As I frequently point out on this blog, the dance music press are terribly poor at their job. They don’t hold people to account and they never challenge anything anyone has to say. And...
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Plague rave favourite Charlotte De Witte says “we’ve been a Beatport number one for two weeks now” – but is she swallowing her own hype in the process?
As I start writing this post, the first thing to come to mind is a 1996 episode of The Simpsons called “Hurricane Neddy”. In it, a storm hits the town of Springfield and Ned...
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Ireland’s nightclubs will finally reopen on October 22nd after being closed for 586 days – but still no sign of what will happen north of the border…
People across Britain now have the option, if they so choose, to frequent a nightclub. There are practically no restrictions in place – masks are optional, social distancing isn’t required, and only a few...
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Yesterday was the first anniversary of Erick Morillo’s death under the cloud of a rape charge, yet none of his superstar friends posted any tributes – I can’t possibly think why…
Facebook has this surprisingly useful feature on it where towards the start of the day, it’ll remind you of something you posted one year ago on this date or whatever. And there’s bound to...
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As England goes quiet on vaccine passports, Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon decides they’re going ahead – but do the numbers in Holyrood add up?
Ah, devolution. This thing which, despite having existed since 1999, many London based journalists still can’t get their heads around. It’s the idea the four nations of the UK can pursue policies more suitable...
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Wednesday Whisper #16 – the DJ who went the beach on his day off and almost got himself into a fight!
Which DJ and producer almost ended up in a fight with a drunk recently? The aforementioned DJ was on the beach during a very hot spell of weather. He was seen eating a particularly...
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Boiler Room said they launched Honey Dijon’s career in order to get a government bailout last year – but just one question: did you really, Mr Bellville?
Yesterday, someone sent me some documents relating to the bailouts Arts Council England gave Boiler Room in 2020. And there are quite a few things which you curiously won’t find mentioned by themselves or...
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As breakfast TV asks whether over 40’s should be banned from nightclubs, the REAL question – should we ban stupid questions from clickbait telly?
Those of you in the UK might already know of a breakfast show called Good Morning Britain. It’s shown on ITV from Monday to Friday. Those of you who don’t know it, be thankful...
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One year on from Erick Morillo’s death, will the likes of Sharam, Yousef and Pete Tong finally apologise to the world for their utterly nauseating tributes?
It was one year ago to the day today that we learnt Erick Morillo had taken the easy way out. Facing a rape charge and with a court appearance due, Morillo was found dead...
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