Let’s start this post with an apology. I originally wanted to publish this one on Friday – for reasons that will become clear shortly – but I’ve been feeling under the weather over the...
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The multi-millionaire Carl Craig wants YOU to remix his 1989 track “From Beyond” for free – and why couldn’t the cheapskate just ask his friends for a favour? (here’s looking at you, Mr May…)
DJs appear to have spent their pandemic doing a number of different things – and none are remotely interesting. Sasha spent it baking bread. John Digweed’s was so dull that he didn’t even bother...
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After the USA lifts the pandemic travel ban, a question: how long until Derrick May brings his “passport girlfriend” to Detroit – and is a proposal of marriage on the cards?
Since March 2020, the USA has effectively been closed to the world. The nation’s borders were sealed off from the rest of the world after the extent of how much Covid-19 was spreading became...
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New website, new you! Derrick May’s master plan to rehabiliate himself into the world of techno – but look what picture his stooge has put on the front of his site!
Behind the scenes at the moment, there is quite an orchestral sized effort going on to rehabiliate Derrick May. It’s all part of a desperate attempt to salvage his career. And I have spoken...
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Ash Lauryn’s appearance on the Defected Croatia bill causes commotion in her native Detroit – but one of techno’s originators is supportive (and it’s not who you might think!)
The other day, I wrote about the release of Phase 1 listings for Defected Croatia 2022, due to take place in August. I couldn’t help but notice it looked awfully similar to the lineup...
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Can YOU spot the difference? Defected reveal the lineup for Croatia 2022 – and anyone who went there this year might struggle to tell them apart…
Is there a two for the price of one deal doing the rounds amidst the house music world’s DJs? This blog can’t help but wonder, as I keep seeing the same people appearing on...
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They don’t like it up them, do they? Alan Oldham – friend of Derrick May – blocks this blog on Instagram in pathetic attempt to stop me scrutinising him…
People in the dance music world are typically not used to being scrutinised. The dance press has never been particularly good at it, even in their well-resourced print heyday in the 1990s. So when...
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Is THIS the price of being attached to Derrick May? Juan Atkins was interviewed by DJ Mag editor Carl Loben last week – but there’s no trace of the interview anywhere…
This blog believes people should choose their friends very carefully. Quite simply, if something seems off about a person, that’s because it usually is. And now, we’re starting to see the consequences for people...
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I don’t think they’ll want to point their cameras at him again! Company which took photos of Derrick May at Weetamix aren’t best pleased to discover allegations made against him…
Taking pictures in nightclubs has always been a subject which stirs up strong feelings. Many people seem to think what happens inside a club is sacrosanct, and that no visual reminders of the event...
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As part of this blog’s Halloween celebration, a look at the Transmat House Of Horrors starring Derrick “Ghostly” May…
Should you be in the American city of Detroit this weekend, you may well indeed be looking for something to do to get you in the mood for trick or treating tonight. Well, this...
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Straight from the horse’s mouth! Derrick May and his “passport” girlfriend are back in touch – just don’t expect craven DJ Mag editor Carl Loben to ask about it (or anything else, for that matter)
I think Derrick May is trying to troll this blog. Having tried to maintain a masquerade online over the past few months by limiting comments on Instagram and deleting anything which remotely mentioned the...
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It will all end in tears – again! Derrick May is back in touch with Greek girlfriend he calls his “passport”, so WHAT does she see in the balding 58 year old (mostly) out of work DJ?
Quite what women find so alluring about Derrick May is quite the mystery to me. Perhaps it’s his penchant for going out with broken glasses? Maybe it’s the fact he has lots of money...
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So you’re just ignoring the elephant in the room? Attack Magazine interview Kevin Saunderson about his E-Dancer project and techno being too white – but have a guess what they DIDN’T ask him…
People occasionally ask me why I give journalists in the dance music world a hard time. The question is even posed directly by some of those journalists. And my answer is always the same...
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Do you REALLY want your name appearing next to this loser, Kenny? Panasonic owned Technics use dubious endorsement from Derrick May for their SL-1200 turntables – but wait until you read what he didn’t tell them!
Some businesses out there, despite making their name in a particular area, seem to know next to nothing about their market. Eventually, everyone else notices. I can’t quite work out what other explanation there...
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“He’s changed, he’s a more humble guy now”: the bizarre words of a friend who’s been trying to line up an interview to welcome Derrick May back into the dance music fold…
The news coming from my sources in Detroit get more and more surreal with each passing day. And the latest one is possibly the strangest yet. Derrick May’s friends have been talking about how...
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You can book Derrick May but dare not plug it! The ridiculous conundrum promoters now face if they dare hire the disgraced techno DJ – as one venue where he’s appearing today found out…
Time was that booking Derrick May was amongst the ultimate achievement for any venue which played techno. His name came with history and commercial appeal in a genre which, ironically, sees itself as the...
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