It can’t be easy being Michael Weiss of Nervous Records this week. A few days ago, the label boss went down to the Mexican municipality of Tulum. It’s not entirely clear from the label’s...
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McDonald’s have the same menu everywhere too! Secret Project tickets for Portugal go on sale tomorrow – and the lineup is as stale as a three day old Big Mac…
During the heights of the MDL Beast Soundstorm festival controversy last year, I described the event as being “like the McDonald’s of festivals”. I was commenting on what I was seeing as festivals started...
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Touchy little fellow, isn’t he? Carl Craig is upset (yes, again!) about people “whose opinions you don’t care about” – and he even switches comments off in sign of contempt towards his own fans…
There’s always one, isn’t there? I’m sure you’ve probably come across one of these in life, dear reader. The sort of person who constantly claims not to care about the opinions of others –...
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Has Kerri Chandler been playing music to aliens again? Mystery as “flashing radio waves” are detected in space – and scientists aren’t sure what they’re coming from…
There’s a lot which this blog does well. Asking questions about the dance music world that no one else dares touch is one. Covering subjects you will not see beforehand elsewhere is another. But...
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Wednesday Whisper #36 – the DJ whose potty act ensured he won’t be invited back to his friend’s house…
Which DJ practically ensured last week he almost certainly won’t be invited back to a friend’s house in the future? This all happened last weekend, when the DJ and his girlfriend were asked if...
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No wonder the music world backs the BBC licence fee! Defected sub-label Sondela secure monthly show on Radio 1 for the next six months – and it’s the British taxpayers who will be footing the bill for this free publicity…
When Defected does something, there’s usually a reason why. Label boss Simon Dunmore doesn’t seem to me to be the type of person driven by sentimentality – and everything the machine does is a...
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Well done on climbing to Mount Everest’s base camp, Rebekah – now is there any chance you could do some work on your struggling #ForTheMusic movement when you return?
Firstly, many congratulations must go to Rebekah Teasdale after successfully completing her expedition all the way up the 5,364 metres it takes to get to Mount Everest’s base camp. Like her, I have a...
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Ever wondered what touring in a Covid world is like? Mike Skinner of The Streets provides a detailed explanation – and when you read it, it’s no wonder he cancelled his tour!
Despite many Covid restrictions having been removed over the past few months, disruption is still happening in many areas of life. And few are being affected more by this than the live events business....
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Was his New Year’s resolution to learn absolutely nothing? Disgraced Derrick May is up to his sleazy old tricks again as DJ accuses him of “creeping”…
One man who’s been awfully quiet so far this year is the normally very loud Derrick May. The Detroit DJ, in times gone by, was his home city’s most cacophonous voice – but a...
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Least they’re not plugging their own contributor! Resident Advisor emphasise just how cool and underground they think they are – by reviewing the latest album from The Weeknd…
Resident Advisor, like much of the music world, appears to be completely incapable of introspection. They never consider how something might look to the outsider looking in – indeed, they’re often surprised and unsure...
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As source confirms “it’s a very good yes” that Kanye West will be replacing the late Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton, Detroit’s dance scene aren’t happy at the news…
When the news emerged in the final days of November last year that Virgil Abloh, the American fashion designer, had died of cancer at the age of 41, there was much shock and sadness....
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So how far will they be taking their ban on men? London festival Rinse only wants women DJs and staff – but no word on whether the “divine feminine” will be banned from playing male music or taking their money…
That idea of men and women being equal in dance music never really took off, did it? For decades, men dominated lineups everywhere you looked – and frankly, they still do. And no one’s...
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Directions to the nearest job centre, please! With talk that the pandemic could be nearing its end, what could conspiracy theorist DJ Danny Rampling fill his days with next?
The Covid-19 pandemic has been going on now for the best part of two years – and there is some talk in the scientific community that it could now be nearing its end. Increasing...
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Here’s One They Made Earlier: one of the lesser appreciated highlights of a VERY lengthy list of remixes from the Roger Sanchez archive…
These days, you can commission as many remixes as you like of a song. It all depends on how much money you’ve got to spend – there’s room these days for hundreds of different...
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Er, you do realise you sell MP3s, right? Traxsource show rare fail in their social media marketing by posting pictures from an Aussie producer whose first love seems to be vinyl…
You might not be aware of this, but Traxsource was set up by two gentlemen called Marc Pomeroy and Brian Tappert. They started the site in 2004 and are still at the helm today...
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Do they want to be on the wrong side of history? The dance music press are slagging off the Metaverse – but it’s going to be part of the future, whether they like it or not…
Last week, this blog ran an article about Pioneer getting into the remote DJing game – where people can collaborate with each other on a DJ set and never actually meet. I mentioned it...
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