The danger with trying to deceive people is that the truth will one day come back and bite you on the derrière. Firstly, there was the revelation that A Guy Called Gerald is owed...
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Would you really bereave it? Washington’s Bobby McKey’s piano bar denied payout by government fund – and I bet you’re dying to find out why!
We may all speak different languages and live in different countries, but there are some things universal to the human experience, no matter where we are. We are all born, we all die in...
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How could you make Daniel Ek look good? By having YouTube take the top spot in the streaming world – shame they pay even less to artists than Spotify!
Things are happening in the world of music streaming. You should be very excited if you’re a multi-millionaire who already makes lots of money out of streaming – but if you’re an artist and...
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French nightclub Djoon launch a remix contest of an old Kenny Bobien song – but which memory would the soulful singer prefer to forget?
I recently wrote about how Djoon, the French nightclub, is trying to raise money to remain open. Their fundraiser is going okay at the moment, having raised some 40% of the €50,000 target so...
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Did someone leave a demo at The Music Box? Peggy Gou releases new single called “Nabi” – and it’s so dated it comes with its own mullet and shoulder pads
The press release has gone out to the mainstream dance music press, and they’ve all dutifully provided the great Peggy Gou with glowing reviews of her new single “Nabi”. And judging by the way...
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Does the world REALLY need more remixes of “Insomnia”? According to Maceo Plex and Ministry of Sound, it apparently does
Faithless originally made “Insomnia” back in 1994. And according to Sister Bliss, the song was originally signed to Island Records. However, they used a buyback clause in the contract to get it back after...
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Derrick May would play himself in a movie about his life – but what would that film look like? I allow my imagination loose…
Michael James posted an ever so interesting article on his page the other day. It was all about an old article from 2003 out of a since defunct magazine. You can read the whole...
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Sef Kombo is leaving his current job to run beleaguered Defected outfit Sondela full time – question is, will the Dunmore father/son duo let him?
An anonymous friend sent this tweet in my direction on Friday, which puts the Sondela post that I did the other day in a rather different context. It turns out one of the reasons...
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Sinéad O’Connor says she’s quitting the music business – but why has everyone forgotten her two previous claims of retirement?
So it’s official. The very talented Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has decided she’s done enough years in the office and now wants to pick up a retirement clock and pension. Whether she’ll now fill...
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Can’t tour the EU anymore thanks to Brexit? Fear not, you can now tour the German principality of Liechtenstein – although good luck getting all your stuff there…
One of the consequences for Brexit was that British musicians could no longer tour in the European Union without getting expensive visas. This is despite the fact the EU offered this to the UK...
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Is THAT why it was licensed to every compilation going? As Defected bring “Groovejet” to streaming services, the truth about Salsoul’s greed comes to light
I personally like it when old records become available digitally for the first time. I don’t think a record should disappear forever from public view once it’s no longer at the top of the...
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He can’t mix and he looks like he walked into your venue from 1985 – no, not Boy George, it’s one half of the Chuckle Brothers scouting for work…
As lockdowns start to ease left right and centre, DJs everywhere are experiencing something that they haven’t had for some time – well, except the plague rave DJs. Dates in the diary. Emails from...
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Did Jeff Mills know this whole time that Derrick May couldn’t play? The Wizard was furious after May got better reviews after 2016 Melbourne joint appearance
Over the years, a lot of people must have had to keep quiet about the fact Derrick May couldn’t play. Dzijan Emin admitted this fact in an exchange a few weeks ago. And he’s...
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Is everything not alright with your book, Duane? Sterling Void still hasn’t released tell-all tome, titled The Void Inside Of Me, that he promised his fans back in 2017
The depressing second wave of Sterling Covid continues, with the first only having been brought down in the year 2019. And unlike the coronavirus that currently blights much of the world, the Sterling Covid...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!) – 5th June 2021
On the week that the A14 dual carriageway was closed due to a crash that caused a lorry to spill tomatoes all over the road, I go through the records that’ll help you mop...
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The Saturday Recap – 5th 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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