Ears To The House

A few weeks ago, the garage house crew were happy. Traxsource had finally given garage its own category on their site after a campaign which has been on and off for the past three...

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Wednesday Whisper #26 – the promoter putting his best foot forward with a toe-tally ridiculous plan to book more female DJs…

Which club promoter has come up with a downright weird way of getting more female DJs into his nights? Having read recently about how women are still getting a raw deal in dance music...

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Amapiano: the house sound built up over a decade across Africa – but could they fall victim to the historical infighting seen in other genres too?

There are people out there who frequently push out the line that Africa, as a continent, is a basket case. They’d have you believe it’s a place founded on corruption and failure, and that...

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Playing on for 37 minutes after disaster struck, claims of understaffed security, and lawsuits abound from renowned lawyer Ben Crump and others – things couldn’t be much worse for Travis Scott and Astroworld…

The more stories which emerge from Friday night at the Astroworld festival in Texas, the more of a shambles everything appears to be. One of the security guards present that night has declared the...

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You’re a more patient man than me, Mr Zuckerberg! Danny Rampling reveals he “could lose access” to his Instagram page soon, so the question – just how many strikes DOES he have against his account?

As far as surprises go, this one is about as low down the list as you can get. Many people appear to think they have the divine right to post whatever they like on...

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Danielle J Lewis, Marcella Cotterell and Davina Morales: just some of the results when image software turns this blog’s favourite men in house music into women!

For some reason this week, there’s been a noticeable upturn in traffic on some of my older posts – in particular, these two about why DJs look so utterly miserable in press shots. The...

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Has Nervous Records got ambitions to become the American Defected? Label boss Mike Weiss rumoured to be considering turning label into events company – and Simon Dunmore is the inspiration…

Something I’ve never understood about Nervous Records – other than the 1970s advertising they inexplicably cling to – is why they don’t make more of their events. It appears to be quite a sporadic,...

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Scala FINALLY respond to allegations from one half of Wargasm duo had head “slammed against a toilet seat” by venue security – but why did it take a phone call from the BBC for them to speak up?

Yesterday morning, I told you about a situation alleged to have taken place at the Scala in London’s Kings Cross. According to Wargasm, one half of the duo was treated viciously by the security’s...

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After the USA lifts the pandemic travel ban, a question: how long until Derrick May brings his “passport girlfriend” to Detroit – and is a proposal of marriage on the cards?

Since March 2020, the USA has effectively been closed to the world. The nation’s borders were sealed off from the rest of the world after the extent of how much Covid-19 was spreading became...

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Here’s One They Made Earlier: Timo Maas and an early lesson in just what he could do with an average disco house track…

This week, the column goes back to those heady days of 2000. This one first appeared as a very limited edition promo at the back end of 1999 – infact, it made Ministry’s edition...

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Pandemic, what pandemic? Even Covid hasn’t dented Defected’s prospects as net assets grow 29% during 2020 – and even his wife got over £60k out of the company!

Simon Dunmore is pretty unstoppable at the moment. This blog frequently covers the man himself and his Defected empire, and as I wrote recently, the mood in his company has been on the up...

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Isn’t it curious what a big pay cheque can make you do? Idris Elba reveals Meghan Markle told him what to play at royal wedding in 2018 – and speaks about it being “a high pressured gig”…

This blog is firmly of the opinion DJs should be left alone to get on with their work. When you hire a DJ, you should do so trusting they will choose the right music...

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“Dancing was her passion and now she’s dancing her way to heaven’s pearly gates”: just one heartbreaking tribute paid after eight die at Astroworld disaster – so are they ready to stop hiding behind their lawyers yet?

We already had an idea what the human cost was of the Astroworld disaster late on Friday night. Eight people are confirmed as dead and some 300 people were checked over by the authorities...

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Monday morning headache for Scala after electronic duo Wargasm allege one had his head “slammed against a toilet seat” by venue security – and their response? Fingers in ears and pretend they’re not listening…