Earlier today, I discussed Resident Advisor getting a big wad of cash from a government fund. As I pointed out, many were not happy that a ticketing website was receiving a bailout whilst many...
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Boiler Room and what Blaise Bellville won’t want to talk about…
The announcement that Boiler Room (UK) Limited, to use their corporate name, has been bailed out to the tune of £791,652 by Arts Council England has raised more than a few eyebrows. Although Boiler...
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Resident Advisor get a £750k bailout
Much criticism has been made in recent days of the news that Resident Advisor have been handed a £750,000 grant to help them through the pandemic. Other venues seemingly seen as more deserving have...
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Sterling Void: like a toddler parading his first shit in the toilet
It’s been a few weeks since I wrote about Sterling Covid. He’s becoming part of this page’s bread and butter – the equivalent of a horseshit sandwich, in this case – alongside Daniel “Mr...
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Erick Morillo, death and a drugs used to tranquilise horses…
The report from Erick Morillo’s autopsy has been released. It’s concluded that he died from an overdose of ketamine. He was found dead on September 1st this year. Ketamine is traditionally the drug that’s...
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Plague raves – house’s silence goes on
I see that, once again, yet another plague rave has taken place. I see that, once again, the DJ in question is making no comment whatsoever about the event. You’d almost think they were...
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Plague raves – why ARE house’s big names staying quiet?
The plague rave is a blight that I’ve mentioned on this page numerous times in recent weeks. My opinion is well known – I think they’re irresponsible, often have links with the criminal underworld,...
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Amidst the doom and gloom…
I’ve observed much more doom and gloom in recent weeks, both online and offline. The atmosphere is now much more reminiscent of April this year – a truly dark time when Covid-19 was taking...
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Desperate Derrick needs money!
In these exceptional times, DJs are resorting to very different measures to raise some money. For example, Carl Cox has written a book. Derrick Carter has taken to selling all his old equipment. Sterling...
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Resident Advisor and a lesson in how NOT to run a story
Well, this took them a while, didn’t it? Resident Advisor have FINALLY published an article about Derrick May’s current troubles – but they’re going out of their way to pretend this has nothing to...
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Graffiti in public toilets, this place is not!
I’m always happy to be sent news about DJs, producers and other people in the house music world. I get a fair amount of it sent to me. Some people seem to think that...
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Sterling Void is engaged. Again.
I do love a bit of good news. Amidst the second wave of coronavirus that’s upon us, goodness knows we need it at the moment. It’s especially cheerful news when it comes from those...
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Music theory, racist? Part 2
Back on Monday, I posted a link to an article asking essentially whether music theory was diminishing or ignoring aspects of more traditionally black music. In other words, is music theory racist? You can...
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Music theory, racist? Part 1
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Erick Morillo and why you should listen to your elders
The fallout from the discovery that Erick Morillo was a sexual predator – and potentially quite a prolific one – continues to rock the world of dance music. I’ve commented on this a few...
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Sterling Void and his 300 imaginary friends
Duane Pelt, otherwise known as Mr Sterling Covid, might think that not being my friend means I don’t see his posts. The mole on his page who keeps sending screenshots of them to me...
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