Say what you like about Mr Jeffery Eugene Mills – and Ears To The House most certainly does – but he must be a pretty persuasive kind of character. Two years ago, Mills played...
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As Derrick May gets ready to perform at Future Scope tonight, the instruction from organisers to “leave your clothes at the wardrobe” isn’t even the worst of it…
This evening, the European Coming Back Tour for Derrick May, an occasional 60-year-old DJ from Detroit, takes another very small step forward. The man himself is currently in Europe – Ears To The House...
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Will no one think of the polar bears? Not so frequent flyer Derrick May gets a plaque from Delta Airlines as he joins the five million mile club…
Let’s face facts here. There are quite a few DJs in dance music’s higher echelons who care about no one or thing but themselves. In a way, we don’t totally blame them – when...
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The Chicago techno stalwart that is Jeff Mills? Unearthed interview from 1997 has the man himself asserting he’s from The Windy City and not Detroit…
When you think of Detroit techno, you might traditionally have thought of Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Jeff Mills, and the like. But as regular Ears To The House readers will know, the...
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How did we miss this one? Detroit techno’s self-appointed bigwigs went for dinner at a $98 steak restaurant – and the budget only allowed Juan Atkins to eat…
Times are tough for many right now. Our Editor, for example, is leading by example by having one less coffee per day. Yes, his lower caffeine intake has resulted in him being even more...
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Another article repeats the Belleville Three myth – but guess who the New Yorker DIDN’T talk to for their botched piece on techno’s roots?
“Journalism is dead” was the recent proclamation by Derrick May, in response to an increasing number of questions as to how much the so-called Belleville Three actually contributed to the genre they claim they...
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As Derrick May turns 60, Ears To The House celebrates his achievements – which should make for a pretty short article…
Today in the fine city of Detroit in the state of Michigan, a man will be raising a glass in celebration. You see, April 6th is the birthday of Mr Derrick May of Farmington...
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Derrick May’s Croatia gig at Future Scope? It’s just the start of his “European Coming Back Tour” – the delusion is off the scale with this one!
As Ears To The House reported last week, Derrick May is due to appear at Croatia’s Future Scope festival on May 12th alongside Jeff Mills. We’re hoping to have a more detailed report on...
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What, no cardboard cutout? Derrick May reduced to selling Transmat merchandise to make money – and it’s not even good stuff…
There was a time when a higher echelon DJ could simply concentrate on being a DJ. Go to a gig with a box or two full of vinyl, play for a few hours, get...
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Derrick May FINALLY gets round to banning our Instagram account – and wait until you find out why!
We weren’t remotely surprised with this one, and we imagine regular Ears To The House readers probably aren’t, either. The only mystery is how it took him over two years to actually get around...
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They’re all in it together, aren’t they? Jeff Mills to appear alongside Derrick May at Future Scope later this year…
We’ve said it time and time again here on Ears To The House – the bros at the top of this industry are all in it together. If you want evidence of this, look...
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Derrick May FINALLY speaks about Detroit techno’s roots – and his message is almost as grey as his hair…
Derrick May isn’t a man with much to say these days. Well, not in public, anyway – although he remains as vocal as ever in private. Several Detroit sources have told Ears To The...
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