Fabric London have survived quite a bit to get to where they are today. They’ve had to navigate a pandemic. They’ve had to deal with losing their licence after two drug-related deaths on the...
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Masters At Work are milking the Nuyorican Soul cow again…
There are few people in the dance music world who have been around longer than Louie Vega and Kenny Gonzalez. The two are primarily known as Masters At Work when they DJ together on...
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Acapellas4u return – but why did they vanish to begin with?
DJs looking for acapellas is nothing new – they’ve been around for some four decades now, if not longer. For years, record labels tightly controlled who would be able to obtain these prestigious vocals...
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United Dance Company’s Brian Bout arrested over rape claim
Ears To The House can reveal that Brian Bout, the owner and director of United Dance Company, the organisation which runs annual Netherlands festival Dance Valley, was recently arrested on suspicion of rape. Bout,...
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Back In The House beatify Erick Morillo and shame his victims
Even now as we approach the second anniversary of Erick Morillo’s death following an overdose of ketamine – a drug traditionally used in horse tranquilliser – there are people out there who venerate him....
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DJ Sneak played some Paul Johnson in Chicago – which is awkward…
As Ears To The House revealed back in August last year, DJ Sneak had cancelled all his remaining gigs outside the state of California for the remainder of 2021. The jet-setting DJ – real...
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Will Amy Lamé save the day for Printworks London?
Something strange is in the water. A few weeks ago, Ears To The House reported on developments at the Printworks London site. Southwark Council have approved the building of new offices and housing where...
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Wednesday Whisper: 17th August 2022
Which DJ allegedly had a tantrum over the weekend and started behaving like Goldilocks? It all began when the DJ in question turned up for his set at a festival – and in an...
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Change is afoot at Resident Advisor – so what ARE they up to?
The dance music press is in a pitiful state – but don’t take our word for it. Because the likes of Mixmag and Resident Advisor are subconsciously saying the same thing. They’re both making...
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People are wearing masks to festivals – but Covid’s not the reason…
Even by the usual standards of this scene, the 2022 festival season is throwing up some weirdness. Perhaps these things are simply more apparent now due to most festivals being away for two years....
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Can’t any journalist get it right when writing about house music?
If you believe certain people in the media, there was a time when journalism had a truly golden age. There was a journalist specialising in almost everything at every newspaper and magazine, they’d have...
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Have Booker T and Beautiful People kissed and made up?
Last summer, you might recall a story on this very site about Booker T’s very public falling out with the Beautiful People festival. He pulled out of the event due to his name being...
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Here’s One They Made Earlier: 15th August 2022
For this week’s edition of Here’s One They Made Earlier, we’re going back to an early period in house music history – an era which is still not appreciated for the sheer creativity which...
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Is there any DJ not having visa issues right now?
We’re surprised at Ears To The House that no one has yet adopted the name DJ Visa Issues recently – such is the number within the industry which seem to be having problems. Yet...
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So what’s happening with the #ForTheMusic campaign?
Despite previous assurances, some people still appear to be under the impression we at Ears To The House have a problem with the #ForTheMusic campaign against sexual harassment in dance music. So let’s get...
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British politicians won’t legalise drugs – here’s why
Politicians are frequently derided as being unprincipled and contradictory – and that’s just when our editor-in-chief is being polite. It’s not at all unusual to hear politicians saying one thing now and something entirely...
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