Following the money is something that has served some of dance music’s biggest names very well. Now, Ears To The House doesn’t believe this is necessarily a bad thing – in most walks of...
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London’s Ministry of Sound take Omar S off their lineup for Saturday’s It’s All Gone South – and a well-placed source confirms it’s all because of what happened last weekend..
Yesterday, Ears To The House took a little time to try and figure out what happened in Detroit between producers Omar S and Supercoolwicked at the Paramita Sound record shop and bar over the...
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So is this why Sondela was shown the door? Defected launches a new afro-house label called Mahaba, just months after waving goodbye to its last one…
Defected is a company that devotes its existence to becoming larger, not smaller. This was one thing that stayed constant throughout the Simon Dunmore years, and Wez Saunders shows no sign of changing that...
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“Everything he touches turns to s*** right now!”: no sign of Detroit techno being represented at the city’s Thanksgiving parade – after last year’s debacle with Derrick May put off several sponsors…
There was a time, for an all too long time, that Derrick May could apparently do no wrong. He was loved and adored by his fans, respected by the dance music press, and practically...
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After PBS takes down a programme about Detroit techno featuring Derrick May, hardly anyone in the city has a good word to say – and the other two members of the Belleville Three aren’t happy either!
It was supposed to be Derrick May’s latest opportunity at redeeming himself. Following the Derrick May European Coming Back Tour earlier in the year, the next plan was to appear on the TV –...
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Can’t he just go outside and tape the weather? David Morales wanted the sound of rain on his next track and recorded it in his studio – whilst proudly holding his massive rain stick…
Back on Friday, David Morales retreated to one of his favourite places in the world. A place of solitude where the 61-year-old DJ and producer can express himself freely. We are, of course, talking...
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It’s like the McDonald’s budget menu! Defected unveil their offering for shorter four dates in Croatia in 2024 – and the names are as stale as a three-day old Big Mac…
When Wez Saunders made the decision to raise the capital to buy the Defected empire of companies in 2022, questions inevitably arose as to what he wanted to do with it. No one spends...
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Even announcing it at the last minute isn’t working anymore! As Derrick May’s techno documentary for PBS gets pulled, how’s the man himself taking the news? Er, not all that well…
If you head over to the PBS profile page on X, formerly Twitter, they make a declaration as proud as it is pomopus. They say that “PBS’s editorial independence is central to our work...
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Pay $200 less to be ignored than before! Pete Tong’s DJ Academy, with its “visibility opportunities”, is offering places for just $247 a time – but the offer expires next Tuesday…
Mr Peter Michael Tong MBE is a man who has done very well for himself in life – not least by following the money throughout his career. From record labels, radio shows, DJing, and...
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Some people just like to be offended! Claptone says artists have to just do one mix to avoid “cannibalising” sales – but isn’t he simply speaking a depressing truth?
Contrary to what some people would have you believe, Ears To The House sympathises with those talented individuals trying to break into today’s dance music world. Just look at the nonsense they’ve got to...
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EXCLUSIVE: Carl Craig did NOT threaten to pull out of Movement Festival 2022 if Annabel Ross was allowed to review it – so where on earth did the dance music press doyenne get that idea from?
Last year, dance music press doyenne Annabel Ross found herself in one of her favourite places in the whole wide world – at the centre of everyone’s attention. According to the doyenne, who doesn’t...
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And this is going to persuade Benjamin Netanyahu, is it? Detroit’s Scan 7 calls for a ceasefire in the Israeli Palestine war – by sticking his logo on a picture of Gaza just after an airstrike…
Everyone and his dog seems to have an opinion on the Israeli Palestine conflict right now – and yes, that even includes the team here at Ears To The House. However, our policy is...
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An 85-year challenge for Tomorrowland as they agree a deal confirming they’re staying at De Schorre Park until 2090 – but who on earth will be playing on their stages by then?
Let’s begin this article by doing something a little unusual for us – taking a look at the DJ Mag Top 100 lists for both 2022 and the year 2000. Yes, we’ve got the...
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They certainly didn’t have these in 1988! People who’ve been out clubbing can now take “post-rave wellness packs” – a sign of just how much things have changed over the years…
There was a time when anyone who’d been to a rave or something similar might feel a bit worse for wear the next day. This might be because of excessive alcohol consumption the night...
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“F**k Bandcamp United!: the unsurprising (and remarkably forthright) reply of a boss against a union that he can’t even join – but is there a valid point hidden somewhere in his words?
Ever since Bandcamp was bought by Epic Games last year, the Bandcamp United union has been desperate for the company to give them some recognition. They didn’t get very far with the previous owners...
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Everything must go! As Danny Tenaglia’s auction of his studio equipment ends today, how much money has he made in the process – and just WHEN will he be selling his massive trunk?
Do you feel that your house is cluttered with things you haven’t used in years? If you do, many would respond by having a clear out – deciding what’s really worth keeping, and what...
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