If you had a look in the dance music world at what labels were around in the 1990s, you’ll quickly notice almost all of them have long disappeared. If industry politics didn’t take them...
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Kevin Saunderson poses with Derrick May – then Louie Vega doesn’t…
It’s been a busy few days for Derrick May – perhaps it’s just as well, as he doesn’t have many of them anymore. Since Saturday, he’s been hanging around at the Movement Electronic Music...
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Tomorrowland are launching a DJ school for eight year olds…
As Ears To The House has pointed out a few times lately, a number of festivals are in rather choppy waters right now. Two years of Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions have prevented several annual...
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The pay what you can festival – Outlook genius or just plain stupidity?
Anyone going out shopping recently might have noticed that some prices have gone up – and that’s before you factor in DJ schools whose prices have gone up by over 4000% in 26 years....
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Festival inequality and one take you won’t hear on the BBC…
Here at Ears To The House, we don’t know everything. So whenever we do come across a gap in our knowledge, we contact our industry insider. He’s a man with decades of experience in...
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Is the war in Palestine over? The changing attitudes of Peggy Gou…
Those of you reading this site in November and December last year might remember we published several articles about MDL Beast Soundstorm – a festival paid for by the government of Saudi Arabia to...
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Buy now, get paid six weeks later – Bandcamp’s legal battle heats up…
Back in March, Epic Games confirmed they had acquired Bandcamp. Cue much scratching of heads amidst the heavy publicity for the news. Epic’s official statement said “Epic and Bandcamp share a mission of building...
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Didn’t Rockstar used to make games? Now they’re selling vinyl!
If you’ve played Grand Theft Auto 5, made by Rockstar Games, you’ll no doubt be aware of the ability to switch between the three protagonists in the game. Whenever you make the switch, various...
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Did sexually charged ravers REALLY bring monkeypox to Europe?
Here’s one that you’re unlikely to see covered in the dance music press – at least until they’ve worked out how to apply the best possible spin to the story. As you might have...
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As France becomes the latest EU country to shut nightclubs (again!) amidst rising Covid cases, a question – where IS the evidence that shows they’re so dangerous?
Around the world, politicians have kept saying throughout the pandemic that they’re following what the scientists tell them closely – whilst also pointing out with a disproportionate amount of glee that they make the...
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Does someone in Spain not like Amateur’s House? Mystery as high number of people from the country struggle to access your favourite dance music blog…
Ever since Amateur’s House started properly back in April of this year, I’ve discovered all kinds of things. Many have been reported in the blog, and a few haven’t – I don’t have bottomless...
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Mike Vale is officially choosing (for now) to stay silent after Danny Tenaglia called him out – but a friend gets in touch and reveals some behind the scenes stuff
Danny Tenaglia appears to have been getting lessons on social media usage from DJ Sneak. Recently, the self-proclaimed house gangster claimed Mixmasters was “a scam”. After they called him out and pointed out he...
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As Northern Ireland eases some Covid restrictions today, why are they the only part of the UK that does NOT mention nightclubs in their plans?
As I’ve said time and time again on this blog, the dance music press typically only cares about what happens in London – mostly because they’re based there and it’s easy for them to...
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Streaming up, downloads down: the state of music according to MRC Data – just don’t expect the dance music community to benefit from it!
MRC Data have just released a new report in the past few days, analysing trends on in the world of music. I’ve downloaded the whole report and found it quite fascinating reading – and...
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Complaining things were better in the past, playing bingo, watching a Judge Jules set at the Hardlife Festival – just another day in sleepy Eastbourne…
Eastbourne is a seaside town in south east England. It’s got a population of just over 100,000 and has had a reputation for many years as being a popular destination for people who wished...
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Listen to Judge Jules speaking to the Save Our Scene UK temper tantrum yesterday – if you can hear any of it over the protesters, that is…
The Save Our Scene UK event on Sunday had many problems, and it wasn’t just the fact the invites given to plague rave DJs. The simple truth is the event had no sense of...
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