For this week’s edition of Here’s One They Made Earlier. it’s Natalie Williams. In 2006, she released a song which at the time was in the neo-soul genre. It included a flute solo by...
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Double jabbed to get into clubs or no entry, paying festivals £75k to plug the vaccine rollout – why are governments so determined to treat younger people like fools?
Over the weekend, I read in the Belfast Telegraph about a forthcoming event called Emerge. It’s taking place at Ormeau Park in south Belfast on September 17th and has the likes of Mella Dee...
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Texas promises $10k to anyone who shops a woman seeking an abortion attacks – isn’t it time DJs from the dance music world made their disapproval clear to see, or do they care more about their bank balances?
Anyone who cares about women’s rights should be extremely concerned about what’s happening in Texas right now. With the support of the US Supreme Court, the southern state has made abortion illegal in all...
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As Anita Baker joins De La Soul, Taylor Swift and Stevie Wonder in owning her masters, why does this continue to be the exception than the norm for music artists?
Earlier this year, Anita Baker did something extremely unusual for a musician. She told everyone to basically stop listening to her music. Yes, someone in a group of people who normally wants us to...
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Want to make the DJ scene even more elitist and white than it already is? Then put in DJ diversity clauses and watch as the problem isn’t solved…
When you’ve spent a little bit of time studying the mainstream dance music magazines, you’ll notice a few things. For example, there’s surprisingly little journalism in them. Many of them tend to run a...
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