Regular readers of Ears To The House may have noticed that we’ve spent a fair amount of time covering the management changes in Defected last year. From being the first dance music site to...
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“No permission given to use my vocal!”: Italy’s Claudio Caccini released a track with Rowetta of Happy Mondays fame – and the singer isn’t happy about it…
The world of house music is filled with examples of singers being treated appallingly – and there’s simply no other way to put it. One of the earlier examples was the legendary Martha Wash...
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TikTok’s favourite DJ Schak played 1961 hit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” in his set for Hideout Croatia – and the internet really isn’t sure what to think…
There was a time, long ago, when DJs rose through the ranks in quite an organic way. Take, for example, Frankie Knuckles – who spent years working for the likes of The Continental Baths,...
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Are you still using Windows XP over there? Detroit’s Juan Atkins was doing a show last night – promoted with an advert which looks like it was made in 2001…
We’ve got to concede that it does sometimes look like Ears To The House is simply trying to mock some of the people we write about. Naturally, it’s a charge we refute – most...
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Man who complained about noise from Manchester’s Night & Day café has moved out – but the case is STILL going through the courts…
Long-time readers might recall a story we originally published in November 2021 about Manchester’s Night & Day café. A resident moved into the area during a Covid lockdown and then made a complaint to...
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Resident Advisor continues recruiting City Managers on five-hour a week contracts – and there’s STILL no sign of the hiring spree coming to an end…
Ears To The House is sometimes asked just exactly what we have against Resident Advisor. To which our answer is nothing at all – if you cast aside the fact they sanctimoniously see themselves...
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“Bureaucracy has intervened”: DJ Harvey reveals he won’t be appearing at Pikes Ibiza this year – and despite online talk, Brexit isn’t the reason why…
These are still unusual times in the world for the higher echelon DJs. Many are making up for lost time during the pandemic and have gone into utter overdrive – and many are finding...
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At least he’s found a country that doesn’t boil people to death! Derrick May’s “European Coming Back Tour” continues with Croatia’s Sonus Festival in August…
When the 60-year-old occasional DJ Derrick May faced multiple allegations three years ago of sexual abuse, he had three options available in response. He could have admitted to the allegations, denied them and come...
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Couldn’t they stump up for a coffee in the lounge? Marshall Jefferson reveals how 1986 track “Move Your Body” became a dance music classic – whilst he sits on a hotel bed…
For an industry which is forever boasting about being worth more and more money each and every year, the dance music world can be hopelessly unprofessional at times. Even basic details are sometimes forgotten...
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Armin Van Buuren and Kerri Chandler are now bedfellows – one weird consequence after King Street Sounds is gobbled up by behemoth Armada’s Beat Music Fund…
Here’s a story that caused a double take for us at Ears To The House HQ when it arrived this afternoon – and we suspect it might be the reason for a few ruffled...
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You said the quiet part out loud! John Summit becomes the latest in dance music to move to Florida – and now gets to swerve paying income tax…
There was a time when rising dance music star John Summit was keen to remind everyone of his Chicago roots. After all, he released a track via his own label last year called “In...
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The Beatport Group are keen to tell us how much they love Pride – but wait until almost the end of the month to declare themselves…
Pride Month is something that gives us a bit of a chuckle at Ears To The House. Not because of the cause – celebrating LGBT rights and culture is absolutely fine by us –...
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Charity begins (and ends!) at home for Elliot Eastwick as he gives away two tickets to see Blur at Wembley Stadium – but is there something he’s forgotten to mention?
Here at Ears To The House, it gives us immense joy when someone has a temper tantrum after we publish something they don’t like. Hence why when the likes of mysteriously rising star Ash...
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So much for the slogan about everyone being equal! Defected follow the money and go to human rights abusing Dubai – but spare a thought for their lowly social media team…
Ever since Defected was acquired last year by Wez Saunders in a management buyout of the company, Ears To The House has been looking to see what he wanted the business to do differently....
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Revealed: the REAL reason why Tec-Troit and Movement Appreciation Party take place so close together – and it isn’t just because Detroit loves techno…
At the risk of upsetting those flaky people who get upset whenever we write about Detroit – including Derrick May, who pretends he doesn’t read our site – we’re going to start our weekend...
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“The vibes were in the trenches!”: Harrison Brocklehurst’s review of Parklife is withering and a bit funny – and puts dance music press doyenne Annabel Ross to shame…
Whenever you read a review of an event in the dance music press, you can be pretty confident of one thing – it’s going to be really glowing and positive. Yes, you might find...
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