Late last Friday, the sad news broke that Paul Ryder of the Mancunian band Happy Mondays had died at the age of 58. The story was covered in numerous outlets, such as BBC News,...
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The Saturday Recap: 16th July 2022
So that’s another week over and done with. Welcome to the weekend! Our team has been really badly hit lately by a combination of holidays and coronavirus, so we’re taking the weekend off. Normal...
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Are drones in nightclubs really the next big thing?
Just when you wonder where nightclubs are going to do next, they continuously leave you stumped. The heady days of 1980s illegal raves are a long gone memory for many, and that spirit of...
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Derrick May recorded Strings Of Life at 90bpm – or did he?
The story of exactly how Derrick May produced his 1987 song “Strings Of Life” is something which has changed over time. Indeed, the story has now been altered so many times that even May...
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Deborah De Luca remixes Felix Da Housecat – news to Miss Kittin too…
In this day and age, it should be relatively easy to work out whose music belongs to whom. Sample included on a track? It should be a simple matter to prove it was cleared...
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What Oprah got right (and wrong) about house music
Another week continues, but some topics still seem to be in the news. Beyoncé Knowles making a house record has brought the genre to the attention of a lot of people – and now,...
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Was releasing “Calabria” a mistake for Defected?
Industry sources have told us many times that Simon Dunmore, the man in charge of the increasingly vast Defected empire, is a man who prides himself on attention to detail. And not only does...
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Sterling Void shares old photo – but not this story…
Around three years ago, the editor-in-chief here at Ears To The House started writing on his Facebook page about Sterling Void. All of those posts were copied over to this site’s original incarnation when...
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Tim Westwood now accused of sex with 14-year old
The various allegations of sexual misconduct by Tim Westwood first emerged back in April of this year – just a few weeks ahead of this site’s relaunch as Ears To The House. We weren’t...
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Is Carl Craig morphing into Derrick May?
We’re well aware at Ears To The House that it’s summer for much of the world right now – temperatures in Detroit today look set to reach 25°C. London looks set to get to...
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Wednesday Whisper: 13th July 2022
Which American DJ is beginning to wonder whether he needs to make some changes to his lifestyle? An amusing story arrives in the Ears To The House inbox claiming that the DJ in question...
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Human Diazepam: the internet’s verdict on Solomun
Fans of social media might remember a few years ago when Rate My Plate launched on Facebook. The premise of the page was simple – followers would submit pictures of their own cooking for...
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Is there anyone who isn’t a pioneer these days?
A weird trend exists in the dance music press these days. It’s been around for a while, but seems to be in overdrive at the moment – and we’re not convinced it’s solely because...
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How’d Derrick May make Strings Of Life? Let’s ask him!
Long time readers from this site’s previous incarnation might remember us asking questions about whether Derrick May can play the piano. It seemed an interesting and important question, especially given May has portrayed himself...
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Reviewing Futur Festival – simply because we can…
Last Thursday, we ran an article on Ears To The House about how festivals try to control the media narrative about their event by limiting the numbers of those journalists who can be graced...
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A clarification on our Jesse Saunders article
Yesterday, Ears To The House published an article originally headlined “Is Jesse Saunders promoting house – or himself?”. The article itself queried why only Chicago DJ Jesse Saunders seemed to be doing interviews on...
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