Is an appreciation party of a party a thing? In most of the world, it isn’t – everyone goes to the party and just enjoys the party, then tells everyone how much they enjoyed...
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Paul Oakenfold denied allegations of sexual harassment a few weeks ago – but his statement on Instagram has been mysteriously deleted…
A few weeks ago, Ears To The House reported on some truly lurid allegations made against Paul Oakenfold. In a sexual harassment case being brought against him, it’s alleged that he repeatedly masturbated in...
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And you thought Louie Vega’s clothes were daylight robbery! Charlotte De Witte’s merch includes a “multi-patch” hoodie for over €250 – and she hasn’t checked the weather forecast, either…
A fortnight ago, Ears To The House reported on Louie Vega’s latest money-making plan – which mostly consisted of selling hoodies for £60 a time. You see, it costs a lot of money to...
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Wednesday Whisper: 21st June 2023
Which DJ is currently alleged to be dealing behind the scenes with an eating disorder? The DJ in question has been on the dance music scene for many years and has enjoyed considerable success...
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How dare those pesky Germans be so sensible! As Berlin starts to provide free drug testing services, countries like Britain want £3000 for a licence to do the same…
In the dance music world, it’s very fashionable to have a base in Berlin – although this isn’t anything new. Many of the big names in the scene have made the city their home,...
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Pasquale Rotella – head of Insomniac – confirms festival stayed open on Saturday night “at the request of law enforcement”…
Yesterday, Ears To The House reported on the terrible news from the United States over the weekend – a maniac with a gun shot five people near the grounds of the Beyond Wonderland festival....
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A bit of criticism is too much for you? Dance press doyenne Annabel Ross blocks Ears To The House across our socials – because we dared question her Movement review…
We can’t help but enjoy what we do here at Ears To The House. Not least because we don’t take some people in the dance music world as seriously as they take themselves –...
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No wonder Mixmag keep lining up paid puff pieces! As France’s Trax Magazine closes down after 26 years, what’s the future for dance music press?
Right now, a great polarisation is going on within the dance music press. Typically, most publications within the realm have gone in one of two directions – they’ve either started running far more sponsored...
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Does she think we’re stupid? Atlanta’s Ash Lauryn derided Detroit’s K-Hand as “one little black groupie friend” when she was alive – but is happy to praise her in death for a $30 vinyl release…
Ears To The House is sometimes accused of obsessing over Detroit techno’s past – does it really matter if Juan Atkins was or wasn’t the inventor of techno? To which we say yes, the...
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Here’s Three They Made Earlier: 19th June 2023
Another Monday means two things for us at Ears To The House – the first of those being a whole new list of people inside the industry getting annoyed with us. The second, of...
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They’re not even trying anymore, are they? Resident Advisor ponder what’s behind the recent rise in DJ fees – but no mention that some are just being greedy…
Sometimes here at Ears To The House, we almost feel a pang of sympathy for Resident Advisor. The site tries to portray itself as the voice of dance music culture – lest we forget...
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Still haven’t eaten the humble pie, then? Derrick May FINALLY does an interview after three years of silence – and he’s more arrogant and brash than ever…
It’s now been over three years since the occasional 60-year-old DJ Derrick May did any kind of meaningful interview. The man who was previously a journalist’s dream to talk to – May was never...
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Dumb as a rock! Britain’s Home Office moves the goalposts on drug testing – saying they must pay £3000 for a licence (oh, and did we say the process takes three months?)
Here at Ears To The House, we don’t take a view on whether drugs are a good thing or a bad thing. We believe that’s for others, such as politicians, to decide – the...
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Two people died at a shooting near the Beyond Wonderland festival on Saturday night – but why did it take organisers until Sunday morning to cancel the rest of the event?
News of mass shootings from the United States never seem to be far away from our screens these days. Ears To The House doesn’t claim any kind of expertise in this area – indeed,...
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DJs Playing Badly: 18th June 2023
Welcome to another instalment of DJs Playing Badly – our column where, each Sunday, we take a look at DJs who have committed some kind of fail. Perhaps a totally messed up mix transition...
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A second summer of love, it certainly isn’t! Peggy Gou partied in central London this week to celebrate her new single – surrounded by security goons…
One thing which Ears To The House noticed very quickly about many in dance music’s higher echelons is that they have almost no self-awareness whatsoever. This is why they keep doing stupid things –...
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