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As the dance music world fawns over Ron Carroll’s death from a heart attack at 57, our Editor delivers a few home truths – and explains why we’re not coming back anytime soon… Another complaint from Mutya Buena incoming! As Mixmag publishes a gushing article about the Sugababes – but a vital detail about why “dance music has always been a part” of them is STILL missing… How much further CAN Tim Westwood fall? Amidst ongoing police probes into sex assault claims, British DJ is now reduced to appearing at Birmingham club – with free entry before 12.30am… What’s got you feeling so positive, then? Derrick May tells Facebook that “it’s good to be alive” – despite having almost no work lined up and no money (but at least Carl Craig’s standing by him!) There’s still milk in old cows, it seems! Charlotte De Witte launches Époque to promote Belgium’s old techno scene – but their first release is her own rework of Push’s 1998 trance anthem “Universal Nation”… You’re supposed to be based in Detroit, not London! A first glimpse at Movement’s lineup reveals Britain’s Fatboy Slim, Chicago’s Honey Dijon, Italy’s Joseph Capriati – and even Mr Human Diazepam is going… Fresh from victory in legal battle with Apple over USB-C chargers, EU sets its eyes firmly on Spotify, demanding they pay more money to artists – so should Daniel Ek quake in his boots yet? “Everything he touches is STILL turning into s**t!”: After another January of festival announcements nears its end, why hasn’t a single date from the Belleville Three tour been revealed yet? What is it with DJs thinking everyone wants to celebrate their birthday? Now Nervous Records boss Mike Weiss joins the bandwagon – with party at Brooklyn’s Silo next month… Is there any cash cow the house music world WON’T plunder? Sharam reworked 1997’s “House Music” by Eddie Amador – despite already having done two remixes during his Deep Dish years…
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Could Danny Rampling’s stance on Covid and vaccines be costing him money? Almost all the gigs in his diary are for outdoor festivals – and summer finishes in a few weeks!

This blog believes that people should be held to account for their actions and opinions. In the case of Danny Rampling, I have gone after him quite aggressively, because I happen to believe some...
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A Guy Called Gerald reaches his £20k target and instructs solicitors to get him his songs back – but could he now celebrate by having his Covid jab?

Congratulations are a due to Gerald Simpson, otherwise known as A Guy Called Gerald. Back on June 21st, I wrote about a fundraiser for a legal action that the man himself launched – having...
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Sterling Void celebrates his birthday by raising money for a children’s hospital – but with his big day being 2 weeks away and a piddly £146 target, is Duane up to his old tricks again?

Regular readers might recall the particularly bizarre story of how Sterling Void wanted to raise $152 to pay for his mother’s funeral – after she suffered the terrible misfortune of dying for the second...
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As the dance music world fawns over Ron Carroll’s death from a heart attack at 57, our Editor delivers a few home truths – and explains why we’re not coming back anytime soon…
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News
Another complaint from Mutya Buena incoming! As Mixmag publishes a gushing article about the Sugababes – but a vital detail about why “dance music has always been a part” of them is STILL missing…
2 Minutes
News
How much further CAN Tim Westwood fall? Amidst ongoing police probes into sex assault claims, British DJ is now reduced to appearing at Birmingham club – with free entry before 12.30am…
1 Minute
News
What’s got you feeling so positive, then? Derrick May tells Facebook that “it’s good to be alive” – despite having almost no work lined up and no money (but at least Carl Craig’s standing by him!)