People across Britain now have the option, if they so choose, to frequent a nightclub. There are practically no restrictions in place – masks are optional, social distancing isn’t required, and only a few...
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As England goes quiet on vaccine passports, Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon decides they’re going ahead – but do the numbers in Holyrood add up?
Ah, devolution. This thing which, despite having existed since 1999, many London based journalists still can’t get their heads around. It’s the idea the four nations of the UK can pursue policies more suitable...
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Boiler Room said they launched Honey Dijon’s career in order to get a government bailout last year – but just one question: did you really, Mr Bellville?
Yesterday, someone sent me some documents relating to the bailouts Arts Council England gave Boiler Room in 2020. And there are quite a few things which you curiously won’t find mentioned by themselves or...
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Do these people ever take a day off? Now the moonbeams are claiming Michael Gove is the government’s passport to vaccine passports…
Over the Bank Holiday weekend, footage emerged from a nightclub in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. In it, Cabinet minister Michael Gove was seen making some very interesting moves indeed on the dancefloor –...
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What happens when a couple disagrees on Covid vaccines and face masks? Ask Louie and Anané Vega and you might just find out…
Sometimes in life, I just wonder what it must be like to be a fly on the wall – able to listen in to conversations that those talking might prefer the world didn’t know...
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Do those clubs who demand the Covid status of their punters apply the same standards to the DJs they book? An industry insider reveals what the venues themselves won’t
Back on July 29th, I wrote about how 51st State Festival had changed their minds over their own entrance policy. They initially demanded either a negative Covid test no more than 48 hours old...
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As the government’s silence on vaccine passports for nightclubs continues, have they been quietly shelved – and does the Events Research Programme have a clue in it?
Just before the British House of Commons went for its summer break in July, Boris Johnson announced plans to require those going to nightclubs in England to be double vaccinated from September. His reason...
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Which is the more shocking story here: Priti Patel justifying extra powers for police using dodgy data – or Mixmag doing good journalism for once?
It would be churlish of me not to start this Wednesday by saying I’m mightily impressed with Mixmag’s latest scoop. It’s a good one, gathered using freedom of information requests – politicians and the...
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Is it the Paul Johnson effect? Chosen Few DJs are putting on an event strictly for the double jabbed this weekend – and other venues in Chicago could introduce the same policy…
The house music scene in Chicago has been in a reflective mood recently – and much of it has come from the recent death of Paul Johnson. He died aged just 50 on August...
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As nearly 5000 cases of Covid are linked to a festival in Newquay, have there been any outbreaks associated with nightclubs? You might be surprised by the answer
Let’s face it. This was inevitable, wasn’t it? After England scrapped almost all Covid-19 restrictions last month, it was only a matter of time before a mass gathering somewhere was blamed for a big...
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Bobby Laviniere reveals his brother took a turn for the worse on August 7th, hours before he was due at 51st State Festival – so what did he do? Read on and find out…
Back on July 21st, I wrote about Dance For Stevie – an event forthcoming at Ministry of Sound on October 3rd. It’s all to raise money to pay for very expensive adaptations to the...
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“We will protect the children” from the Covid vaccine, says Danny Rampling – so why can’t be even persuade his 17-year old son Claudio not to get jabbed?
It’s been a few weeks since the blog checked in on whatever madness Danny Rampling is up to. So I thought that, on this Sunday, I’d have another look. And even I was surprised...
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Brother’s gonna work, but only in California! DJ Sneak cancels all his 2021 gigs outside the Golden State – so what’s the REAL reason for the decision?
I’ve received a number of emails in the past 24 hours about this subject. DJ Sneak’s agent has been sending emails all over the place, telling them that the remainder of his gigs for...
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As Kai Alcé reveals at least ten of his friends have died with Covid in just one week, what WILL it take for the dance music community to get behind the Covid jab?
Death is something that’s around a lot these days. And it’s not just because of Covid-19. It’s people who are dying because of things that are being picked up too late because of delayed...
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It’s Maskers At Work! Louie Vega embraces the name given to him and Kenny Dope over recent weeks – now wouldn’t it be nice to see more DJs leading by example?
Ever since clubs started reopening again, questions have been asked about whether clubbers should wear face masks. A question asked less often is whether the DJs themselves should do the same thing. And by...
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Is it 1989 again? As Northern Ireland still won’t set a date for nightclubs to open, a curious section in a Stormont statement refers to “raves”…
Yesterday, Stormont met up to decide which sets of regulations to change and which ones not to. For some reason, Covid infection rates in Northern Ireland are currently nearly twice as high as England...
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