This week appears to be a busy one for the festivals, who are keen to start making some money after spending some truly eye-watering amounts on some of the higher echelon DJs whose names...
Over the years, Derrick May was a man never short of things to say. Whereas many in the dance music world said as little as possible to the press, May always seemed happy to...
In the USA, turning 21 is considered a big deal. Such a big deal, in fact that Taylor Swift – whose feet are currently bothering the Buzzfeed office – once wrote a song about...
Illegal raves aren’t exactly a new thing. When house music reached British shores in the 1980s, there were few legal avenues who seemed willing to get behind it – hence why the genre’s history...
Over the past week or so, Ears To The House has been keeping an eye on the latest drama to unfold over on the soap opera that is Twitter. And no, we’re not talking...
We’ve all had plenty of fun at the expense of Solomun over the past few days – as Ears To The House covered yesterday – and we somehow doubt that was the last of...
Ears To The House has repeatedly been told in the past, in public and in private, that we’re too harsh on Resident Advisor. From journalists contacting our editor behind the scenes urging him to...
In many ways, it’s sad to see the modern day Mixmag – a shadow of its former self. Back in the magazine’s heyday in the 1990s, the publication had some guts and wasn’t afraid...
Last week, a rather curious article appeared on the hallowed pages of self-declared industry leaders Resident Advisor. For once, it didn’t focus on the city of Berlin – anyone relying solely on their site...
It’s curious, isn’t it? Back in January 2021, our editor published a post querying the type of promotional material being posted by Nervous Records. It nearly all seemed to consist of pictures of half-naked...
We’re used to coming across stories long before the dance music press here at Ears To The House – we previously scooped Resident Advisor by two weeks on a story and were investigating the...
Ears To The House is sometimes asked just what it is exactly that we have against the dance music press. To which we ask – how much time have you got? We think those...