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Do Traxsource not want you to buy from their store?

Ears To The House Team 5 August 2022

Believe it or not, but we rather like Traxsource here at Ears To The House. For our tastes, they seem to be one of the more authentic dance music stores and they’re not quite...

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Nervous Records are at their old tricks again…

Ears To The House Team 8 July 2022

You can always trust New York based Nervous Records to keep us busy on a Friday afternoon – don’t these guys realise that even we at Ears To The House like to have at...

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Derrick May is now plugging Andres’s music…

Ears To The House Team 30 May 2022

The Movement Electronic Music Festival is concluding today in Detroit. The curiously rising star that is Ash Lauryn have performed, alongside the likes of Jeff Mills, Carl Craig and names like Kaskade – whose...

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You’re just trolling us now, Mike! Nervous post THAT photo on Facebook from his Tulum trip with the two label models – and the reaction is just as savage as expected…

Ears To The House Team 30 January 2022

For a while there, I was beginning to come to the conclusion that having a go at Nervous Records and their boss Michael Weiss is a little bit like spanking a man in a...

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Couldn’t you have at least raised a smile, Mike? Nervous Records try out a new model and he’s no natural to the job – but at least the label boss is wearing the clothes!

Ears To The House Team 20 January 2022

This blog makes no secret of the fact it enjoys poking fun at Nervous Records. I’d prefer not to – this is a label which still takes a lot of risks with some of...

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Will 2022 be the year the Nervous ad department joins this century? Label finally responds to accusations of sexism, denying claims of objectifying women…

Ears To The House Team 2 January 2022

Ever since I started speaking out about the painfully outdated advertising that Nervous Records stubbornly persist in using, the label has responded in the way it always does – by doubling down on its...

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Are you rattled yet, Mike? Nervous Records tries to troll your favourite blog by putting a tiger in their latest promo advert – but at least the model is (partially) wearing their T-shirt this time round!

Ears To The House Team 15 December 2021

Many years ago, a man far wiser than me said I shouldn’t be afraid to speak the truth, no matter how difficult or uncomfortable it makes certain people feel as a result. And this...

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Revealed: the REAL reason why Nervous Records clings to its sexist, outdated 1970s advertising

Ears To The House Team 23 May 2021

There was a time, long ago, that Nervous Records was a byword for quality. You knew that you had a high quality production in your hands whenever you had one of their records. Legendary...

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Is the next one going to be naked, Mr Weiss? Nervous Records latest advert shows even fewer clothes as sexist 1970s advertising continues unabated

Ears To The House Team 20 May 2021 1 Comment

I’m beginning to think that Michael Weiss, the man in charge at Nervous Records, is trolling me. I’ve been repeatedly pointing out over the past few months that the models being used by his...

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Upcycle has a new garage track out this week – but is there a reason why Sugababes singer Mutya Buena isn’t doing more to promote it?

Ears To The House Team 14 May 2021 1 Comment

First thing’s first. I absolutely love Popbitch. Indeed, this very blog is partially styled out of it. I highly recommend subscribing and getting a newsletter sent to your inbox every Thursday. Exactly why I’m...

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Ever wondered why the Belleville Three don’t perform out much? The story of how Juan Atkins flipped out over his laptop and Derrick May “earned” his money by pretending to play – again!

Ears To The House Team 14 May 2021

The Belleville Three was meant to be an inspiring story about how three men from Detroit defied the odds to become the legends of techno. A traditional rags to riches sort of tale beloved...

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Half dressed is better than not dressed, I suppose! Nervous Records unrepentant about 1970s advertising across social media

Ears To The House Team 13 May 2021 1 Comment

The advertising department at Nervous Records must be an incredibly strange place for those who don’t still live in 1975. Whilst most labels have moved on from sexist adverts, Nervous continue to cling to...

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Boar off! Nervous Records troll the internet with most ridiculous merch advert yet – but have they made a pig’s ear of it?

Ears To The House Team 28 April 2021 2 Comments

This blog’s opinion of the advertising team at Nervous Records is well known. To say I consider them to be stuck in the 1970s is an understatement. Their latest advert, however, takes the absolute...

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