It turns out that it’s not just Sasha who’s been busy making an album over the past year. His DJing partner in crime John Digweed has been doing it too. I suspect, at this...
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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day! Why, for a nice change, Mixmag have actually asked a good question about hugging and clubbing
It only takes a few days for Mixmag to catch up with what the rest of the world already knows. Today, they ran an article about the latest imminent changes to England’s lockdown rules...
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What would the Sasha of 1992 make of it? DJ reveals that he spent lockdown making an album and, er, baking bread…
Sasha – the superstar DJ before the superstar DJs concept was invented in some over-imaginative journalist’s head – has given an interview to Beatport explaining what he’s been doing over the past 12 months....
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Wales hasn’t announced plans for the return of festivals yet. So isn’t it just a little bit risky organising one there?
A few days ago, I wrote about the approaches of the UK’s four different nations to easing up on lockdown. This can occasionally create a very confusing situation if you’re unaware of the differences...
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Could Yousef be sued if an attendee at the Circus Covid test event caught the virus and died? Government guidelines don’t rule it out…
Believe it or not, but the title of this post isn’t quite as sensationalist as it first sounds. A few weeks ago, Yousef staged an event at Circus in Liverpool as part of the...
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Is Bandcamp Friday going to become a permanent feature on the site? Whispers that music retailer is “seriously considering” keeping it past the pandemic
Bandcamp Friday began last year back in March. It was the website’s response to the coronavirus pandemic decimating several income streams for artists, producers, singers and others in the industry – who saw live...
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Praise be to God! A dance music publication actually publishes an article about plague raves – and manages to be pretty scathing about them too
For the past few months, one of the things I’ve been frequently writing about is plague raves. One particular bugbear of mine is that the dance music press just don’t seem to want to...
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Disunited kingdom: Confusion as England hopes to reopen nightclubs on June 21st… but the devolved nations don’t even have it in their plans
The dance music press are, if nothing else, lazy. Hence why if you follow them, you might be under the impression that when Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants nightclubs open again by...
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You’ll have to eat soup in the rain for another 2 weeks! Sacha Lord loses his case against the government to reopen hospitality more quickly
Last night, I published this piece about Sacha Lord’s legal case to allow hospitality to open indoors – that’s bars, restaurants and so on – earlier than the May 17th date currently planned for...
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What IS going on? From absent judges to temporising government lawyers, Sacha Lord’s case to reopen indoor hospitality earlier mired in delays and dithering
I haven’t been entirely complimentary about Sacha Lord on this blog. I’ve previously condemned the way he rewarded plague rave DJs and I’m not especially a fan of his conduct on social media either....
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History was made in Liverpool at the weekend – so why did Yousef choose such a tried and tested lineup for this very special event?
It was going to sell out. There was simply no way that this event would even have one ticket left for it. You could have literally anyone on the bill and the clamour would...
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History in the making: UK hosts first legal nightclub in over a year – early signs are that Circus tests in Liverpool have been successful
This weekend in Liverpool, an important event is taking place. It’s taking place courtesy of Circus and it’s all about trying to find out whether it’s safe for mass gatherings to restart again. Tonight...
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Can Yousef defend the indefensible? Silence from Circus on why they’ve booked plague rave DJ Sven Väth for Liverpool Covid test event
This Friday night, an important event is taking place in Liverpool. It’s happening at Circus, who are hosting the First Dance Event. No social distancing will be required, but a negative Covid result no...
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The fall and fall of Danny Rampling: his journey from okay-ish DJ to full-on Covid denying conspiracist
Those of you of a certain age will probably know Danny Rampling as that DJ who used to have a show on Radio 1 called “The Love Groove Dance Party” – a name that...
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Does Derrick May represent culture in the eyes of Mixcloud? A question for their founders
I feel the urge to be polite here – well, to an extent. Mixcloud is one of the better websites for DJ mixes, mostly because they’re one of very few platforms that actually pay...
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Love is so nice! Roland Clark thanks fans for support as battle against Covid-19 takes a turn for the better
I’m pleased to be able to end the week with some good news. Covid-19 is still causing problems in much of the world, and recently, dance music singer and producer Roland Clark confirmed he’d...
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