release - Smith and Hunter did everything afterwards as a duo. Also, the final UBQ…
Why is the CPS allowing drill music videos as evidence?
We have an explicit rule here at Ears To The House - it applies to both our writers and to those who frequently contribute ideas for stories to the site. This rule is pretty simple - spend as little time as physically possible looking at…