There’s always one, isn’t there? Whilst the dance music world mourned the loss of Paul Johnson yesterday, someone posted a message on his Facebook fan page for a supposed fundraiser for a memorial fund....
READ MORE...
The worst nightmare for any nightclub owner? Deaths on the premises connected to illegal drugs – and whatever the truth, mud sticks at licence renewal time…
Since I started this blog just a few short months ago, I’ve been surprised at how many people are willing to open up and talk to me. I’m very much a fan of speaking...
READ MORE...
Is Germany about to repeat the mistakes Britain made? As Clubcommission holds a test event this weekend, the Covid check afterwards isn’t compulsory – just like at Yousef’s Circus
It seems test events to see whether large gatherings can be held safely without spreading coronavirus aren’t just a curiously British, error-ridden thing. The Germans have decided to give it a go – conducting...
READ MORE...
Everything that could be saved was cancelled months ago! UK Government FINALLY introduce Covid insurance for live events… but it doesn’t kick off until September
This government has a bit of a habit this week of leaking out news. Yesterday, I covered the subject of visa free touring and government claims that just didn’t stack up. This morning, I...
READ MORE...
This would be their specialist subject on Mastermind! Resident Advisor held a Zoom call the other day – and what was the topic of discussion? Err, how to squeeze money out of quangos…
Last year, Resident Advisor finally discovered they had no God-given right to exist. The pandemic took away huge swathes of their income almost overnight. Indeed, for a time, it looked like the company was...
READ MORE...
Danny Rampling, I’ve got a new best friend for you! Now Osunlade is peddling nonsense about Covid as well – and he takes lying to a level even his new pal would blush at…
There’s a disturbing number of anti-vaxxers in the dance music world. I used to wonder why music journalists never bothered asking DJs, producers and such about their personal views on things – the reason...
READ MORE...
Brighton Music Conference is back next month – but why are people expected to fork out £100 for tickets when their own site can’t be bothered telling us what’s going on?
Music conferences have become a big thing over the past few years. Making music doesn’t make much money, but someone somewhere has worked out that talking about is a potential money raker. Hence why...
READ MORE...
This blog deals with all the important topics! The story of Derrick Carter’s visit to the Trax offices – and just where did he throw his ham sandwich?
On Tuesday, I made your morning just that little bit more rubbish by showing you the latest from the Trax Records stable – a cover of “You Used To Hold Me” as sung by...
READ MORE...
Question – so when does visa free touring in 19 EU countries not mean visa free touring in 19 EU countries? Answer – when it’s the UK government saying so!
The British government has been under some pressure for a while now to do something about the issue of musicians and such not being able to tour the EU anymore. They’ve approached it with...
READ MORE...
“I’ve never let anything hold me back, I’ve never let any type of experience let me down or put me down”: Paul Johnson in his own words as he dies in hospital from Covid-19 aged just 50
It’s with a deep sense of sadness I bring you the news tonight that the Chicago based house DJ Paul Johnson has died. He was aged just 50 years old. Johnson had been in...
READ MORE...
Wednesday Whisper #12 – the long-time DJ who always has a particular request with his lady friends…
Which legendary DJ was spotted recently leaving a nightclub with a young lady, roughly in her early 30s, after doing a set? This woman might not be pleased to know that she probably wasn’t...
READ MORE...
Why do I get the feeling he wasn’t being entirely serious? DJ Sneak’s Traxsource Freedom Day is now sometime in 2024 as number of records on the site goes UP, not down…
At the beginning of the year, DJ Sneak decided to make a vow to himself and his fans. He said he was going to have his music removed from the digital stores. Since then,...
READ MORE...
As a poll reveals Boris Johnson’s popularity is in freefall, the row over vaccine passports are cited as a reason – so is the populist politician now thinking of dropping them?
I remember Tony Blair’s time in government. He used his massive majorities in Parliament (179, 167 and 66, respectively) to push through his agenda. In later years, especially after the Iraq war, he became...
READ MORE...
Are Briggs and Louis still available? Curious headlines in the press about “detectives” being sent to expose illegal parties on Ibiza aren’t quite what they seem…
Between 1993 and 1997, the BBC used to show a comedy called The Detectives. In it, two police officers by the names of David Briggs and Bob Louis are called upon to solve various...
READ MORE...
Nightclubs in Scotland and Wales are reopening in the coming days – but will you be required to wear a face mask, and as for those of you in Belfast? Still no date for you!
As anyone who reads this blog will know, nightclubs across England reopened on July 19th. Which left the question – when would the other three nations that make up the UK follow? Because whilst...
READ MORE...
The war on drugs has failed, part two – as powerful committee says introduce drug testing facilities, how did the Government respond? By simply ignoring them!
I wrote yesterday about the mess that is drugs policy from the British Government. This was amidst the backdrop of the death of a 21-year old male in The Cause in Tottenham, north London...
READ MORE...
