It seems the debate about house music and its apparent resurgence rumbles on. Ears To The House thought it had all concluded a few weeks ago, but apparently not. No, it seems The Guardian...
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Spotify should raise their prices, says Warner Records boss
It was Baz Luhrmann on his 1999 song “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” who commented that you should “Accept certain inalienable truths; prices will rise, politicians will philander. You too will get old, and...
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The Saturday Recap: 17th September 2022
So that’s another week over and done with. Welcome to the weekend! Normal service resumes tomorrow. Right now, let’s quickly recap some of what’s been on Ears To The House during the week… One Detroit name...
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After Juan Atkins pulls London show, Jeff Mills is UK bound…
Correction – the original version of this article claimed that Jeff Mills had never played with any of the Belleville Three. This is incorrect, as this article from our own archive – detailing his...
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As producer removes his music from Trax, are more set to follow?
Yesterday, Ears To The House published an article all about the latest statement by Trax Records on the subject of “the truth”. It was something of a disappointing read to us owing to the...
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Has deadmau5 identified a reason for dance music being stale?
Let’s get one thing clear here before the Twitter mob gets angry. Ears To The House loves dance music in all its various forms – but there’s no point in pretending things aren’t terribly...
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Was an editor’s plight the reason for Nyege Nyege article in RA?
Last week, a rather curious article appeared on the hallowed pages of self-declared industry leaders Resident Advisor. For once, it didn’t focus on the city of Berlin – anyone relying solely on their site...
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After booting co-founder out of Spitfire Audio, CEO goes into hiding…
Last week, you might recall Ears To The House covering the story of Spitfire Audio putting one of their co-founders on a sabbatical due to some of his views. For the apparent crime of...
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Trax Records releases a statement – fightback or just delusion?
Dear oh dear. It hasn’t been a good few years for Trax Records, has it? Stories about the notoriously suspect conduct of founder Larry Sherman have been circulating for decades – from claims of...
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Boiler Room cancel weekend London event – smart move?
People on the internet do like to get irrationally angry about things, don’t they? The dance music community is little different in that regard – hence why quite a few people are losing their...
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Dance music doesn’t have “the potential to last” – who said this in 1990?
It’s no wonder there are whole generations who are glad to have existed before the internet swept in and took over our lives. Whatever questionable clothing choices they may have worn or regrettable words...
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Could Vice be the latest to fall to Saudi Arabia’s blood money?
Saudi Arabia has money. Lots and lots of money – and they’re very comfortable letting the rest of the world know about it. They’re also happy to use that money to further their own...
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Nervous FINALLY pledge to change their ways – but will they?
It’s curious, isn’t it? Back in January 2021, our editor published a post querying the type of promotional material being posted by Nervous Records. It nearly all seemed to consist of pictures of half-naked...
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Calling an EP “Sex Worker”? 160 reasons against…
Last Monday, Ears To The House ran an article where we attempted to explain why naming an EP after ladies of the night is not exactly the most sensible release strategy. Admittedly, this wasn’t...
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Annabel Ross takes issue with Nervous ads – long after we did…
We’re used to coming across stories long before the dance music press here at Ears To The House – we previously scooped Resident Advisor by two weeks on a story and were investigating the...
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How did a bank from Nebraska get involved with Defected?
The recent Wez Saunders takeover of the Defected empire came across as a surprise to pretty much the whole of the music press. Indeed, we at Ears To The House seemed to be the...
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