Record labels attract some of the pettiest people alive. I luckily never came across them during my five years of releasing music – but I heard no end of stories from others who weren’t...
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The double standards of Faith: Defected backed fanzine plug Carl Cox T-shirts on Instagram – whilst creator Terry Farley attacks Saudi festival Soundstorm… where Cox himself is playing!
It doesn’t take long for people to reveal their true selves – in this day and age, it’s simply a question of knowing exactly where to look. But even by the duplicitous standards of...
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Is there ANYONE left in dance music with principles, part two: a closer look at the human rights injustices in Saudi Arabia, which begs the question – why would any DJ agree to play MDL Beast Soundstorm?
Yesterday, I wrote about something which has started bubbling up over the last few days – the lineup of the MDL Beast Soundstorm festival in Saudi Arabia next month. I posed the question of...
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After DJ Mag plug their video of David Guetta re-editing one of his own tracks to make it even more crap, Dave Clarke gives a caustic take in the comments…
Sometimes, there’s no need for a big blurb before I get to the point of an article. This is one of those times. On Friday, DJ Mag published this on their Facebook page. It...
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As Dave Clarke turns in a sublime remix of “Love Changed Me” and insists proceeds go to charity, what’s the odds of Masters At Work doing the same thing?
Back on Friday, I started my weekly trawl for the latest and best new releases, and I came across this one. It’ll be in the Six On Saturday column when it hits the download...
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Dave Clarke speaks the truth about plague raves. But why can the Baron of Techno not speak about Derrick May?
I have come to have a certain amount of respect for Dave Clarke over the past few months. When I initially blogged about him earlier in the year, I wasn’t very nice about him...
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Is Derrick May appearing at 51st State Festival? Mystery as festival bosses both deny and refuse to deny rumours on social media
I’ve been looking at this over the past few days and I’ve decided to post about it. Perhaps it’ll help clear up the mystery of whether Derrick May – accused of rape and sexual...
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Great DJ, crap journalist – meet Dave Clarke!
Back at the end of January, I wrote about a question that a few people have made observations on. Namely, why isn’t the self-styled Baron of Techno, Dave Clarke, isn’t making a big song...
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Derrick May and who you won’t see talking about him
Dave Clarke has had something of a good pandemic. His views about plague raves and the importance of not spreading this awful virus have resonated with a lot of people. I happen to agree...
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