Two years ago, Ears To The House – under our previous name – covered the launch of a glamorous new nightclub in England’s northeast. The Lofts, based in Newcastle, was going to bring in...
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Meet Tec-Troit – a free three-day festival that REALLY celebrates techno’s past, present and future (no matter what Mixmag might tell you!)
Contrary to what some people in the city believe, Ears To The House are big fans of Detroit. We believe the city’s legacy of house and techno music belongs to far more than just...
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Saturday Recap: 10th June 2023
Well, that’s another week at Ears To The House successfully completed. Welcome to the weekend! As usual, we’re taking Saturday off – so long as no big stories break during the day, of course...
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As Defected FINALLY manage to sell out their “limited edition” Todd Edwards “Jesus Loves UK Garage” T-shirts, has the curse of Curtain Road now been lifted?
It’s been a busy week here at Ears To The House – so for something a little lighter on a Friday, we thought we’d return to a story we first covered all the way...
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Has anyone tried to blame amorous clubbers yet? Syphilis rates in Britain and the USA are rocketing, and it’s the same story with STDs in much of the world…
Three years ago, the dance music world was filled with doomsayers who said that coronavirus restrictions were here to stay forever. Having been stopped from working due to nightclubs being shut, DJs like Danny...
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Mr C’s Superfreq is inviting some of Detroit techno’s names to play in London on July 15th – so is that why the shrill DJ is cosying up to the scene?
The whole world knows that Richard West – the 58-year-old DJ professionally known as Mr C – is a polite man who thinks we should #BeKind to each other, as you never know what...
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Was the cherry blossom poisoning worth it? Annabel Ross went to Detroit’s Ash Lauryn and Ann-Marie Teasley for an interview – and got roundly snubbed!
Here at Ears To The House, we try to see things from as many angles as possible. Which is why when we first discovered that Annabel Ross was being sent by Mixmag to cover...
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Thoughts and prayers indeed! Carl Craig wants the world to know what it’s like to be Carl Craig – and does the world’s worst pitch in the process…
There are many things which a lot of DJs in dance music’s higher echelons aren’t very good at. By that, we mean things such as playing decent music in their sets, having any sense...
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From Louie Vega to Joe Claussell and beyond, it’s the modern-day disease in dance music – just WHY can’t DJs leave their knobs alone?
On this sunny Thursday morning here at Ears To The House HQ, it’s time we asked yet another of those important questions which the dance music press has ignored for far too long. It’s...
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Who says a career in music doesn’t pay? Millionaire Mr C is selling his Los Angeles home with FOUR bathrooms – and wants nearly $1.9million for it…
For those musicians out there who slog away for long hours for little to no financial reward, the dream of being able to make a decent income from their music is further away than...
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“Last year, she was gunning for Detroit, now she’s kissing their asses!”: just what IS behind Annabel Ross’s change of heart towards the city?
It has to be said that journalists are not a popular breed these days – and the occupation has largely itself to blame. Their job is to question everyone, question everything, and trust nothing...
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“Nothing but love for you” – Ron Carroll’s shameful response to latest attempt to get him to repay £4k allegedly swindled from a British promoter (and he even sent a heart emoji!)
Ears To The House is sometimes accused of having a vendetta against some people in the dance music industry. This allegation usually comes from people who know nothing about us – our sole agenda...
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What do they say about a woman scorned? Now Marc Cotterell is accused of using Tears of Velva’s vocals – and she even ranted on Facebook about it!
Back on Monday, Ears To The House revealed that the garage house world was – in common with its ancestors – fighting amongst themselves yet again. This was because Grant Nelson – a very...
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Would YOU pay £60 for an Expansions NYC branded hoodie? Louie Vega thinks his fans will – just a shame he hasn’t checked the weather forecast…
The cost of living has been going through the roof in recent months, with the price of food being especially high. This is something we know all too well at Ears To The House...
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Wednesday Whisper: 7th June 2023
Which DJ – and this is a bizarre one, even by the standards of Wednesday Whisper – recently had to be talked out of selling his farts in a jar? The surreal conversation happened...
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What took them so long? Mixmag FINALLY publish the Annabel Ross review of Movement Detroit – and it’s just as sycophantic as we expected…
Sometimes, Ears To The House wonders what exactly holds up the dance music press from going to print. We’re only a small team here, yet we can get material published quickly when need be...
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