There was a time when Ricardo Villalobos was something of an idealist. Apparently. Speaking to the Guardian back in 2017, he said “The music manages to meld the classes together, as long as the...
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Ever wondered why the British government couldn’t care less about nightclubs? And no, it isn’t (just) about the lack of names donating to the Tory Party’s coffers…
The tedious obsession with June 21st shows no signs whatsoever of abating. Clubbers are hearing marginally less about the plan for England because it’s the weekend, but it’s still ever present. The government is...
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Is mass law breaking REALLY likely to happen if England’s June 21st relaxation of Covid rules is delayed – or is it just a case of letting off steam?
There’s something weird in English water at the moment. I say specifically English, because – although there are signs of it in the UK’s Celtic nations too – people are starting to go a...
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Hail Mary Jane: Washington state offering free cannabis joints to anyone having the Covid jab – but would it bring a smile to those ever so miserable anti-vaxxers?
Different areas of the world are resorting to varying tactics to persuade people to have the Covid-19 vaccine. None more so than in the USA, where in Ohio, anyone who’s had the vaccine is...
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Yousef is finally asked why he booked plague rave favourite Sven Väth for the Liverpool test event – but who’s guilty of trying to rewrite history?
So it’s finally happened. Mixmag have not only made a reference to plague raves, but they’ve even asked a DJ a question about it. Praise be? Not exactly. Paddy Edrich got to interview Yousef...
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Was this a little too close to the bone for them? Music publication Clubbing Spain to shut after 21 years – but notice how understated Resident Advisor’s report about it is…
One of the faults of the dance music press – and my goodness, do they have plenty – is that they frequently try and pretend they’re seperate from the culture and scene that they...
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Would you really bereave it? Washington’s Bobby McKey’s piano bar denied payout by government fund – and I bet you’re dying to find out why!
We may all speak different languages and live in different countries, but there are some things universal to the human experience, no matter where we are. We are all born, we all die in...
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Mr Love Groove Dance Party thinks kids shouldn’t get the Covid vaccine (or anyone else) – but were the drugs YOU used to take all tested by the authorities first, Danny?
The social media feeds of Danny Rampling, a DJ who used to be an okay selector but a bit rubbish at mixing, truly is a cesspit nowadays. Only the other day, he put out...
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Dumb, dumber and DJ agencies – or, how reps for plague rave DJ who wrote on this blog are STILL demanding an apology that they won’t be getting
This saga is rumbling on longer than I thought. On Monday, I disclosed that the agency who represented the DJ who wrote a piece for me about why he did plague raves and agreed...
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Wales decides to keep Test and Trace until next year to crush post-lockdown outbreaks – so is Boris Johnson going to listen to such a sensible plan?
There is much frothing at the mouth for the Covid deniers and anti-vaxxer dingbats this morning. Whilst Boris Johnson rushes to get England out of lockdown entirely in less than three weeks, Wales is...
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Revealed: why the British government STILL can’t say whether the June 21st easing for England is going ahead – and it isn’t to do with the bothersome Indian variant…
I sometimes wonder what it is that our journalists do all day. Communicating information in a clear and concise manner that provides all the facts doesn’t seem to be it. Hence why no journalist...
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Gay Tony would be proud of the interiors – but does new London nightclub Glam REALLY need to rely on the same old DJs as everyone else?
During the pandemic, an idyllic story started to gain traction. The dance music world needed to change, they said. The future was all about smaller nights with lesser known DJs cutting their teeth in...
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And how exactly are you going to force me to sign it, then? The agency of the plague rave DJ who spoke to this blog has been in touch – and they want me to sign a gagging order!
Recently, this blog ran an article by a plague rave DJ who’d got in touch to offer an explanation of why he’d been doing what he’d been doing. This was followed up the next...
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As Boris Johnson has a Bank Holiday wedding to Carrie Symonds, is Sacha Lord keen to see lockdown restrictions gone so he can have a big wedding of his own?
This blog is always happy to bat for the institution of marriage. I’m married for over eight years myself. And as much as I suspect stories in the Bank Holiday newspapers about Boris Johnson...
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Is he just bored of staying in the house so much? The possible reason why Sacha Lord is so desperate for lockdown to be over
Anyone who follows Sacha Lord on Twitter will no doubt be aware by now of the format the account roughly follows. You could probably train a dog on how to run it, and they’d...
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Over 600 musicians sign letter refusing to perform in Israel over Palestinian conflict – but why has notorious human rights loving DJ Danny Rampling not signed it?
The Israeli Palestine conflict is one that flares up sporadically, and inevitably brings up questions when it does. And some of those questions involve the human rights of the people who are caught up...
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