As we get ready to say farewell to another Monday, it’s time for our usual look back at the increasingly extensive archives of the dance music world. Each week, members of the team pull...
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One of Louie Vega’s many hats, a painting by David Morales and Sam Divine’s trainers – the weird and wonderful items up for auction now ahead of a Defected fundraiser for homeless charity Shelter…
As another Monday inevitably continues its endless trudge into another Tuesday, Defected’s Wez Saunders finds himself with yet another busy week. Saunders, of course, wouldn’t have it any other way – many sources within...
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Sébastien Léger doesn’t like VIP tables being placed in front of DJ booths – but seems to be perfectly happy being represented by the same agency as Derrick May…
There are lots of things that DJs really don’t like – they don’t speak about as much as they used to, but those thoughts are still there. Funnily enough, they became a lot more...
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“You know you’re f***ed when the Metro Times comes after you!”: As the scuffle between Omar S and Supercoolwicked hits the Detroit press, new details emerge courtesy of Smith’s own lawyer…
Three years ago, Detroit’s own Derrick May was accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse – the accusations hit the press in September 2020 after journalist Michael James had spent many months detailing similar...
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