A while ago, a friend told me “these politicians never think anything through these days, do they?”. And whilst my friend is indisputably correct with his observation, it also suggests there was a time...
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I didn’t know you could be in two places at once, Jules! Mystery as he has 2-hour show on Kisstory starting at 7pm on Saturday – but also has live show at 8pm with his band…
As a dad of three very young children, I wish I had the ability to be in two or even three places at once. If I did, one of me could spend his whole...
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Do these people think we’re idiots? Spend $49 to have 100 people listen to just 30 seconds of your song at Sounders Music – and “build your audience” despite their Facebook account having just 3 followers…
One thing which I keep seeing adverts for when scrolling Facebook at the moment is something called Sounders Music NL. Their advert makes the enticing claim that it could “increase your chances in the...
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Warner Music Group reached 249 million people last month on their own platforms – Spotify reached 381 million in that time… so is it time for Warner to say adios to Daniel Ek yet?
For the last few years, I’ve predicted that some kind of seismic shift is due in the music streaming world. The streaming sites don’t make any money, the artists don’t make any money. Only...
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As Defected’s promotion of Detroit continues, the REAL reason behind it is revealed – but have you also noticed one particular name has been missing from the moneymaking love-in?
It seems to be one of those weeks where I write about something at the beginning and it develops later. On Tuesday afternoon, I published a piece about Defected suddenly getting behind the city...
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Rebekah is due to talk tomorrow night with fellow #ForTheMusic colleague Sacha Wall – so can they finally put flesh on the bones of the beleaguered movement?
It’s no secret that this blog’s patience with the #ForTheMusic campaign has been stretched to breaking point recently. For the past few weeks, I have asked questions about why the movement appears to have...
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As Dublin rock group Girl Band rename themselves Gilla Band and issue statement saying sorry for “misgendering” – does anyone in the dance music world need a rethink on their branding?
When I first saw this story, I had to check my calendar – because for a moment, I thought April Fools Day had arrived early. A “post-punk and noise rock band from Dublin” called...
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EXCLUSIVE: Plague rave agency which tried to shut me up has to pay out AGAIN as someone caught Covid and almost died after being at their event – and wait until you read their charming reply!
Quite a few months ago now, this blog published an account by a plague rave DJ of his activities during the pandemic. The deal was simple – I would allow him to publish his...
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Wednesday Whisper #27 – the DJ who threatened to sue Resident Advisor, but who turns out to be a busted flush…
Which DJ and occasional producer has been telling his friend for the past few months that he’s going to sue Resident Advisor, yet has mysterious failed to do so? The story goes back a...
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Three private islands with change left over – what Lucian Grainge could buy with £150million… and now he’s got another idea on how to make even more!
Judge Judy had a long-running show of the same name which ran for 25 years. A few years ago, a legal case against the show brought the revelation that the judge – real name...
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They won’t be sneaking out into the shops any time soon! Nike delay release of Air Max 1 collaboration with Travis Scott after Astroworld disaster – but is it now possible they’ll never see the light of day?
The death toll from the tragic events at Astroworld just over a week ago is now 10. In addition to the eight fatalities confirmed on the Saturday, 22-year old Bharti Shahani died after several...
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Midnight curfew for Ireland’s nightclubs, and vaccine passports popping up all over the place – does anyone else fancy an extra strong coffee this morning?
Nightclubs, by their very definition, are supposed to be open at night. Which is why eyebrows were raised when the Netherlands announced last week that nightclubs would have to close at the notably early...
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Maybe they DO think they work for the Mafia after all! Those “dark forces” making threats to those talking about UMG boss Lucian Grainge’s pay have mob tendencies in their genes…
Yesterday morning, I wrote about the deeply suspicious behaviour of a number of “dark forces” within the music industry. They’re currently not very happy about people asking questions regarding the £150million that Universal Music...
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After Ash Lauryn suffers a backlash from her native Detroit appearing on Defected Croatia bill, why ARE the record label suddenly so interested in the city’s music?
Some years ago now, Defected label boss Simon Dunmore spoke about how he acquired the old MK catalogue. Although MK – real name Marc Kinchen – was probably best known in the 1990s for...
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Northern Ireland’s health minister wants mandatory vaccine passports brought in amidst Covid numbers which won’t come down – but are they really the solution he’s looking for?
It’s no exaggeration to say that the NHS is under a lot of pressure across the UK. It often is in winter time – which isn’t unusual due to respiratory viruses being more prevalent...
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Rebekah told us she’d have “more news soon” about the #ForTheMusic movement, but six WEEKS after promise to her 248,000 followers on Instagram, just one question – where is it?
Since Covid restrictions started being lifted across Europe, Rebekah has been keen to get back out there. Over the past couple of weeks, she’s done gigs in Dublin, Warsaw, Naples, Paris, numerous gigs in...
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