Times are not exactly good for Derrick May. Gigs are in short supply, partly thanks to the pandemic and partly thanks to promoters not being comfortable with booking a man accused of sexually assaulting...
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Is Derrick May about to revolutionise the way music is made? 7 days until we find out!
On Thursday night, this blog published a post querying why a video that said it contained Derrick May showing how he played appeared to show no footage of Derrick May showing how he played...
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How you play live? Fans baffled as video of Derrick May playing live features Derrick May not playing any instruments
Derrick May fans have been left mystified by a video with their favourite techno musician – tantalisingly titled Derrick May: How I Play Live – appeared to show no footage of May doing any...
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Nice company you keep, Derrick! How May’s friend Mike Weston tried to dismiss Annabel Ross with “psychological stability” smear
I’ve been writing about the Derrick May case for quite a while now, and I don’t intend to stop for some time. A name I keep coming across whilst studying the story is Mike...
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It’s Derrick May’s birthday!
Today is the birthday of Derrick May. He’s 58 years young. I’d like to say I wish him a happy birthday, but I don’t believe in telling lies. As an aside, here’s a picture...
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What would Laura Gavoor make of Derrick May now?
If this name doesn’t immediately ring any bells, that’s alright. It didn’t for me until recently either. But this was the 1990s, and it was a lot harder to find out about the management...
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Money, drugs, women: the REAL tale of Derrick May?
On Tuesday night, I referred to an interview that Derrick May did back in 2006 with Red Bull. You can read the whole transcript here. I previously talked about how saddened May would be...
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Derrick May: “It would hurt people to see Transmat disappear”
I’ll be coming back to the subject of Derrick May later this week. I’m rather busy with a few remixes right now, and I need to get them finished. So for now, here’s this....
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Derrick May has a friend. And that’s not the only surprise…
Today, it’s not Derrick May who’s being an arsehole. Well, he no doubt is, just as he has been every day for at least the past 35 years. But today, it’s one of his...
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Is Derrick May appearing at 51st State Festival? The mystery is solved!
A few weeks ago, I posed a question. Was Derrick May going to appear at 51st State Festival this year? I asked the question because the replies coming from the festival themselves were vague...
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Derrick May does a Consignia!
For the sake of my own sanity, I’ve decided I’m going to be a little bit more selective with my posts on everyone’s favourite Detroit fake. Be in no doubt that there will be...
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Shouldn’t someone else write about this?
I find myself asking sometimes just why I’ve started writing about Derrick May. This is not a question I ask out of some pitiful “why me” position. I ask it because I’m not exactly...
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The many faces of Derrick May
Update on 18/03/2021: I’ve had to make a few changes to this post as some of the information was inaccurate. Firstly, Derrick May is not 6ft 3in as previously claimed. And secondly, the photograph...
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Derrick May – originator of nothing
Fabio and Grooverider have been credited with doing a huge amount of work in the drum and bass scene over the years. Their work, both together and separately, has left its mark. This tweet,...
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Good at keeping promises? Derrick isn’t!
Derrick May can be accused of many things. That has been detailed on this website and elsewhere over the past few months. And now I can add another thing to the list. He breaks...
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In which I don’t call Derrick May a rude thing. Oh no…
I read this story the other day on Mail Online with some amusement. Some dickhead was filmed kneeing a 5-year old to get her out of the way – but a court only fined...
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