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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How you get to the top of Mixcloud’s charts revealed: have millions of dedicated fans with nothing else to do!
Exactly four months ago today, I wrote an article on this blog asking exactly how does Mixcloud compile its own charts. The original feature referenced an interview that Mixcloud CEO Nico Perez (pictured above)...
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Derrick May claims he was six months into negotiations to sign with ZTT in 1991 – but why did the deal fall apart? The truth is out there, somewhere…
One of the questions that has been asked of Derrick May over the years is why did he stop producing music in the early 1990s. Records like “Strings Of Life”, “The Dance” and so...
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Could Northern Ireland’s nightclubs be about to mount a legal challenge on Stormont to force a reopening? Rumours abound of solicitors getting ready to act…
I’m hearing some interesting rumours emanating from Belfast this weekend. Word is that a couple of different companies are threatening to mount legal challenges against the Northern Ireland Executive over their continous failure to...
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“Our contribution to the national and international reputation of the cultural sector could not be replaced” – Resident Advisor in their own less than humble words when seeking a bailout last year…
On Wednesday, someone was kind enough to send me a link to a file which contained the application form of Boiler Room for their bailout last year. I blogged about it then, much to...
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Get yourself a coffee, this is a long one! I explain where Amateur’s House has come from and whose opinions REALLY matter…
On this Sunday morning, I thought I’d start the day with a bit of reflection. I’ve been looking back through the archives of this blog – and I have to say I’m quickly becoming...
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Lots of dodgy stories about Princess Diana have done the rounds over the years – and here’s one of the weirdest I’ve ever come across
Every single year around this time, the British media goes a little bit crazy. It all goes back to August 31st in 1997. I woke up that Sunday morning to discover that Princess Diana...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!) – 4th September 2021
On the week that it was revealed a woman had made $25,000 out of selling her own farts, I go through the tunes of the week to flush out the floaters and the stinkers!...
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The Saturday Recap – 4th September 2021
So that’s another week over and done with. Welcome to the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is coming up later – fresh from a week off over the Bank Holiday – but let’s...
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Is there anyone who ISN’T in the festival trade these days? Now even Swedish superstore IKEA are doing it – and they’ve even got Kaytranada on the bill…
When I think of IKEA, I think of those meatballs they serve in their canteens. I think of one-way systems all over the place, lugging heavy boxes all the way out to the car...
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So what the hell WERE they taking? No sod knows, as The Loop reveal half the MDMA tested at a recent festival contained no MDMA!
Cast your mind back to 2013. In February that year, Tesco admitted – with very long faces – they’d been selling spaghetti bolognese which was comprised of 60% horse meat. Soon, we found out...
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Always risky dabbling with a classic! Cinthie has a go at remixing 1991’s “The Whistle Song” by Frankie Knuckles, but – and this is the only question which matters – is it any good?
During my five-year stint of making and remixing house music, I learnt a couple of things. One was if you’re ever offered a song to remix that’s considered a classic, tread carefully and be...
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Drake credits R Kelly (who’s facing charges of sexual abuse, racketeering and others in court right now) as a composer on his album – yet no one seems to have a problem with it…
If you’ve ever wondered just why I sometimes get incredibly angry at the music industry, this story should hopefully explain it. It’s a story about how the music industry doesn’t rules which apply to...
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As Beautiful People Festival reveal the times you’ll be able to see everyone this weekend, there’s no sign of the 30-minute sets which made Booker T pull out of the event…
Years ago, a night out would consist of seeing a small number of DJs. In the early days of house music, you might typically have just two or three DJs on the whole evening...
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A statement from Amateur’s House about recent coverage
Well, it was bound to happen eventually, wasn’t it? When you’re holding people to account each and every day of the week – unlike the mainstream dance music press – you’re eventually going to...
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As Mixmag are paid to write a puff piece for Departure in Mexico, what could possibly be the reason they didn’t mention most of the line-up are plague rave DJs?
Lesson of the day – whenever you see the words “in association with” at the start of an article, especially where the name of who wrote it typically appears, beware. This is essentially an...
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