Back on Wednesday morning, I wrote a post about how Derrick May had been invited to speak at an event held by the prestigious Detroit Historical Society. Cue much horror at the revelation that...
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BREAKING NEWS: Derrick May’s appearance at the Detroit Historical Society is cancelled!
It’s official. Says the Detroit Historical Society… To avoid distracting from the celebration of the music, people and history of Detroit’s electronic music festivals happening on 5/30 at the Detroit Historical Museum, Derrick May...
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Praise be to God! A dance music publication actually publishes an article about plague raves – and manages to be pretty scathing about them too
For the past few months, one of the things I’ve been frequently writing about is plague raves. One particular bugbear of mine is that the dance music press just don’t seem to want to...
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Just how young ARE your fans these days, Carl? Cox’s shop sells babygrows and bibs alongside hats, mugs and face masks
DJs have had to do a lot of things in order to make money during the pandemic. Steve Lawler charged people $31 to tell them their latest record was crap. Sterling Void had to...
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The gangster mentality in house music – and why Detroit’s Carl Craig is the perfect example of this protectionist mindset
Carl Craig is upset. He’s not saying that in entirely straightforward terms, but that’s the message. The likes of Michael James, Annabel Ross, Ellie Flynn and others – not to mention myself – have...
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As Defected release over 140 tracks from Todd Edwards archive tomorrow, a pertinent question – are they repeating the mistakes the majors committed with house music in the 1990s?
Let’s start this piece by being kind. Simon Dunmore is a man who has done much for dance music. From his early days at Cooltempo to being A&R at AM:PM all the way to...
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