Before we get down to business for this Sunday, a quick apology for the lack of articles over the past two days. A case of a nasty vomiting bug has hit your ever so...
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After Kevin Saunderson sold the KMS catalogue to Beat Music Fund this year, the mystery remains of why Juan Atkins hasn’t sold the Metroplex archive to the highest bidder…
Whilst Ears To The House aren’t fans of pointlessly dwelling on the year that’s gone by – we prefer to leave the lists to other websites – it hasn’t gone unnoticed that 2023 was...
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Omar S breaks his silence on social media amidst police probe into THOSE allegations by Supercoolwicked – but it’s only (briefly) to promote one of his releases…
Ah, the beauty of Instagram Stories. To the average user of the social media site, it’s an excellent way to get pictures out as quickly as possible – if you don’t have time to...
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Is this why certain waistlines are bigger than they used to be? As DJ Tennis launches his own cooking show, others are mulling over combining food and music to find a new money spinner…
The idea of combining food and dance music is one with a chequered history, but it’s far from a new one. Even in the early days of house music, some nightclubs offered a buffet...
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Don’t start panicking, it (probably) won’t happen! Amidst winter wave of rising Covid-19 cases in Britain, 31% of 18-24 year olds support shutting nightclubs to slow the virus down…
Nightclubs have a serious image problem – and it’s not one they seem to have grasped. This is an issue that Ears To The House first reported all the way back in July 2021,...
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Don’t give the money to your bank, leave it in OUR bank account instead! Spotify’s latest defence of its 1000 streams per year rule is possibly its most ridiculous yet…
As far as years go, Daniel Ek is probably hoping to see the back of this one sooner rather than later. It’s not exactly been a good 2023 for Spotify – they’ve had to...
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Has Hagi lost her patience with him? Mystery as Derrick May makes the move to Greensmith Artists – whose registered address is in Serbia and who also list DJ Pierre and Juan Atkins on the roster…
With a brand new year just a few short weeks away, many of us will start thinking about changes we want to make in our lives. Some people might decide they want to lose...
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What HAS he been smoking this time? DJ Sneak posts about “leaving the digital world behind” – on the ever-so analog platform that is Instagram…
It might surprise some of you, but Ears To The House has a little respect for Carlos Sosa – the real name of DJ Sneak. Aside from his surprisingly shrewd recent business ventures, as...
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Festive cheer could be in short supply! Nicole Moudaber confirms she’s doing a Christmas Eve show at Beirut’s Grand Factory – but Israel’s heavy bombing in Lebanon might yet derail that plan…
What do you plan on doing on Christmas Eve? Our plans at the Ears To The House office vary – some of us are planning on staying home and watching TV, and others are...
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Nothing new to see here, then! How DO you make some quick money if you’re Juan “Originator” Atkins? Er, by re-pressing some old stuff you put out in 1993…
Every now and then, a question arises in the heads of the legacy DJs from dance music’s early days – how on earth can I make a bit of money, and quickly? Going out...
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Is another of house music’s big beasts about to leave the stage? Andrew Salsano becomes vice president at Nervous, leading to questions about Mike Weiss’s future plans…
There aren’t many big beasts from the early days of house music still left – many left the stage many years ago, for reasons as varied as the day is long. This probably shouldn’t...
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You can’t do a balanced take here, this is the internet! Marshall Jefferson comments on DJs posting their Spotify Wrapped stats – and reckons the numbers DO help get you bookings…
It’s now practically an annual tradition in the music world. Towards the end of November or early December, Spotify release their yearly data dumps to their artists, known simply as Spotify Wrapped. In addition...
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Juan Atkins celebrated his 61st birthday at the weekend by playing Insane Who Sane – as a source confirms that he REALLY thinks he founded techno…
For some reason, which Ears To The House will probably never fully understand, a lot of DJs like turning their birthdays into a public event. They usually do it by holding a party –...
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Do you get the feeling all is not going well? Discogs’ CEO pops up with a message explaining why the site is changing – but answers few questions in the process…
Surviving for many decades in this fickle industry when others have long faded away into the distance is, in many ways, an impressive achievement. This is one of the reasons that Ears To The...
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No, this genie isn’t going back in its bottle! Majority of music fans polled by IFPI think AI shouldn’t be used to copy human artists – but there’s one rather big flaw in this argument…
Yesterday, Ears To The House covered the subject of AI – something which is having a lot more influence on music than anyone admits. We reported on the development of Unison Midi Wizard 2.0,...
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At least it’s something useful to wear over the winter! Nervous offer a sweetener for anyone buying their merch this Christmas – a free pair of branded gloves…
As anyone looking out of their window might have noticed over the past few weeks, the weather has got quite a bit cooler recently – well, unless you live in Australia, anyway. Winter is...
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