There are some things in the dance music world that just wouldn’t make sense anywhere else. For example, parents sending in their children to school know that there are only going to be so...
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Was Whitney Wei the last ever editor-in-chief at Resident Advisor? After she amends her Instagram profile after leaving the job, her former employers will soon be announcing the replacements…
As 2024 continues into its second week, the biggest set of changes since the last ones are taking place at Resident Advisor. Over the weekend, Whitney Wei confirmed dance music’s worst secret for weeks...
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Thing with illusions is that you can’t keep them up forever! Peggy Gou’s New Year set for Apple Music was promoted by XL over the weekend – and they had to switch their comments off…
Toxic positivity is one of those things that’s always been in ample supply in the dance music world – and this is why so much of what has happened over the years has gone...
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DJs Playing Badly: where the DJs fail epically | January 7th, 2024
Welcome to the very first instalment of DJs Playing Badly for 2024 – our column where, each Sunday, we take a look at DJs who have committed some kind of fail. Perhaps a totally...
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DJing on a bridge between buildings, almost no techno played on the night and a VERY subdued atmosphere: Derrick May’s latest New Year’s Eve – as reviewed by someone who was there…
For Detroit’s most occasional DJ, 2023 was a year where, as one of our sources previously put it, “everything he touched turned to s**t”. So it seemed strangely appropriate that Derrick May’s December was...
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You can’t just keep rinsing the 80s and 90s forever! As streaming’s tentacles continue to influence the way people listen to music, where ARE the classics of tomorrow going to come from?
You know things are getting desperate when the establishment media start asking the big questions. And no, we’re not talking about the dance music press – if the questions aren’t about drugs or about...
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It WAS a nice little earner for you, though! Mr C says selling his plush LA house “broke him” in his resolutions for 2024 and vows to “be kinder to myself” – but will the ratty musician extend that to others?
It doesn’t take much to upset Richard West, the man who calls himself Mr C. The man himself has managed to sustain a career in dance music since its early days – an impressive...
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“Neither something sought nor encouraged!”: Lucozade’s less than charming response in unearthed letter to British raver who suggested they embrace Britain’s acid house scene in the 1980s…
Anyone who spends some time exploring history will soon encounter the phenomenon of people discovering a new use for something that’s been around for quite a while. Often, the original company or persons involved...
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Did Defected REALLY try to find a venue in Antarctica? As label mysteriously goes silent on Instagram, Wez Saunders makes suspect claim in end of year address – so we looked at whether it could actually be done…
Since the beginning of the year, Defected has done something rather unusual – it’s gone quiet. Regular Ears To The House readers might have noticed that the label appears to have deleted everything on...
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Movement tickets won’t sell themselves, you know! Paxahau fire up Detroit propaganda machine with reference to “originator” Juan Atkins – ready for their flagship event later this year…
If there’s one thing that dance music has continued to cling onto like a bad smell over the years, it’s mythology. Because there’s nothing quite like historical stories that you suspect are mostly untrue...
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Wednesday Whisper: rumours, just rumours | January 3rd, 2024
Welcome back to another edition of the Wednesday Whisper – all freshened up after a week off for the Christmas break. Each Wednesday, our midweek column talks about a rumour or story circulating in...
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Jesse Saunders proudly proclaims house music will be 40 years old this month with the anniversary of his “On And On” release – but do his grandiose claims stand up to scrutiny?
Many don’t like to face up to this fact, but dance music has been around now for a long time – with the first house tracks being released almost four decades ago. Infact, one...
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Turns out even being an EDM superstar can still get you rejected! David Guetta reveals that Katy Perry turned down the chance to appear on 2011 hit “Titanium”…
It’s safe to say that David Guetta is one of those names that has a Marmite effect on people. They typically either think he’s the best thing to come out of dance music in...
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The Defected backed Faith fanzine doesn’t confront the big issues facing dance music, nor ask any difficult questions in its puff piece interviews – so what IS the point of it?
Today is the first regular day of 2024 for most of the UK – with the exception of Scotland, who get another bank holiday to enjoy. It’s the day when many in the dance...
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DJs Playing Badly: where the DJs fail epically | December 31, 2023
Welcome to your New Year’s Eve instalment of DJs Playing Badly – our Sunday column where we take a look at DJs who have committed some kind of fail. Perhaps a totally messed up...
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Just don’t stick one of her voicemails on your track! As Honey Dijon continues cosying up to Madonna, a cautionary tale from an era when Junior Vasquez used to do the same thing…
And there was us thinking that we might be able to get through the rest of 2023 without writing another article about Honey Dijon – but our editor obviously has other ideas. Fresh from...
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