Why is Warehouse Project refusing to say anything at all about the death of a 20-year old who was at their venue last weekend? This is the question I asked last Sunday and today,...
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Whilst Boiler Room show their new owners around, are there implications for that £800k bailout from Arts Council England they got last year?
Since the news broke on Friday that Boiler Room has been bought by Dice for an undisclosed sum, there are a number of questions which remain unanswered. How much independence will Boiler Room have...
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Is there anyone you can trust these days? Claude VonStroke reveals there’s a fake Dirtybird label being run right now… and he reveals how to avoid being scammed
The Simpsons broadcast an episode called “Wizard of Evergreen Terrace” for the first time in September 1998. In it, Homer Simpson tries to overcome a midlife crisis by inventing new gadgets, which mostly turn...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!) – 2nd October 2021
On the week that a drunk man ended up helping the police on a search for a missing person – who turned out to be himself – I go through the records so you...
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The Saturday Recap – 2nd October 2021
So that’s another week over and done with. Welcome to the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is coming up later, but let’s quickly recap some of what’s been on Amateur’s House during the...
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Boiler Room has been purchased by London-based, venture capitalist backed ticketing company Dice – but how much will founder Blaise Bellville stand to make from the sale?
Well, it’s looking like I might have to create a new picture for the blog whenever I write about Boiler Room. One with money in it. In a rare piece of decent journalism –...
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Whilst Playground Festival’s silence towards… well, everyone continues – this blog takes a closer look at organisers Brian Traynor and Richard Scoular
The organisers behind Playground Festival have obviously decided to take an extra long weekend – starting from Wednesday. I struggle to find any other explanation for the fact they’ve basically all disappeared. Since Optimo...
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Dance For Stevie reveal their set times for this weekend and lots of 30 minute sets are in there – so let’s just hope Booker T doesn’t cancel his appearance this time!
With there being no less than 52 acts currently billed to appear, a total of 11 hours between 2pm and 1am and 4 rooms available for use, no one can really feign surprise at...
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The British government’s furlough scheme has now ended – so can anyone explain how Northern Ireland nightclubs, which must legally remain closed, are meant to pay their bills? Because Stormont can’t explain it to this blog…
This week, I decided to send out a bunch of emails to government departments and ministers in Northern Ireland. Admittedly, this isn’t something I would normally choose to do – but I’m struggling to...
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Will there be cornflakes and toast available too? ADE moves its schedule to daytime hours in accordance with Dutch Covid rules – with some days starting as early as 6am!
Clubbers are traditionally late night people, it’s pretty safe to say. If the opposite was true, festivals wouldn’t be offering burgers, chips and pizzas to their customers. They’d be offering corn flakes, toast and...
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As a Scottish singer reveals she was offered a gig in exchange for sex, some bizarre stories from one anonymous female DJ – prepare to be astonished!
After five months of running Amateur’s House, I like to think that I have some idea of what I’m doing. There have been a couple of hiccups in that time, but I remain of...
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That’s another £361 in the collection bucket! Rare Shoom flyer sale proceeds go to Dance For Stevie – and the GoFundMe page is looking pretty promising too…
Back on Monday of last week, you might remember this blog published an article about a flyer from 1988 from the notorious Shoom nightclub which was on sale at eBay. Proceeds for the item...
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DJ Rebekah feigned shock at allegations against Derrick May last year – so what on earth is she doing working with one of his accomplices?
Nearly one year ago to the day, DJ Rebekah launched a campaign called #ForTheMusic. The idea was simple. It was to fight against sexual harassment and assault in the world of dance music. And...
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As Scotland announces a 17-day delay in enforcing vaccine passports, is this possibly anything to do with an impending NTIA legal challenge to the policy?
So, back we go to the divisive topic of vaccine passports once more. Scotland was due to introduce them on October 1st – tomorrow. But like everything else with this policy, it’s been rushed...
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Amidst a barrage of criticism circulating online towards Playground Festival, the organisers have chosen to say nothing – but is it because they saw this coming?
Yesterday morning, this blog reported on comments made by Optimo (Escapio) about what they perceived to be the shambles of Glasgow’s Playground Festival. And I wasn’t the only one. A number of Scottish media...
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Not sure you’d get away with calling a feature that nowadays! Muzik used to have a column in their magazine for calling people out – dubiously titled “Hang The DJ”…
I frequently deride the dance music press on this blog. I believe they steer clear of certain subjects because it clashes with their commercial interests. I believe they’re terrible at holding people to account...
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