On the week that a book was returned to the library 52 years late, I go through the tunes you’ll want to hang onto, no matter what date they tell you to hand them...
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The Saturday Recap – 12th June 2021
Welcome to the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is coming up later, but let’s start with a recap of what’s been on this site during the week. There’s something to read every single...
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Is mass law breaking REALLY likely to happen if England’s June 21st relaxation of Covid rules is delayed – or is it just a case of letting off steam?
There’s something weird in English water at the moment. I say specifically English, because – although there are signs of it in the UK’s Celtic nations too – people are starting to go a...
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Hail Mary Jane: Washington state offering free cannabis joints to anyone having the Covid jab – but would it bring a smile to those ever so miserable anti-vaxxers?
Different areas of the world are resorting to varying tactics to persuade people to have the Covid-19 vaccine. None more so than in the USA, where in Ohio, anyone who’s had the vaccine is...
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Is he just another musical fraud, then? Damning testimony from Michael James – who was there when it happened – explains why Juan Atkins suddenly doesn’t want to talk about the past anymore
I have to start this post by making a confession. I’ve gone somewhat easy on Juan Atkins over the past few months, mostly because I understand he is in very poor health. You see,...
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Receiving free music from record labels? Lesson of the day – putting “dope” in the comments box does NOT count as a review, even if Todd Terry says so…
I might possibly be writing this post with a touch of self-interest that I should probably declare in advance. I have a review column on this blog which features my critiques of the best...
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DJ and producer Mark Wilkinson decided to become a life coach – but who did he choose to provide the foreword for his book? Take a guess…
We are now hopefully on the way out of a pandemic that has killed over three million people. It’s also done a huge amount of economic damage and caused a lot of people to...
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Exposed as a fake musician, accused of sexual assault by at least 18 women – and what’s Derrick May’s latest problem? He doesn’t like his manager!
It’s not much fun being Derrick May at the moment. His entire musical legacy is in the gutter, he can’t move for allegations of sexual assault and rape and now? His new manager refuses...
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Yousef is finally asked why he booked plague rave favourite Sven Väth for the Liverpool test event – but who’s guilty of trying to rewrite history?
So it’s finally happened. Mixmag have not only made a reference to plague raves, but they’ve even asked a DJ a question about it. Praise be? Not exactly. Paddy Edrich got to interview Yousef...
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Hard to work with, convinced that Defected owe him millions in royalties – and other curious questions about Peven Everett, creator of garage anthem “Gabriel”
There’s been some interesting responses to my post yesterday about Roy Davis Jr supposedly taking credit for “Gabriel” when he didn’t make any of it. This is according to Peven Everett, anyway. One of...
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As British musicians are told they can tour in the German principality of Liechtenstein, just HOW are they supposed to get their stuff there? And are the locals pining for British music anyway?
Before Brexit came along, going to Liechtenstein would have been little different in logistical terms to going anywhere else in the European Union. You could just load up all your stuff in a lorry,...
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Why do DJs always look so miserable in press shots, part two? The wonders of technology help more of dance music’s favourites turn their frowns upside down!
There was quite some interest in a post last Thursday about DJs looking miserable in press shots, if my blog statistics were anything to go by. Incidentally, don’t forget to subscribe to this blog...
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Was this a little too close to the bone for them? Music publication Clubbing Spain to shut after 21 years – but notice how understated Resident Advisor’s report about it is…
One of the faults of the dance music press – and my goodness, do they have plenty – is that they frequently try and pretend they’re seperate from the culture and scene that they...
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Wednesday Whisper #4 – the territorial DJ who’s warning other producers not to work with “his” singer
Which DJ and producer has been warning people over the past few months that they shouldn’t work with a singer? Several people have got in touch with me, mentioning the same name and the...
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You’d better hand all those cards back, then! Sinéad O’Connor is back at work just two days after flouncing off – so when will she announce her fourth retirement?
I never thought I’d be writing about Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor on this blog. And I definitely never anticipated writing about her twice in the space of one week. Yet here we are. On...
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“$ (That’s What I Want)” indeed! Danny Tenaglia has a shop aiming to extract cash out of bottom heavy wallets during the pandemic – but would YOU pay $85 for one of his hoodies?
These days, it appears that DJs must have a range of merchandise to sell. With a pandemic having been on for the past year and a bit, no opportunity to make extra money must...
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