It only takes a few days for Mixmag to catch up with what the rest of the world already knows. Today, they ran an article about the latest imminent changes to England’s lockdown rules...
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And this is why documenting events matters! Ron Hardy remembered with fond tributes – but scant evidence of his life and work is out there
The house music world has been filled recently with tributes and warm words for Ron Hardy. In case you’re unfamiliar with the name, Hardy was one of the DJs who championed house music in...
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Mixmag, George Jung and why the dance music press can’t say too much about drugs…
Mixmag’s highly peculiar attitude to drugs continues. They live in this strange space between wanting to write all about illegal drugs and knowing that promoting these posts too much could result in Facebook’s algorithms...
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What would the Sasha of 1992 make of it? DJ reveals that he spent lockdown making an album and, er, baking bread…
Sasha – the superstar DJ before the superstar DJs concept was invented in some over-imaginative journalist’s head – has given an interview to Beatport explaining what he’s been doing over the past 12 months....
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Is that another night off for you, Derrick? The Poland orchestral gig seems to be off following an online backlash – so does ANYONE want to book desperate May for a show?
Not one, but two helpings of the dismal life of Derrick May in one day! Never let it be said I don’t look after my readers well. Fresh from his recent cancellation by the...
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More songwriters will start driving for Uber if they’re not paid more for their work, warns Abba’s Bjorn Ulvaeus
If you’ve ever wondered why so much music in the mainstream charts sounds similar, the fact that most of it was written by one of two men might have something to do with it....
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Derrick May described women as “the conduit of life” last year – so why did he tell a 15 year old girl in 1989 that he’d kick her arse for five dollars?
A quick note before I begin – I thought it was time for a little change to the graphic that accompanies Derrick May posts on this blog. There’s just something about this one that...
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Wales hasn’t announced plans for the return of festivals yet. So isn’t it just a little bit risky organising one there?
A few days ago, I wrote about the approaches of the UK’s four different nations to easing up on lockdown. This can occasionally create a very confusing situation if you’re unaware of the differences...
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Could Yousef be sued if an attendee at the Circus Covid test event caught the virus and died? Government guidelines don’t rule it out…
Believe it or not, but the title of this post isn’t quite as sensationalist as it first sounds. A few weeks ago, Yousef staged an event at Circus in Liverpool as part of the...
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Is Bandcamp Friday going to become a permanent feature on the site? Whispers that music retailer is “seriously considering” keeping it past the pandemic
Bandcamp Friday began last year back in March. It was the website’s response to the coronavirus pandemic decimating several income streams for artists, producers, singers and others in the industry – who saw live...
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Is he Out Of Sight? Todd Terry’s Facebook page lies dormant after hacking incident… and no, I didn’t Dream It
You might recall that a few weeks ago – on March 31st, to be precise – I wrote a post about Todd Terry’s official Facebook page being hacked. Aside from pointing out that “Todd”...
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And what the hell was he smoking, then? DJ Smokin’ Jo reveals details of a date – and you’ll never guess the reason it didn’t work out…
Hello, it’s Smokin’ Jo pictured here. You might remember her from such tracks as “Want Me” and “Yan U” or the fact that she’s the only woman to date to ever win the DJ...
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Berlin is declaring its clubs to be “cultural institutions” – sensible or just a sign of the dry German sense of humour?
Much is made by the dance music press here in Britain who think that nightclubs and such are treated badly by the authorities. It’s something you’ll find them going on about whenever a journalist...
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Couldn’t you just make a TV documentary and be done with it, Danny? Turns out Danny Rampling owns a TV production company…
Time was that Danny Rampling took the threat of coronavirus extremely seriously. Back on March 23rd last year, after the British Prime Minister imposed some of the tightest restrictions on life since World War...
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Mixmag – representing the best of dance music culture, but only during office hours on Monday to Friday!
You can tell it’s a Saturday. Not just because there’s football on later, not even just because there’s even more rubbish on TV tonight than normal. No, it’s because Mixmag are serving up the...
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The Saturday Recap – 8th May 2021
Welcome to the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is having a week off, but let’s start with a recap of what’s been on this site during the week. There’s something to read every...
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