The leaders of night life in the UK would have you believe that they’ve provided exemplary leadership throughout this crisis, and that it’s the government that has let them down at the last minute....
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The Saturday Recap – 19th June 2021
Welcome to the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is having the weekend off, but let’s start with a recap of what’s been on this site during the week before going on with the...
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Yes, even I can say nice things sometimes! Mutya Buena is all about freedom… but this time, it’s freedom from prejudice as she performs at the Proud Freedom Festival
Mutya Buena wasn’t much of a fan when I wrote about her a few weeks ago. Much to her credit, however – and in stark contrast to others who refuse to engage when criticised...
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Isn’t it time someone had a word? CamelPhat are now threatening to sue a journalist – because she dared to disclose their wealth using papers THEY uploaded to Companies House!
CamelPhat have been around for quite a lot longer than anyone realises. They’re actually two guys called Dave Whelan and Mike Di Scala, and I first came across their names when they were working...
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Not a bad old day in the office, Dave! Some French DJ you might never have heard of gets $100million in deal with Warner Music – so is David Guetta more shrewd than he gets credit for?
Many people in the dance music world are well into caricature territory, but they just don’t know it. They still think they’re private figures who nobody knows. This blog thoroughly enjoys mocking them for...
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Would YOU tell Carl Cox how to do his job? Theta Burn critiqued his drum and bass set on Mixcloud Select – but the only one who got burned was Theta!
Carl Cox has been DJing for longer than I’ve been alive. He started as a mobile DJ playing disco music back in 1977 – and during the late 1980s, he was as well known...
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Weird time to open a new club? The Lofts disagree as they plan to open on August Bank Holiday weekend in Newcastle – and guess who they’ve lined up for the grand opening?
If you believe the mainstream dance music press, you’d be half forgiven for thinking we were in the midst of a clubbers apocalypse right now. Amidst headlines about the June 21st delay being the...
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Daniel Ek pleads poverty when saying he can’t increase artist royalties – yet opens a big chequebook to get exclusive podcasts (with the latest getting a whopping $60million!)
Here’s yet another reason I’ve pretty much stopped making music to concentrate on this blog. Making me music was costing me money. I couldn’t even break even or make a small profit. And when...
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Remember the DJ agency that harassed this blog for covering plague rave DJs? Well, guess who’s now facing legal action for an alleged super spreader event they put on in Tulum…
A few weeks ago, you might remember that I ran an article from a DJ who admitted he’d been doing plague raves. To cut a long story short, his agency found out, contacted me...
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Everyone’s blaming Boris Johnson for lockdown carrying on in England – and they’re right – but aren’t the industry just a little bit to blame for this predicament?
Before anyone comes at me claiming I’m a Tory stooge, let’s get this out of the way. I hold no truck for Boris Johnson. I think he’s the worst Prime Minister in living memory....
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Wednesday Whisper #5 – the remixer who complains about remixing old stuff… unless he gets a big enough cheque
Which long time DJ, producer, engineer and remixer is getting dismayed with the remix game that he has so far willingly played his part in milking dry? He’s taken to complaining on a WhatsApp...
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Djoon fundraiser that Terrence Parker pushed is barely halfway towards its target with 5 days to go – but still no word on how much money the man himself donated
The fundraiser to save French nightclub Djoon is not going all that well, unfortunately. With only 5 days to go, they’re at 51% of their €50,000 target. Even a push from club favourite Terrence...
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Is it not hypocrisy when your mates do it? Sacha Lord accused of double standards booking plague rave favourites Solardo – whilst also condemning plague raves on his Twitter account!
The activities of plague rave favourites Solardo were documented back on Monday. I also noted at the time that they’d been booked by Sacha Lord for the Parklife Festival, due to take place in...
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As Sondela starts getting a push from Defected following criticism, why does the African influenced label not make more of the association with its bigger brother?
Last week, I wrote about how Sef Kombo had decided to leave his job at Transport for London to run Sondela Recordings full time. Since then, a curious thing has happened. Defected appears to...
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As Derrick May’s plan for a quickie Greek wedding runs into a most fur-midable problem, the tale of how he planned to retire in Tokyo – and why the plan went awry
With Derrick May currently having second thoughts about his plan to go to Greece to marry his “passport” girlfriend Sofia Tsagaraki – not least because of the risk complaints about his conduct could have...
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Is the course not selling that well for you, Gary? Take That crooner and tax dodger Barlow has cut price for his songwriting course by 25%…
Is this dance music related? Well, Mark Picchiotti once remixed one of his songs back in 1999… so no, it isn’t. But this blog exists partly for my own personal enjoyment, so I’m writing...
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