So it’s official. The very talented Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has decided she’s done enough years in the office and now wants to pick up a retirement clock and pension. Whether she’ll now fill...
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Can’t tour the EU anymore thanks to Brexit? Fear not, you can now tour the German principality of Liechtenstein – although good luck getting all your stuff there…
One of the consequences for Brexit was that British musicians could no longer tour in the European Union without getting expensive visas. This is despite the fact the EU offered this to the UK...
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Is THAT why it was licensed to every compilation going? As Defected bring “Groovejet” to streaming services, the truth about Salsoul’s greed comes to light
I personally like it when old records become available digitally for the first time. I don’t think a record should disappear forever from public view once it’s no longer at the top of the...
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He can’t mix and he looks like he walked into your venue from 1985 – no, not Boy George, it’s one half of the Chuckle Brothers scouting for work…
As lockdowns start to ease left right and centre, DJs everywhere are experiencing something that they haven’t had for some time – well, except the plague rave DJs. Dates in the diary. Emails from...
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Did Jeff Mills know this whole time that Derrick May couldn’t play? The Wizard was furious after May got better reviews after 2016 Melbourne joint appearance
Over the years, a lot of people must have had to keep quiet about the fact Derrick May couldn’t play. Dzijan Emin admitted this fact in an exchange a few weeks ago. And he’s...
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Is everything not alright with your book, Duane? Sterling Void still hasn’t released tell-all tome, titled The Void Inside Of Me, that he promised his fans back in 2017
The depressing second wave of Sterling Covid continues, with the first only having been brought down in the year 2019. And unlike the coronavirus that currently blights much of the world, the Sterling Covid...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!) – 5th June 2021
On the week that the A14 dual carriageway was closed due to a crash that caused a lorry to spill tomatoes all over the road, I go through the records that’ll help you mop...
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The Saturday Recap – 5th June 2021
Welcome to the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is coming up later, but let’s start with a recap of what’s been on this site during the week. There’s something to read every single...
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Have Nervous Records sent their advertising department on gardening leave? Mystery as sexist 1970s ads plugging their merchandise haven’t been seen for over two weeks
The last time I wrote about Nervous Records and their rather dubious 1970s style of advertising, they had possibly the most risqué post yet. And I pulled no punches in my criticism at the...
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How Jesse Saunders blames Pete Tong for not being paid sales money from UK release offers “Love Can’t Turn Around” – an update
Time now for an update on a story which I first posted on May 25th. I told you about Jesse Saunders not being paid a lot of money that he was due over London...
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Remember the time you handcuffed a guy to a radiator and beat him with a chain? Boy George would prefer you didn’t – but here’s your reminder anyway!
This is Pride Month, and everyone seems to be on board. And like everything else these days, lots of questions aren’t being asked. Such as why are all these companies suddenly on board with...
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“I’m never gonna let anyone else in again!” – Derrick May goes on a tangent, and yes, it’s just as nauseating and self-indulgent as you’d expect…
Word reaches me that Derrick May’s complaining about what’s being written online about him by the likes of me is reaching proportions that have even his closest friends wondering if he isn’t losing his...
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Mr Love Groove Dance Party thinks kids shouldn’t get the Covid vaccine (or anyone else) – but were the drugs YOU used to take all tested by the authorities first, Danny?
The social media feeds of Danny Rampling, a DJ who used to be an okay selector but a bit rubbish at mixing, truly is a cesspit nowadays. Only the other day, he put out...
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As Twitch gets served with more takedowns from music publishers, isn’t it time that the Amazon owned company just bought the correct licences already?
Much frothing of the mouth and jerking of knees has been taking place this week with the news that Twitch has been sent around 1000 takedown notifications by music publishers across the industry. Twitch,...
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Has the Defected marketing juggernaut scored a rare fail? Afro house outfit Sondela only has 465 followers
Defected is a modern day dance music success. There’s some discussion about specifics with what they’re doing, but one thing they undeniably do well is marketing, with their social media platforms having all grown...
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Dumb, dumber and DJ agencies – or, how reps for plague rave DJ who wrote on this blog are STILL demanding an apology that they won’t be getting
This saga is rumbling on longer than I thought. On Monday, I disclosed that the agency who represented the DJ who wrote a piece for me about why he did plague raves and agreed...
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