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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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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As Defected hire a “freelance advisory” head of inclusion, is it a sign of their commitment to diversity – or meaningless virtue signalling?
Strange things are going on within Defected at the moment, and you won’t be reading about any of them in Music Week – their chronicle of choice whenever they want something favourable about them...
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Dope news for DJ Sneak as his Friday night online stream finds a cannabis selling sponsor – so is this a new way for DJs to get the high life?
Being a higher echelon DJ used to be such an easy earner compared to today. You were booked for a gig, you turned up with a box of records, you played for a few...
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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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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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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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“Sexual humiliation” for prisoners, forced sterilisation, and even boiling people to death – welcome to Uzbekistan, the home of Derrick May’s big summer gig!
Say what you like about Mr Jeffery Eugene Mills – and Ears To The House most certainly does – but he must be a pretty persuasive kind of character. Two years ago, Mills played...
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Too many festivals, or has the Guinness curse struck again? Fabric cancel their summer Exodus Festival – but at least there’s a free drink for those who missed out!
If there’s one thing the dance music world does not need in 2023, it’s yet another festival. Indeed, there are now so many festivals that the season is fast becoming a thing of the...
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The in-fighting just never stops, does it? Grant Nelson accuses rising garage house star Marc Cotterell of “blatantly stealing from me” – and even bans his music from DE3P Radio…
Do you ever get the feeling that you’ve seen or heard something before? Here at Ears To The House, we often experience this – for example, we believe the fashionable sound of techno at...
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