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...
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Annabel Ross attacks Solomun’s plague raves – but where was she in 2020?
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...
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Resident Advisor made an absolute mess out of Asquith story
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...
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Did the Warehouse Project REALLY “change clubbing forever”?
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...
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Was an editor’s plight the reason for Nyege Nyege article in RA?
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...
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Nervous FINALLY pledge to change their ways – but will they?
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...
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Annabel Ross takes issue with Nervous ads – long after we did…
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...
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Now even Annabel Ross is peddling the Belleville Three myth…
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...
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Electronic Beats 80s acid house video drops – but who’s missing?
Here at Ears To The House, we’re big fans of the Blind Test series run by Electronic Beats. Watching DJs wracking their brains trying to remember the names of sometimes obscure tracks which they...
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Did Beatport order press to delete Party Mode articles?
Last week brought about a curious incident in the dance music press. A number of outlets published stories about Beatport Party Mode – a soon to be introduced feature on their DJing app. We...
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Change is afoot at Resident Advisor – so what ARE they up to?
The dance music press is in a pitiful state – but don’t take our word for it. Because the likes of Mixmag and Resident Advisor are subconsciously saying the same thing. They’re both making...
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Can’t any journalist get it right when writing about house music?
If you believe certain people in the media, there was a time when journalism had a truly golden age. There was a journalist specialising in almost everything at every newspaper and magazine, they’d have...
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Richie Hawtin spoke to Mixmag about “nu-techno” – or did he?
Whenever you find a quote floating about on social media and you see it attributed to a certain person, do not immediately believe it. Be especially wary if the source of the quote –...
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Are Rolling Stone unaware of Derrick May abuse claims?
Most of us these days have access to something called the internet. You might have heard of it – it’s a network which allows people with a device which can access said network to...
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Mixmag think you should spend almost £1500 on equipment…
If there’s one thing which can always be said of the dance music press, it’s that they show a lack of self-awareness which is staggering – even by the levels typically seen in this...
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Beatport cheapskates only offer £21k salary to new editor
One thing Ears To The House frequently points out is something most journalists in dance music know and will even admit publicly from time to time, but it will never appear in the hallowed...
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