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It sounds like it was made in 1983! Innovator Juan Atkins brings Cybotron out of retirement with new track – but Rik Davis isn’t involved, and the whole thing smells of a cash grab…

Ears To The House Team 29 August 2023

Juan Atkins is a man who calls himself some very grandiose names – innovator and originator are currently his favourite two. Others within the Detroit techno scene these days reportedly call him slightly less...

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Are the bad old days well and truly behind them? Resident Advisor are on the lookout for a general manager in North America – and the potential $120,000 salary isn’t too shabby!

Ears To The House Team 10 August 2023

The following might come as something of a surprise to even our own readers, but Ears To The House wishes no harm upon Resident Advisor. Our main gripe with the organisation is that they...

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Stone the flamin’ crows! Beatport is jacking up its prices from Monday due to “increased costs”, with Americans paying 13% more – and Australians REALLY won’t be happy with their 20% hike…

Ears To The House Team 10 August 2023

In the highly unlikely event that Australian soap Home And Away feature an episode where legendary character Alf Stewart is stocking up on the latest releases at Beatport, spare a thought for wife Martha...

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At last, three people in dance music who DON’T hate each other! Louie Vega, Kenny Dope, and Todd Terry met up for dinner – and unlike some, they look happy to be there…

Ears To The House Team 30 July 2023

The more time Ears To The House spends doing what we do, the more convinced we are that most of those in the dance music world secretly hate each other. They usually use the...

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As Rebekah Teasdale leads the charge against Sonus for booking Derrick May, his name has been mysteriously wiped from their website – so why won’t they confirm if he’s still appearing?

Ears To The House Team 26 July 2023

What’s the one thing that we can say for certain after spending two years reporting on the 60-year-old occasional DJ Derrick May? If we had to choose, it would be that nothing is ever...

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There’s money in old rope, you know! So how much money DID Kevin Saunderson make from selling the KMS catalogue to Beat Music Fund – and who else in Detroit is considering flogging their own archive?

Ears To The House Team 24 July 2023

As things stand, the best way to make money out of dance music is to have had the good fortune to be one of those that got in early. If you ran a record...

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That didn’t go down too well! Peggy Gou gets slammed by her own fans for playing in Israel – and why has she cast aside a 2018 vow not to play in the state until the conflict was “resolved”?

Ears To The House Team 24 July 2023

One thing which Ears To The House quickly noticed after we started writing about dance music was that thinking isn’t a strength of many higher echelon DJs. For every Carl Cox – a man...

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Is this really the best you could do, Wez? Defected FINALLY announce their Dubai event lineup – and it’s about as cookie cutter as they could get…

Ears To The House Team 21 July 2023

A few weeks ago, Ears To The House reported on the news that Defected had finally done the previously unthinkable – and announced an event in Dubai. The company whose own slogan is about...

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Dubai extends its grip on dance music yet again: FIVE Holdings get their mitts on $320million stake in Pacha Group – but it’s only the club’s upmarket arm Lío which is heading to the money-rich nation…

Ears To The House Team 17 July 2023

As Ears To The House mentioned on Saturday, those with money are always going to prosper – no matter what the challenges within the economy. Today, we bring you another example of this –...