When Resident Advisor decided to appoint Whitney Wei as their new editor-in-chief back in 2021, Ears To The House wished her well. This was a person who had a pretty strong record from her...
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Well, this is awkward! As the fallout from Gambia’s Fajara Dance Festival that never happened continues, it turns out Resident Advisor plugged it in a Top 10 of festivals for November…
This weekend, Ears To The House is still looking into the fallout from Fajara Dance Festival – the Gambian event that was due to start on November 21st, but never even started. For example,...
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Aren’t you meant to know this stuff already in your job? Mixmag’s deputy editor posts on X to ask whether anyone has “noticed a reduction in dancefloor vibes” in the past year…
It’s often the case in business that the person at the top of a company has eyes and ears elsewhere – a good boss is very aware of the fact that they can’t do...
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Peggy Gou may have had to give Warehouse Project a miss for health reasons this weekend – but her PR people’s work at getting gushing reviews for “I Believe In Love Again” goes on…
If there’s one area where Peggy Gou shines above many others in the dance music world, it’s her relentless ability to promote herself and her projects – there are few higher echelon DJs better...
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Ever wondered how much Resident Advisor’s editors get paid? Current job vacancies in London and New York reveal the truth – and it’s roughly a tenth of a £750k bailout…
One of the most bizarre aspects of the dance music world is that no one seems to know how much things cost. Now, by this, we don’t mean stuff like the prices of drinks...
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Anyone would think you had an agenda! Annabel Ross didn’t hold back in lambasting DJ Khaled for silence over Israel-Gaza war – but wears kid gloves when writing puff pieces about Detroit…
If there’s one thing that journalists within the dance music press know, it’s how to write a puff piece. It’s what most dance music journalism has been since the beginning of time, to be...
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Possessing laughing gas is now illegal in the UK, with those breaking the law facing prison – and wait until you see how the government justify ignoring their own advice on the issue!
Back in September, Ears To The House reported on how the British government had just voted to criminalise the use of nitrous oxide – more commonly known as laughing gas. Rishi Sunak’s administration –...
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That £750,000 bailout was money well spent, wasn’t it? Peggy Gou and Lenny Kravitz’s “I Believe In Love Again” comes out – and Resident Advisor dutifully provides a (mostly) glowing review…
If there’s one thing that Peggy Gou is shockingly good at, it’s marketing. Be in no doubt – Ears To The House thinks she is an advertising genius. Every time she puts a new...
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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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Your bias is showing! As Resident Advisor run articles on “how to help Palestinians” and Annabel Ross backs NTS Radio stance, why ARE the dance music press so utterly one-sided on the conflict?
It’s about time that we faced an unescapable truth – the dance music press has never been up to scratch. Even during the supposed heydays of the 1990s, much of the output of the...
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Is any height of incompetence ever high enough at Resident Advisor? Mystery as they manage to spell Goldie as “Golide” in promo poster for their own event (despite him being guest editor throughout October!)
A common bugbear of many people is poor spelling. It’s a problem that has gotten worse with the proliferation of the internet – with more content out there than ever before, the chance for...
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Are they even trying anymore? Resident Advisor’s latest fail is to have a discussion on making clubbing more inclusive for the disabled – and having no disabled people on the panel…
Some people seem to think that Ears To The House doesn’t really like Resident Advisor. They fail to understand what our real gripe with them is – namely that they could use their platform...
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If you’re going to fail, do it spectacularly! The Guardian tried to do a top 20 of Detroit techno – and they’ve annoyed Juan Atkins, ignored Derrick May, and put a house track at number one…
The mainstream press are a weird lot when it comes to dance music. They’d have you believe that Beyoncé Knowles saved house music from an impending death last year – all by sticking a...
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Not exactly your finest week, was it? Dance music press doyenne Annabel Ross slated after posting now deleted comments on X about “an abuser” who “has a new album out”…
As night follows day, Sunday indeed follows Saturday. For some, it’s the first day of a brand new week – for others, it’s one last day of rest before getting back on the treadmill...
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Are the bad old days well and truly behind them? Resident Advisor are on the lookout for a general manager in North America – and the potential $120,000 salary isn’t too shabby!
The following might come as something of a surprise to even our own readers, but Ears To The House wishes no harm upon Resident Advisor. Our main gripe with the organisation is that they...
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Being dead appears to help you get more coverage in the dance music press! How DJ Deeon was ignored by Mixmag during his life, yet they suddenly eulogise him in death…
We sometimes wonder at Ears To The House – exactly what does it take for you to get coverage in the dance music press? The criteria seem to be very arbitary – and whilst...
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