Word reaches me from Detroit that Derrick May’s friends have been making fun of him following his 58th birthday, and that May isn’t enjoying it. Jokes about him soon being entitled for a seniors...
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As Paxahau put on a Micro Movement event over the Memorial Day Weekend with only Detroit artists on the bill, take a guess which one is missing?
Normally around this time of year, the Movement festival would be taking place in Detroit. The festival has roots going all the way back to 2001 and obviously could not go ahead last year....
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What did Derrick May do during lockdown? He got his house refurbished – and the cheapskate even got his friends to paint his decking for him (and all unpaid, naturally!)
I’ve recently been taking a look at what DJs have been doing during the pandemic to keep themselves busy. So far, the answers have been positively dull. Sasha spent it baking bread, John Digweed...
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Could Derrick May be arrested if he lands in Europe? Sensational claims that yeah, he could be…
I mentioned last Friday that Derrick May was mulling over a move to Europe. I noted that his current girlfriend lives in Greece and that friends had joked about him marrying her and getting...
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So, did Derrick May turn up last night at Carl Craig’s TV Lounge birthday party? He did a DJ set AND bumped into his lawyer – wonder what they talked about?
So, a quick update on this Sunday evening on a post from last night. Carl Craig was 52 years old yesterday and his birthday party was at the TV Lounge. And sure enough, a...
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Carl Craig’s birthday party is in Detroit tonight – but there’s only one question on everyone’s lips: will Derrick May show up?
It’s Carl Craig’s birthday today. Happy 52nd birthday to you, Mr Craig. At least you can tell the difference between a keyboard and a cucumber. A few weeks ago, I wrote that he was...
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Where did it all go wrong for you, Derrick? May had ambitions to be an “ambassador for change” just 20 years ago – how hollow those words sound now!
Much has been written about Derrick May over the years, and a surprising amount of it remains online, surviving various upgrades since the early years of the internet. Take this article from 2001, written...
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So, was Derrick May just playing gibberish at his orchestral shows? No, he was doing sound design with the pitch wheel, says Dzijan Emin – whilst presumably trying not to laugh…
Well, I wasn’t planning on doing another post about Derrick May today. But there have been a few developments, so I thought it best to write about them now. A few weeks ago, I...
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Derrick May is complaining to his friends that someone is leaking information about him – and guess what? Even THAT conversation got leaked to this very blog!
Back in 2004, a film was released called Der Untergang. This German movie was about the final days of Adolf Hitler’s maniacal Nazi regime. It’s particularly well known for a scene where Hitler is...
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Did Derrick May resign from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, or was he pushed? Office politics and rumours of a scandal that went unreported… until now
It’s been a difficult year or so for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit. Back in July last year, they sacked executive director Elysia Bowery-Reeder after allegations emerged about the workplace being “toxic”....
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About THAT infamous statement by Derrick May – and what nobody, including myself, seems to have spotted within his disturbing, warped words
Cast your mind back to September 2020. For most of the UK, schools opened to all pupils again for the first time since March and kids were sent home for having sniffles by paranoid...
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Ever wondered why the Belleville Three don’t perform out much? The story of how Juan Atkins flipped out over his laptop and Derrick May “earned” his money by pretending to play – again!
The Belleville Three was meant to be an inspiring story about how three men from Detroit defied the odds to become the legends of techno. A traditional rags to riches sort of tale beloved...
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Is that another night off for you, Derrick? The Poland orchestral gig seems to be off following an online backlash – so does ANYONE want to book desperate May for a show?
Not one, but two helpings of the dismal life of Derrick May in one day! Never let it be said I don’t look after my readers well. Fresh from his recent cancellation by the...
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Derrick May described women as “the conduit of life” last year – so why did he tell a 15 year old girl in 1989 that he’d kick her arse for five dollars?
A quick note before I begin – I thought it was time for a little change to the graphic that accompanies Derrick May posts on this blog. There’s just something about this one that...
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What DOES Derrick May actually do during his orchestral shows? He didn’t play, that’s for sure!
Last Friday, I exclusively revealed on this blog what the setup was at one of Derrick May’s orchestral scams, sorry I mean shows. I revealed that May was plugged into a small mixing desk...
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Four lessons that Mixcloud have learnt – and one big Derrick May shaped lesson that they haven’t
Mixcloud are in self-congratulatory mode at the moment, it seems. Not content with posting a thread of tweets explaining how brilliant they think they are, they’ve followed it up with an incredibly monotonous blog...
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