There are a truly endless number of dance music sub-genres in existence. So many, in fact, that Ears To The House can’t help but wonder if some of them are just made up –...
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Consistency isn’t a strong point here! DJ Pierre criticises those who didn’t learn their craft on a set of Technics SL-1200s – but also points out he doesn’t miss carrying around big boxes full of vinyl…
Every generation seems to be convinced that the way they learned to do things was the best one – and that most methods that followed afterwards were inevitably inferior. Cue the truly wearisome debate...
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Just how many founding fathers DOES Detroit techno have? Ahead of their next party on Friday night, Detroit Beatdown add Eddie Fowlkes’s name to the already crowded list of originators…
How many founding fathers is too many? It depends on who you ask and how widely you define “founding fathers”. For example, historian Richard Morris says that there are seven founding fathers to what’s...
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They’ve got you right over a barrel! Threaten Spotify with having to pay artists more money, and they’ll just leave your country – as Uruguay are about to find out…
History is littered with examples of people and institutions being corrupted by power. Quite simply, if you hand over all the power to someone, they’re probably going to be tempted to abuse it –...
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Isn’t that one reason why you get paid the big money? David Morales complains of being tired just before starting a 10-houe set at Stereo Montreal at the weekend…
Back in the early days of Ears To The House, we used to run an occasional column called Things That Dance People Think About. Long-winded name aside, these articles were mostly about the complaints...
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“The strongest person we’ve ever known”: Annabel Ross pays tribute as her mother Heather dies “with her three daughters by her side” at the age of 72
The whole team at Ears To The House would like to share our deepest sympathies with Annabel Ross on this Tuesday afternoon after she revealed that her mother had lost her eight-year long battle...
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So what’s the nightlife like in Israel at the moment? Quiet, to no one’s surprise – and apart from Tiësto at Tel Aviv this Friday, there’s little else for the foreseeable future…
Anyone taking even the most cursory glance at the news in recent weeks couldn’t fail to have spotted that things are pretty bad in Gaza at the moment. Israel has been engaged in retaliatory...
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Stuffing his face, puffing on cigars, and don’t even think of asking about THOSE allegations! Former chatterbox Derrick May does his second interview of 2023 – and no prizes for guessing how it went…
If you were a journalist of any kind and wanted to interview Derrick May in the past, you were in luck – as one dance music press source puts it, “Derrick was always willing...
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Was parroting this rubbish part of the deal? Now Beat Music Fund are doing Kevin Saunderson’s bidding – and recouping their money – by wheeling out Derrick May on social media…
Back in June, Ears To The House started reporting on a curious new phenomenon in dance music – called Beat Music Fund. Set up by Armada Music, it calls itself “dance music’s first investment...
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No wonder you kept quiet about your pals! Judge Jules admits he “can’t blame anyone” who held plague raves during the pandemic – but why didn’t he play any himself?
One issue that Ears To The House used to cover quite a bit in our early days was plague raves. For the benefit of newer readers, allow us to explain – plague raves were...
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Peggy Gou may have had to give Warehouse Project a miss for health reasons this weekend – but her PR people’s work at getting gushing reviews for “I Believe In Love Again” goes on…
If there’s one area where Peggy Gou shines above many others in the dance music world, it’s her relentless ability to promote herself and her projects – there are few higher echelon DJs better...
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Ever wondered how much Resident Advisor’s editors get paid? Current job vacancies in London and New York reveal the truth – and it’s roughly a tenth of a £750k bailout…
One of the most bizarre aspects of the dance music world is that no one seems to know how much things cost. Now, by this, we don’t mean stuff like the prices of drinks...
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Weren’t you once in favour of making noise? Ministry of Sound’s one-time manager Lord Bethell complains about “feeling unsafe” amidst pro-Palestine protests outside Parliament…
Life has been quite good for James Nicholas Bethell in the 56 years that he’s been on this mortal realm. The fifth Baron of Bethell – a title which he has purely due to...
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Erm, does anyone remember what happened the last time he did this? Suess Media keep begging us to cover Danny Tenaglia’s latest Global Underground album – so we asked the editor to review it…
It’s fairly safe to say that Ears To The House has a somewhat strained relationship with PR agencies. Their job is to get the best coverage possible for their clients, whilst our job is...
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So who is to blame for the recent state of disharmony in Detroit’s dance music scene? One person holds Michael James firmly accountable – and no prizes for guessing who!
The Detroit house and techno scene hasn’t exactly been a peaceful place of late. Instead of focusing on music – something which the Motor City continues to do very well – everyone’s been concentrating...
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Can these people ever do anything but fight? Mike Clark responds (badly) to suggestion that Detroit Beatdown isn’t the best name for a party right now – and it quickly got worse…
It’s been a bruising few weeks in the world of Detroit house and techno – and for a few of the scene’s occupants, literally so. Just under two weeks ago, Omar S and Supercoolwicked...
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