In life, there are only a few things that are inevitable – birth, death and taxes are the main three. But there’s one other thing which is almost universal to the human experience –...
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Something isn’t adding up here! Mystery as Danny Tenaglia claims he was working on THAT infamous “Finally” remix the night before 9/11 – but they got a vinyl release less than a week later…
If you asked anyone born before around 1990 where they were when they first found out about the terrible events unfurling in New York on September 11th 2001, they’d most likely remember. Those images...
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Burning Man? More like Raining Man! Festival ends in farce with 70,000 people forced to use the Nevada desert as a toilet – and tragedy as a 40-year old dies at the event…
The weather here at Ears To The House HQ has been mostly awful for weeks – indeed, only on this first week of September are we now getting to enjoy some much-wanted sunny skies....
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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…
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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Freedom of speech has consequences, you know! Osunlade speaks out after All Together Now pull him from lineup over his views on “the trans mafia” – but with him being paid anyway, what was the point?
There are many these days who claim we live at the mercy of cancel culture – those who believe in it speak of angry mobs with online pitchforks descending down on them if they...
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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!
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…
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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Being dead appears to help you get more coverage in the dance music press! How DJ Deeon was ignored by Mixmag during his life, yet they suddenly eulogise him in death…
We sometimes wonder at Ears To The House – exactly what does it take for you to get coverage in the dance music press? The criteria seem to be very arbitary – and whilst...
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Is there anywhere this man won’t go for money? Derrick May’s going to play a propaganda festival in Macedonia this week – and it’s ANOTHER country that hates gays and tortures its prisoners…
The Illinden Uprising began back in August 1903 in what is now the modern-day North Macedonia – it was an organised revolt against the powerful Ottoman Empire. It contributed to the eventual downfall of...
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Honey Dijon joins in with tributes for Paul “Pee-wee Herman” Reubens – but leaves out the bit about his 1991 arrest for indecent exposure, or the 2002 child porn probe…
Ears To The House has never subscribed to the ridiculous notion that we shouldn’t speak ill of the dead. Aside from being one step away from toxic positivity, it also stifles discussion as to...
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Can your readers not make their own minds up, then? Mixmag patronise their readers with clickbait headline on Kanye West’s return to Elon Musk’s X…
Here at Ears To The House, we make no attempt to disguise the fact that we have opinions on things. Contrary to what some people would tell you, we always try to be fair...
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Will the Elementfour track be given the boot? Big Brother is being rebooted again in the UK – but ITV face a dilemma amidst an ongoing legal case against Paul Oakenfold…
It’s probably safe to say that Paul Oakenfold isn’t exactly having the best of times right now. Barely weeks ago, he was hit with a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and workplace violations. The plaintiff...
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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…
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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How much unreleased material is out there? As the dance music world joins those paying tribute to Sinéad O’Connor after her death, it’s revealed she was working on an album with David Holmes…
Whenever a great musician passes away, one question that’s often posed is how much unreleased material they have in their own archives. The last time the dance music world saw this was when Frankie...
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Not taking it too badly, then! As it’s confirmed that Derrick May’s appearance at Sonus Festival has been cancelled, how DOES the man himself feel about it?
Update at 9.30pm: We’ve looked at this article again, and concluded that the original wording of paragraph five – about two DJs with objections to May playing – weren’t as clear as they could...
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We thought you hated the dance music press? Claude Young berated Resident Advisor after they asked him for a comment – but he was happy to speak to rival Mixmag…
Back on Monday, Ears To The House ran a report concerning a news story that developed over the weekend – Detroit’s Claude Young had announced that he was leaving DJing entirely. In his announcement...
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