I read an extremely interesting article on the 5 Magazine site earlier this week. They’re one of very few dance music outlets that I have any time for. The article goes into detail about...
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You read it here first! Bandcamp Fridays extended for the rest of 2021 – but no comment on rumours it’ll be a permanent fixture post-pandemic
If you want to find out news that you won’t read anywhere else, Amateur At Play’s House isn’t a bad place to look for it. So it turns out, even slightly to my surprise....
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Only 15 cases of Covid out of 58,000 in government test events? Sounds good – but where are the reports so we can see the data and make up our own minds?
Unless I’m very much mistaken, it was The Times newspaper which first reported the revelation that out of events attended by a total of 58,000 people, only 15 of them subsequently caught Covid-19. This...
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How DO you work out if a pandemic is over? Turns out you don’t ask a virologist – you ask millionaire DJ Deborah De Luca!
There was a time when if you wanted to find the answer to a question, you’d ask someone with expertise in their field. For example, if you wanted to install electricity into your house,...
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What did Derrick May do during lockdown? He got his house refurbished – and the cheapskate even got his friends to paint his decking for him (and all unpaid, naturally!)
I’ve recently been taking a look at what DJs have been doing during the pandemic to keep themselves busy. So far, the answers have been positively dull. Sasha spent it baking bread, John Digweed...
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Do these people ever take the day off? Now Lange is the latest has-been to say his freedom to spout rubbish is under threat
This blog has had much fun recently at the expense of Danny Rampling – his descent from half decent DJ who could barely mix to a fully paid-up member of Planet Batshit has been...
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EXCLUSIVE: You read his account of doing plague raves in his own words – now read the anonymous DJ’s answers to my questions
Yesterday, I published a piece from an anonymous DJ who had the guts to come forward and admit that he had been doing plague raves during the pandemic. He wrote in detail about his...
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Sacha Lord won’t urge his followers to end lockdown by getting the jab – but it turns out he WILL get one himself!
Here’s a quick update on a story that I covered last Tuesday – it was all about Sacha John Edward Lord-Marchionne, as Companies House call him. In it, I had the temerity to ask...
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EXCLUSIVE: I dared the plague rave DJs to come forward and explain themselves – and one, on condition of anonymity, showed some courage and agreed. Right or wrong? You decide
A few weeks ago, I put out a challenge to the plague rave DJs to defend their practices. The way the likes of Dubfire, Sven Väth, Peggy Gou and the rest have been accepting...
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Is England’s June 21st relaxation still happening? Your clickbait free (and also free of delusion) update is below…
Much is being made at the moment by the dance music world of a headline from The Times newspaper, of all places. “Big events without masks are no riskier than shopping, Covid trials show”...
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Is that a nice fence you’re sitting on, Sacha? Andy Burnham’s adviser wants Covid restrictions removed as soon as possible – yet won’t urge his followers to help by having the jab
First of all, a comment on an incident at the weekend that I’ve only just learnt about. I understand that Sacha Lord was attacked whilst out with his partner on Saturday night. This is...
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YouTube launches campaign to encourage under 35s to get Covid jab – and for once, the video sharing site is ahead of the curve!
YouTube has announced that they’re going to start a campaign on their site to encourage young people to get the Covid-19 vaccine. According to BBC News, they’re going to put adverts on the video...
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I was told I’d have 5G and a phone call from Bill Gates by now, but I’m still waiting – so having had my second Covid jab this weekend, how DID the anti-vaxxers get it so wrong?
The anti-vaxxers have been telling us for months now that you shouldn’t get the Covid vaccine. It’s part of an evil plot so that Bill Gates can take over the world by sending drones...
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So will England ditch the remaining Covid restrictions on June 21st and will nightclubs reopen as planned? Here’s your clickbait free answer
It probably wasn’t a surprise, was it? The Indian government appear to have decided to allow the second wave of coronavirus to run largely unchecked, hence the dreadful scenes from the country. And hence...
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Danny Rampling believes Covid restrictions threaten our freedom – so why is he attending an event subject to the very same Covid restrictions he protests against?
Danny Rampling has made much recently of his freedom from Covid credentials. He currently belongs to the group of people who think that having to wash your hands more is the start of a...
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Upcycle has a new garage track out this week – but is there a reason why Sugababes singer Mutya Buena isn’t doing more to promote it?
First thing’s first. I absolutely love Popbitch. Indeed, this very blog is partially styled out of it. I highly recommend subscribing and getting a newsletter sent to your inbox every Thursday. Exactly why I’m...
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