Recently, I published a post about how DJ Sneak – probably the man who’s argued with the most people in house music in history – was resorting to smutty puns to get people watching...
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Is there anyone in the dance music who ISN’T a crook, part two? How Jesse Saunders never got sales money from UK sales of “Love Can’t Turn Around” – and Pete Tong remains silent to this day…
The depressing litany of producers who were conned out of money continues to grow. Last week, I detailed how A Guy Called Gerald was deprived of money from “Voodoo Ray” and an EP he...
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You never know who might be reading online! Mutya Buena has been in touch about a recent article – and as you can guess, she isn’t too lost in me…
You might recall a few weeks ago, I wrote about a new single that Mutya Buena was featured on for garage label Upcycle Records. I wasn’t terribly nice, quoting something from that week’s edition...
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Do these people ever take the day off? Now Lange is the latest has-been to say his freedom to spout rubbish is under threat
This blog has had much fun recently at the expense of Danny Rampling – his descent from half decent DJ who could barely mix to a fully paid-up member of Planet Batshit has been...
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Could Derrick May be arrested if he lands in Europe? Sensational claims that yeah, he could be…
I mentioned last Friday that Derrick May was mulling over a move to Europe. I noted that his current girlfriend lives in Greece and that friends had joked about him marrying her and getting...
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Would you bereave it? Dead centre on his social media, Sterling Void’s dodgy fundraiser after his mum died – for the SECOND time!
I was going through my blog archive recently and I discovered that one story from the Sterling Void archive was missing. Fraudulent signatures, forthcoming book releases that never happen, scamming producers for the curious...
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EXCLUSIVE: You read his account of doing plague raves in his own words – now read the anonymous DJ’s answers to my questions
Yesterday, I published a piece from an anonymous DJ who had the guts to come forward and admit that he had been doing plague raves during the pandemic. He wrote in detail about his...
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So, did Derrick May turn up last night at Carl Craig’s TV Lounge birthday party? He did a DJ set AND bumped into his lawyer – wonder what they talked about?
So, a quick update on this Sunday evening on a post from last night. Carl Craig was 52 years old yesterday and his birthday party was at the TV Lounge. And sure enough, a...
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Is money too tight to mention? What Resident Advisor and Mixmag aren’t telling you in their lockdown coverage…
I’m hearing some very interesting whispers coming from two of the big operators in dance music. They’re getting increasingly worried about the prospect of England delaying further lockdown rule changes. Resident Advisor are said,...
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Sacha Lord won’t urge his followers to end lockdown by getting the jab – but it turns out he WILL get one himself!
Here’s a quick update on a story that I covered last Tuesday – it was all about Sacha John Edward Lord-Marchionne, as Companies House call him. In it, I had the temerity to ask...
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Revealed: the REAL reason why Nervous Records clings to its sexist, outdated 1970s advertising
There was a time, long ago, that Nervous Records was a byword for quality. You knew that you had a high quality production in your hands whenever you had one of their records. Legendary...
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EXCLUSIVE: I dared the plague rave DJs to come forward and explain themselves – and one, on condition of anonymity, showed some courage and agreed. Right or wrong? You decide
A few weeks ago, I put out a challenge to the plague rave DJs to defend their practices. The way the likes of Dubfire, Sven Väth, Peggy Gou and the rest have been accepting...
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EXCLUSIVE: Wondered why the plague rave DJs do what they do? One of them agreed to speak to me – and you’ll get to read it tomorrow…
Do you remember a few weeks ago that I threw the gauntlet down to the plague rave DJs to explain themselves? Well, much to my surprise, one such DJ agreed to do so. And...
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Carl Craig’s birthday party is in Detroit tonight – but there’s only one question on everyone’s lips: will Derrick May show up?
It’s Carl Craig’s birthday today. Happy 52nd birthday to you, Mr Craig. At least you can tell the difference between a keyboard and a cucumber. A few weeks ago, I wrote that he was...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!) – 22nd May 2021
On the week that someone claimed the Loch Ness monster sightings were actually sightings of, ahem, something very different, I go through the tunes that could never be mistaken for whale penis. And yes,...
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The Saturday Recap – 22nd May 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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