I see that Rodney Panton Edwards is in the news. He’s been an extremely bad person and he’s sorry about it. Or rather, British rapper Rodney P – no, me neither – has admitted...
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Much ado about nothing or something?
Much ado from the tin foil hat brigade – boy, do I love to take any excuse to publish this photo – recently on why Diplo’s recent legal troubles aren’t being reported on more...
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Bootleggers need not be Nervous
Oh dear oh dear oh dear. It appears that Nervous Records aren’t happy about bootleggers making clothes with seemingly unauthorised use of the Nervous logo. I sympathise – but is this Facebook post really...
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Obscure 90s house quiz, anyone?
If you’re a real boffin for this sort of stuff, it’s worth playing along to this quiz. See how many of these 1990s US house records you can identify. I thought my knowledge of...
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Derrick May – victim or colossal bellend?
Up until now, I decided not to bother giving Derrick May’s utterly pathetic response to the allegations surrounding him any more air. But one or two things have changed since then. Firstly, here’s his...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!)
On the week that a pigeon was sold in Belgium for over £1.4millon, I go through the records that are less flying rats, more flying high! James Oliver Feat. Darren Honeycutt – Thunder And...
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Hearing someone playing your record? Yeah, it’s weird…
A friend asked me quite recently what it’s like to turn on the radio or go to a club or whatever and hear one of your own records playing. I thought it was a...
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Bad dad jokes? Bad need for a wad of wonga!
In these highly exceptional times, DJs are resorting to very different measures to raise some money. The methods being utilised for this purpose continue to be noteworthy. For example, Carl Cox has written a...
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When is a dance music legend not a dance music legend?
Dance music is one of few places where someone who made one great track years and years ago can be called a legend. This even applies if they’ve been releasing rubbish ever since in...
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Is a pandemic the best time to release a new synth?
So, Korg have brought out a brand new synthesiser. I’m not going to review it here. I’m not exactly at the stage in the industry where the likes of Korg will give you one...
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Dunmore, E-Clyps and the mis-education of the masses
Here’s one you might have seen last week on Instagram. DJ E-Clyps posted this unflattering photo of Defected head honcho Simon Dunmore. A few people have asked me what on earth this is all...
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Will the Judge budge on his £123 price tag?
These are highly exceptional times. Many of the traditional avenues for making money are currently closed, so DJs are resorting to very different measures to raise some money. For example, Carl Cox has written...
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Here’s one version of Sterling Void’s history he won’t be telling you about…
Like a moth to a flame – well, more like a fly to shit in this case – I’m back on the subject of Sterling Void. And because I know the man himself reads...
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Resident Advisor – saving jobs one at a… oh wait
Heaps of criticism – much of it from your favourite house music producer’s page here – was aimed at Resident Advisor a few weeks ago. They’d received a £750k bailout from Arts Council England...
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Deferring to someone more knowledgeable
Though I say so myself, I think I write rather well. This does not make me an authority on every subject, though. Which is why someone writes about something in a far better way...
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About THAT singer who says he’s owed money…
Very occasionally, I encounter some downright contumelious individuals who seem to think that I run a news service on this page. They usually grumble about how I’m “running” certain stories, but not others. The...
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