Back in the 1980s, when acid house became a thing, no one thought about the question of what would happen when DJs became old. The jocks spinning on the turntables were often the same...
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As finance probe into John Dance – former owner of Newcastle’s glitzy The Loft – continues, his horses have been getting sold, and that’s not the only development…
Some might be inclined to say this is a peculiarly British response to the situation – but right now, it seems the only way to garner sympathy amidst an ongoing probe into former The...
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As Scotland’s SNP demand drugs are legalised – and Rishi Sunak inevitably says no – is the party’s own troubles behind this headline grabbing move?
Politics is something which Ears To The House accepts we have to dabble in from time to time. The whole roots of dance music are essentially political, so we can’t distance ourselves entirely from...
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Funny how outsiders are okay when it suits his bank balance! Detroit Love is available to go on the road – and Carl Craig’s list of approved DJs even includes Diplo…
Back in May 2021, Carl Craig – few in Detroit have a higher opinion of him than he does – told the world that “people who ain’t from Detroit need to stay out of...
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Now Jeff Mills is taking his band Tomorrow Comes The Harvest on tour to plug their next six track album – but their “world tour” only consists of European dates…
Say what you like about Jeffrey Eugene Mills – and Ears To The House has had plenty to say in the past – but there’s no denying his hard work ethic. Even now, when...
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Honey Dijon, Derrick Carter, and now Defected! Luke Solomon is the latest to get a House Masters compilation – with yet another dubious claim about a Grammy…
There seems to be some kind of bizarre affliction going around in the world of house music at the moment – and it all centres around the Grammy Awards. The rest of the world...
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Armin Van Buuren and Kerri Chandler might soon have more bedfellows! After Beat Music Fund acquire King Street, which label might be next on their shopping list?
House music producers frequently complain that there’s no money to be made in the industry. They’re not entirely wrong – a Scottish producer recently pointed out that whilst millionaire Aphex Twin played their track...
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Has the internet not arrived in Chicago? Chicago’s new mayor has officially proclaimed June 27th to be Ron Carroll Day – amidst allegations he took £4k from a British promoter…
Chicago is one of the cities where house music came from in the 1980s. This isn’t exactly a secret in the dance music world – but the Illinois city itself has never been quite...
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So we’re going to forget the 2020 trial now? Derrick May “sees himself as the new Johnny Depp”, say friends – but here’s why he might want to think again…
Johnny Depp might be a favourite of Hollywood at the moment – not that this takes much – but there was a time just a few short years ago when this wasn’t so. Back...
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Are you sure about that one? Derrick Carter celebrated his friend Honey Dijon’s birthday recently – and he seems to think she’s won a Grammy…
Over the past year or two, the words Grammy Awards and dance music have started to bother one another again after a long period of indifference. Now, there have been winners in the past...
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As John Summit boasts of a “Fourth of July bender”, is this alcohol-fuelled image the man himself talking – or merely a dubious cover story?
One man whose 2023 is even busier than his 2022 – and that’s saying something – is John Summit. The DJ, who recently became a Florida resident to reduce his tax bill, has an...
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Is this their idea of raising the calibre of music journalism? Resident Advisor point out the blindingly obvious – that French riots mean events having to be cancelled!
In life, we’ve all experienced times when something happens that’s so big and unexpected that all previous plans go out of the window. The biggest example we can think of is the Covid-19 pandemic...
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Kerri Chandler’s Madhouse Records is closing down after 31 years, with the boss taking his catalogue with him – so what’s behind the decision?
Mervyn Medalie might be a name that doesn’t ring any bells to the average dance music fan – but many within the world know exactly who he is. That said, little has been written...
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Does he just love having you around? Louie Vega can’t seem to go anywhere without wife Anané – but maybe this is just how he works right now…
There are certain things in life that you’ll always see together – so much so that when you see one thing but not the other, it just leads to confusion all around. For example,...
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As Rowetta of Happy Mondays fame takes down Funkatomic single, five US singers – including Crystal Waters – speak out on their own struggles in the house music world…
Yesterday, Ears To The House ran an article regarding a story that developed over the weekend. It concerned singer Rowetta – known partially from Happy Mondays fame – and a track from Italian producer ...
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Does he want a plaque as well? Kevin Saunderson flies to “Europ” with Delta Airlines for an Inner City show in Belgium – adding to his miles, just like pal Derrick May!
Spare a thought on this busy Monday for Kevin Maurice Saunderson – for it cannot be easy to be him at the moment. Indeed, things have got so bad of late that his own...
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