Looking back on this Friday afternoon at the shakeup in Defected’s management this week – Dunmore is out and Saunders is in – Ears To The House notices something quite unusual in the way...
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Even Detroit is rewriting Belleville Three story – but why?
Last night, God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines finally received its premiere in the city of Detroit. Not only that, but a party took place afterwards to celebrate the event, simply because they could...
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After Trax lose lawsuit, who will be next to make their claim?
Two years ago, Trax Records discovered they were being sued by Larry Heard and Robert Owens over claims the label had never paid out royalties from releases dating back to the mid-1980s. It was...
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Queries about the Ears To The House comments policy
There have been a few questions lately from people asking about comments left on our Facebook page. Apparently, some of them aren’t appearing – and the people taking their time to write them are...
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BREAKING NEWS: Larry Heard and Robert Owens win Trax lawsuit
Ears To The House has learnt this evening that Larry Heard and Robert Owens have emerged victorious out of their two year long legal action against Trax Records. The two men sued the label...
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The most unusual DJ rider yet? Read on and you decide…
This is one of those stories which we weren’t entirely sure how to respond to when it first hit the Ears To The House desk. On the one hand, we’re used to hearing stories...
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Hard house’s Tony De Vit is getting the blue plaque treatment
We’re big fans of honouring and celebrating dance music history here at Ears To The House. Despite the fact the genre has existed for almost four decades now, huge chunks of what happened in...
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Was Wez Saunders eyeing up Defected top job for two years?
Many people seem to have been surprised by the news this week that the Defected empire has a new boss in charge. And whilst it hasn’t come as a complete surprise to Ears To...
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Does Louie Vega still think Derrick May is “a barrel of laughs”?
Back in May, Ears To The House posted an article about Derrick May’s attendance at the Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit. As you might recall, Kevin Saunderson was flamed online after posting a...
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After FN Meka is dropped, how stupid do Capitol Records look?
Two weeks ago, Capitol Records made the decision to sign an artist to their label. Label does what label does, you might say. Which is true – but what was unusual in this case...
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Now even Annabel Ross is peddling the Belleville Three myth…
Ears To The House is sometimes asked just what it is exactly that we have against the dance music press. To which we ask – how much time have you got? We think those...
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What’s next for Wez Saunders and Defected’s new era?
With the changing of the guards at Defected now apparently complete – at least until the next set of changes are brought in – everyone is getting used to the same faces still being...
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Wednesday Whisper: 24th August 2022
Which DJ was recently turned up for work looking a little worse for wear? This isn’t a particularly new thing with this DJ, but for once, the reason was a little different – even...
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Will Derrick May dare turn up at Detroit film afterparty?
The makers of God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines are very proud of their film. And whatever its faults, they generally should be. The film took 12 years to produce and chances are there...
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Louie Vega plays a Mr V track – and Mr V isn’t happy!
Music producers can feel any number of things when someone else is playing their own tracks. Reactions typically range from ecstatic delight all the way down to just the whole thing feeling very surreal...
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Simon Dunmore’s last words as Defected CEO in full
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Simon Dunmore (@simondunmore1) Expect further news and comments about Defected on Ears To The House over the next few days…...
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