So, what’s the story behind this one? Well, I came across this one on a search for remix contests. I rarely bother actually entering any of these, but I do occasionally look around to...
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Daft Punk splitting up and why I can’t honestly say I’m bothered
I see that Daft Punk have decided to call it a day. Cue loads of eulogies from people who seem to think it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened. Really? In the middle of...
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Soon, we can shake down at night once again, says PM
Last Friday, I wrote an article that wasn’t terribly kind about journalists due to their tendency to make up news to suit an agenda when there’s no real news to fill it. Earlier today,...
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Amateur At Play – Bring On The Love EP (OUT NOW!)
You’ve just listened to “Bring On The Love”, the title track from this two track EP. It’s exclusive to Traxsource for another week before it goes on streaming and such. You can get it...
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The longest winter?
Depressing statistics are currently abound that say 81% of nightclubs will fail if they don’t get financial support within the next few weeks. I can’t say I have experience of working behind the scenes...
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Sing for your supper? That’s me stuffed
Singers are important, aren’t they? Of course they are. That’s what makes a track resonate with the public more than anything. Sure, people might well think a song has a catchy melody to it,...
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Is it an official remix? A quick guide
Further to my post on Friday about the extra enormous remix package and the revelation that Scott Diaz didn’t actually do a remix of this, I thought I should provide some insight into a...
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A positively glaring flaw in this plan!
I’ve been thinking about this one since Prime Minister Boris Johnson mentioned it on Monday. He claimed that the way to get nightclubs open again was to use lateral flow tests. You can read...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!) – 20th February 2021
On the week that a judge told Citibank it couldn’t claim back $500million sent out in error, I go through the records that you’ll actually want to spend your money on! Rocket Dubz Feat....
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The Saturday Recap – 20th February 2021
Modem life is busy, and I know I post a fair bit of stuff on this site. That’s why I now do a quick recap of the past week on the website on Saturday...
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Journalists are preying vultures. Change my mind
At the moment, the UK is in lockdown after a massive spike in coronavirus cases over Christmas and the New Year. Who’d have thought that encouraging people to spend it with several households would...
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135 remixes of my next release, anyone?
Allow me to start this post with a disclaimer. I have a lot of time for Victor Simonelli. Three years ago, I emailed him a remix that I’d done for fun of “We’ve Got...
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Confidence booster – the IQ Musique and Phie Claire effect?
Even someone like me has moments when they wonder whether something is going to be well received by people. I had such a moment a few months ago just after I’d finished a remix...
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You don’t see me on Facebook much these days – here’s why
The news that Australia has now become the canary in the coal mine that is Facebook is disappointing but not surprising. Stopping people from posting news on Facebook because they don’t want to pay...
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Morgan Wallen – peeling spuds!
Spotify have taken Morgan Wallen off a number of high profile playlists recently, after he was caught shouting a racial slur at someone. Since then, the number of people listening to him on Spotify...
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Why the sudden interest in nightclubs, Mr Johnson?
I see that Boris Johnson, possibly the worst Prime Minister that the UK has ever seen, has finally made a reference to nightclubs at one of his propaganda conferences. I’ve seen a couple of...
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