Sigh. I do wish that DJs would learn a bit about basic geography. The full name of the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It has four countries inside...
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Now what do you make of this, Derrick? Artwork being flogged by Attack Magazine of techno originators – including May’s name, naturally – is aiding Refuge, a British charity that helps victims of sexual abuse…
Exactly who was responsible for Detroit techno becoming Detroit techno remains something of a mystery. For years, we were told it was the so-called Belleville Three who brought this music to the world. Then...
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The song’s called Walking In Memphis, Duane! What WAS Sterling Void doing down in Tennessee last week – and did the trip go up in a puff of smoke?
All the way back in 1991, American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn released a song called “Walking In Memphis”. At the time, the success of the song was moderate. For example, the song never got higher...
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No taxi for Patrick Topping? Everyone had a great time at his Belfast gig on Saturday night – until the mad scramble to get home afterwards started…
A couple of people got in touch yesterday to tell me about their experience of seeing Patrick Topping performing at Custom House Square in Belfast. Don’t get me wrong here – word is Topping...
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Sadness, moments of laughter, words of joy and a beautiful acapella rendition of “Promised Land”: Paul Johnson’s funeral yesterday after his death aged just 50
Yesterday, the funeral took place in Chicago of Paul Leighton Johnson – one of the city’s most famous names when it came to house music. A man who, in his own words, “never let...
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