There’s a disturbing number of anti-vaxxers in the dance music world. I used to wonder why music journalists never bothered asking DJs, producers and such about their personal views on things – the reason...
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Brighton Music Conference is back next month – but why are people expected to fork out £100 for tickets when their own site can’t be bothered telling us what’s going on?
Music conferences have become a big thing over the past few years. Making music doesn’t make much money, but someone somewhere has worked out that talking about is a potential money raker. Hence why...
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This blog deals with all the important topics! The story of Derrick Carter’s visit to the Trax offices – and just where did he throw his ham sandwich?
On Tuesday, I made your morning just that little bit more rubbish by showing you the latest from the Trax Records stable – a cover of “You Used To Hold Me” as sung by...
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Question – so when does visa free touring in 19 EU countries not mean visa free touring in 19 EU countries? Answer – when it’s the UK government saying so!
The British government has been under some pressure for a while now to do something about the issue of musicians and such not being able to tour the EU anymore. They’ve approached it with...
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“I’ve never let anything hold me back, I’ve never let any type of experience let me down or put me down”: Paul Johnson in his own words as he dies in hospital from Covid-19 aged just 50
It’s with a deep sense of sadness I bring you the news tonight that the Chicago based house DJ Paul Johnson has died. He was aged just 50 years old. Johnson had been in...
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Wednesday Whisper #12 – the long-time DJ who always has a particular request with his lady friends…
Which legendary DJ was spotted recently leaving a nightclub with a young lady, roughly in her early 30s, after doing a set? This woman might not be pleased to know that she probably wasn’t...
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Why do I get the feeling he wasn’t being entirely serious? DJ Sneak’s Traxsource Freedom Day is now sometime in 2024 as number of records on the site goes UP, not down…
At the beginning of the year, DJ Sneak decided to make a vow to himself and his fans. He said he was going to have his music removed from the digital stores. Since then,...
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As a poll reveals Boris Johnson’s popularity is in freefall, the row over vaccine passports are cited as a reason – so is the populist politician now thinking of dropping them?
I remember Tony Blair’s time in government. He used his massive majorities in Parliament (179, 167 and 66, respectively) to push through his agenda. In later years, especially after the Iraq war, he became...
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Are Briggs and Louis still available? Curious headlines in the press about “detectives” being sent to expose illegal parties on Ibiza aren’t quite what they seem…
Between 1993 and 1997, the BBC used to show a comedy called The Detectives. In it, two police officers by the names of David Briggs and Bob Louis are called upon to solve various...
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Nightclubs in Scotland and Wales are reopening in the coming days – but will you be required to wear a face mask, and as for those of you in Belfast? Still no date for you!
As anyone who reads this blog will know, nightclubs across England reopened on July 19th. Which left the question – when would the other three nations that make up the UK follow? Because whilst...
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The war on drugs has failed, part two – as powerful committee says introduce drug testing facilities, how did the Government respond? By simply ignoring them!
I wrote yesterday about the mess that is drugs policy from the British Government. This was amidst the backdrop of the death of a 21-year old male in The Cause in Tottenham, north London...
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Mixcloud think the future for streaming is bright – is it a case of “they would say that, wouldn’t they” or a lot closer to the truth than anyone realises?
During the pandemic, live streaming increased massively in popularity. As that first destructive wave of Covid-19 went around the world last March and April, clubs found themselves closed, and DJs started remembering what it...
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From the label with Derrick Carter’s ham sandwich in one of its records – another tune that’ll have you reaching for the earplugs in no time…
Trax Records has never exactly been a label brimming with integrity in everything it did. Its early days are filled with stories about how founder Larry Sherman ripped people off, got credits on releases...
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Money is fake, our food is being poisoned and the government is run by paedophiles – so thinks Danny Rampling. I assume you’ll be doing your next gig for free, then?
Danny Rampling appears to have made it his mission in life to convince everyone he’s a complete dingbat. Literally any conspiracy theory is good enough to hang onto at the moment, and fortunately for...
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As 21 year old clubber dies and two more end up in hospital after suspected dodgy drugs, isn’t it time to accept that the war on drugs has been a miserable failure?
Update – since this post was published, I have been reliably informed that the “blue Tesla” pills circulating in Bristol are highly unlikely to be involved in what happened over the weekend. I also...
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Could nightclubs end up being sued if a clubber caught Covid on a night out? My insider reveals more on clubland’s thinking over this question
A campaign rally event for President Trump on June 20th last year was notable for one thing – if nothing else. Upon registering for the event online, you had to sign something Americans call...
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