For this week’s edition of the series, I’m going all the way back to the year 2001. For me, this was the year I was doing my GCSEs, so music’s importance to me started...
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As EDM festival Electric Daisy Carnival holds a virtual event on gaming platform Roblox, is there a lesson here for other areas in dance music?
I started secondary school back in 1996. The structure here was very different to primary school – lessons now were delivered at set times each day and different teachers did different subjects. Hence why...
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Because you couldn’t get spiked by a woman, could you? The well intentioned but hopeless plan by Nottingham’s Playwright to hold women’s only nights – just don’t expect to get a bite to eat!
I read over the weekend that a pub in Nottingham has decided to start holding women only nights. That’s right – not a single man will be permitted entry onto the premises. And that...
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The staggering story of how Universal Music Group tried to crush a startup company over just one 30-second U2 video – demanding 50% of their company or they’d revoke their licence
The major labels are run by a pack of bullies who aren’t terribly bright. And frankly, it’s a miracle they’re still in business at all. This has been my opinion of the majors for...
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And whose side are you meant to be on? Music Business Worldwide publish editorial slamming UK’s “outwardly hostile” attitude towards the major labels – and just end up looking like fools…
Some people aren’t easy to defend, but someone has to do it. That’s why we have solicitors in the world. And it’s apparently in this spirit that Music Business Worldwide decided to publish an...
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So you’re just ignoring the elephant in the room? Attack Magazine interview Kevin Saunderson about his E-Dancer project and techno being too white – but have a guess what they DIDN’T ask him…
People occasionally ask me why I give journalists in the dance music world a hard time. The question is even posed directly by some of those journalists. And my answer is always the same...
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Is THAT what DICE saw in Boiler Room? Survey by IFPI reveals 65% of people will continue to watch music live streams after the pandemic ends
There are some out there that would have you believe live streams will never catch on. You should question why these people are saying such things. Maybe it’s because they personally don’t like them....
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So what happened to Larry Sherman’s “special royalty fund” for Trax Records artists out of work due to Covid-19? Trax remains silent on founder’s “final wish” for over 18 months…
Larry Sherman was the founder of Trax Records in 1985. He’s a man who has a huge, immeasurable legacy in house music – having led a label which released many of its earliest records....
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Andrew Lloyd Webber did a DJ set this weekend and played an EDM remix of “The Phantom Of The Opera” – but can someone please tell him you’re meant to mix the next record in?
Andrew Lloyd Webber. You might know this name from the world of musicals. You might know him as the man who once suggested he’d break lockdown rules – and was rewarded with the Prime...
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Who do they think they are, Amateur’s House? DJane are running their best female DJ poll for 2021 – but just look at what picture of blog favourite DJ MJ they’ve decided to run!
Regular readers of Amateur’s House – or indeed, anyone who’s been here for longer than two minutes – will know this blog does things differently. The veneration of dance music DJs and such present...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!) – 23rd October 2021
On the week a six foot deep pothole was discovered in Northern Ireland, I dig – but possibly not quite that far – for the next new releases of the week, bringing you tunes...
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The Saturday Recap – 23rd October 2021
So that’s another week over and done with. Welcome to the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is coming up later, but let’s quickly recap some of what’s been on Amateur’s House during the...
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Are London’s Printworks under threat of closure? Property developers want to stick offices on the site – and refuse to say the club will remain open afterwards
Who in the right mind would want to set up a nightclub in London these days? The authorities give the distinct impression of not wanting you there. The London mayor only takes an interest...
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Can you dance without a mask on when ordering a drink at the bar? Just some of the rules in place as Irish nightclubs reopen today – but those of you in Northern Ireland will have to wait another week!
Nightclubs are finally open again as of today in Ireland. For the past three months, a curious anomaly has been in place where if you lived on the island of Ireland and fancied going...
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Could the phony Nervous Records boss be recognised by his incredibly foul mouth? New York-based label has a story about a scam artist even Kent Brockman would be interested in…
An episode of The Simpsons, first broadcast in 1998, features a memorable scene where newscaster Kent Brockman says the words “Authorities say that the phony Pope can be recognised by his high-top speakers and...
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Spotify teams up with Shopify to allow artists to sell merchandise through their profiles on the streaming site – so is any excuse to avoid paying better royalties good enough now, Mr Ek?
It seems the prospect of paying artists more money is about as well received with Daniel Ek as the sight of a wooden stake is for a vampire. It’s hard to come to any...
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