Welcome back to another edition of Wednesday Whisper – our midweek column where we talk about a rumour or an anecdote circulating in the dance music world. This is where you’ll find the sort of stories that are just a little bit too hot for our lawyers…

This week, which long-time DJ is currently the subject of some unkind questions about his relentlessly burgeoning waistline? The DJ in question, known for being one of the more lively personalities in dance music – mostly a PR coup due to lack of an actual personality  – has put on a fairly substantial amount of bulk in recent years.

And unlike the majority of us at the Ears To The House office, he started piling on the weight after Covid-19 restrictions were eased rather than during those long lockdowns. Anyway, the DJ in question is a fairly frequent visitor to the city of Detroit – and they’ve certainly noticed that the high cost of living isn’t bringing down the size of his waistline.

One of our regular sources from Detroit says, “There have been some unkind comments on the situation, definitely. As far as I know, there’s no health problems going on, so I think he’s just been enjoying his food a little too much and not enjoying his exercise in return. We’ve all been there, haven’t we?”.

Whilst one of our other regular sources was less polite – noting “We’re going to need a bigger crane to get him into the DJ booth if this goes on much longer.”. Ouch…