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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The Cause’s co-founder reveals the club is under threat from developers – but isn’t there something that you’ve forgotten to mention, Stuart?
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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