There are lots of things about Todd Edwards that previously remained unknown. His music, particularly remixes, used to be everywhere until around 2000 – then they trickled down and eventually disappeared a few years...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!) – 31st July 2021
On the week that a Russian man decided to rob a sex shop but ended up getting beaten up with a dildo instead – to think some people would pay someone to do that,...
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The Saturday Recap – 31st July 2021
Welcome to the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is coming up later, but let’s start with a recap of what’s been on this site during the week. There’s something to read every single...
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Try not to U-turn just after this blog goes to print this time! 51st State are the latest to announce cashless wristbands – but why ARE festivals so keen to push this right now?
I’d better get this one written up and published as quickly as possible. 51st State Festival have a bit of a habit of changing their minds, as demonstrated on Thursday. It seems they’ve decided...
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Derrick May gets booked to appear at Shelter’s 30th birthday – but WHY is a techno DJ who almost never plays house music who’s never performed at the club on the line-up at all?
Traditionally, the birthdays of nightclubs are celebrated with a big line-up. A fair amount of money is often spent on them. Clubs have a lot of adversaries who would rather they didn’t exist, so...
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You know that level on Super Mario Bros 3 where the sun is trying to kill you? Now it’s coming after your vinyl records as well!
There are one or two levels in the Super Mario Bros 3 game where the sun is basically your enemy. It chases after you and occasionally takes a swing down to try and catch...
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As Northern Ireland eases some Covid restrictions today, why are they the only part of the UK that does NOT mention nightclubs in their plans?
As I’ve said time and time again on this blog, the dance music press typically only cares about what happens in London – mostly because they’re based there and it’s easy for them to...
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That’s as close to London as you’re ever gonna get! Creamfields announce their 2022 festival is going to be in… Chelmsford, of all places
Back in the 90s, two of the powerhouse clubs were Ministry of Sound, based in London, and Cream, based in Liverpool. Rumours kept persisting throughout the decade that Cream was going to launch a...
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51st State Festival caves in to the anti-vaxxer brigade and declares tests to enter the venue optional – but was a rebellion by pampered, egotistical DJs behind the decision?
The news cycle moves quickly sometimes. Late last night, I wrote an article about Hannah Wants and whether she would have a response about the news that 51st State Festival had made it mandatory...
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Problems with two-faced people who say you’re great but are secretly trying to thwart your career? If only there was a blog that could help out…
Now that nightclubs are reopening in various parts of the world again – and closing in others, but I digress – one rather ugly tradition has returned to the dance music scene. And that...
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As 51st State announce vaccine status or negative test will be needed to get in, will Hannah Wants exercise her principles – or does she happily “comply” for a fat pay cheque?
Hannah Wants gets very ratty with people who suggest that her views are motivated by money. When someone claimed her stance on lockdown was based entirely on her desperation to start charging extortionate fees...
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Streaming up, downloads down: the state of music according to MRC Data – just don’t expect the dance music community to benefit from it!
MRC Data have just released a new report in the past few days, analysing trends on in the world of music. I’ve downloaded the whole report and found it quite fascinating reading – and...
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Wednesday Whisper #11 – the DJ who thought his request was a shoe-in, but just ended up getting the boot!
Which DJ recently had an almighty tantrum in front of all his friends lately – leaving the aforementioned friends quite speechless? Although this person is well known for making utterly ridiculous requests in the...
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Are nightclubs in Scotland and Wales going to open soon? And just what IS going on with the Night Time Industries Association case against Nicola Sturgeon’s government?
A few weeks ago, I detailed what was going on with nightclubs across the UK. You see, the largely London based dance music press don’t typically give a fig about anything going on outside...
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Will the show be out of this world, or like a crash landing? Kerri Chandler’s doing a show in London – and wait until you see what he’s calling it!
I sometimes think the internet is trying to troll me. Occasionally, I write about Kerri Chandler’s love of space and his membership of METI International. And my computer has noticed this – hence why...
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Sacha Lord calls for “lockdown fanatic” doctors to say sorry days after a conspiracy nut calls for medics to face Nuremberg style trials – so what the hell is he playing at?
Sacha Lord is not a man who gets particularly kind treatment by this blog. Booking plague rave DJs for his events, refusing to urge his followers to help end the pandemic whilst doing his...
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