This article has been getting some attention on social media during the week. Most of it is inevitably in the political correctness gone mad category. But it reminds me of something I originally wrote...
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The Saturday Recap – 3rd April 2021
It’s the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is having a well earned break over the Easter period, but there’s plenty more coming up this weekend to keep you amused, entertained and informed. Right...
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The Six On Saturday takes a break
Things will mostly continue as normal on this blog over the Easter weekend. The only difference is there’s no The Six On Saturday column from me this weekend. It’ll be back next Saturday, April...
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Dance music, racism and a soundtrack of déjà vu
I was searching online earlier this week on a subject I’ll be writing about next week – when I came across this piece courtesy of Dweller Forever. The premise of the piece? Well… “Black...
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A Good Friday treat of the 95 North variety!
Over five years ago, I had previously been working on a series of mixes going through the archives of 95 North – turns out there was far more in there than anticipated! I later...
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Amateur At Play & Morris Revy – Perfect Vacation (OUT NOW!)
You’ve only got another few days to get this as a Traxsource exclusive. From Easter Monday, it’ll be on the streaming sites and the other download stores…...
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Money, drugs, women: the REAL tale of Derrick May?
On Tuesday night, I referred to an interview that Derrick May did back in 2006 with Red Bull. You can read the whole transcript here. I previously talked about how saddened May would be...
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But what about the remixes?
Back on Tuesday, I wrote a post suggesting the record labels should move to an advance system instead of the royalty emphasised system of now. A label boss got in touch via email and...
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Yep, even I get imposter syndrome…
I’ve accomplished more in music than I ever thought I would. Which, to be fair, isn’t hard. I personally thought when I started out that I would accomplish nothing, so anything was a step...
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Where DO the pirates get their music from?
Here’s a scenario for you. You’ve just spent days, weeks, possibly even months creating a new release. It’s been sent to a record label, and now it’s finally available for people to buy. Great....
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Keep on hacking: why something’s going on with Todd Terry’s Facebook page
There are some strange things going on at the moment on the official Facebook page of Todd Terry. A hacker seems to have come along and concluded that this (page) will be mine. Instead...
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The times they are a changing…
I thought it was time to let you all know a few things that are coming up with this blog. Since I made the move in January to putting all my blog content here,...
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Derrick May: “It would hurt people to see Transmat disappear”
I’ll be coming back to the subject of Derrick May later this week. I’m rather busy with a few remixes right now, and I need to get them finished. So for now, here’s this....
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Should record labels move to an advances system?
A few nights ago, my wife was doing an online course on Zoom. It was all about books. Writing books, getting books out, marketing books, publishing books and so on. Books, books, books basically....
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Ministry’s got no money? Dunno about that!
They just can’t win, can they? In the eyes of the average Internet critic, everything is always wrong. Even if that means contradicting statements they’ve made previously. I’ve written recently about how the festivals...
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Vaccine passports – yay or nay?
There’s lots of hot air going around at the moment about so-called vaccine passports. Some people claim they’re a great idea and that they’ll allow people to mix together with the least amount of...
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