Those of you reading Ears To The House from British shores will almost certainly have heard of Butlins – but for those of you based elsewhere, allow us to explain. Butlins are a company...
Every generation seems to be convinced that the way they learned to do things was the best one – and that most methods that followed afterwards were inevitably inferior. Cue the truly wearisome debate...
Back in the early days of Ears To The House, we used to run an occasional column called Things That Dance People Think About. Long-winded name aside, these articles were mostly about the complaints...
If you were a journalist of any kind and wanted to interview Derrick May in the past, you were in luck – as one dance music press source puts it, “Derrick was always willing...
One issue that Ears To The House used to cover quite a bit in our early days was plague raves. For the benefit of newer readers, allow us to explain – plague raves were...
If there’s one area where Peggy Gou shines above many others in the dance music world, it’s her relentless ability to promote herself and her projects – there are few higher echelon DJs better...
There are things about the dance music culture that we love at Ears To The House, but the bros mentality of nearly all the higher echelon DJs in the industry is not one of...
Let’s start this article by posing an important question – well, important by the standards of disc jockeys everywhere, anyway. What is the most important thing for a DJ working in 2023 who wants...
If there’s one thing that journalists within the dance music press know, it’s how to write a puff piece. It’s what most dance music journalism has been since the beginning of time, to be...
There are lots of things that DJs really don’t like – they don’t speak about as much as they used to, but those thoughts are still there. Funnily enough, they became a lot more...
There are few things more well-received within the dance music world than a great mix from a DJ. Exactly what constitutes a great set varies depending entirely on who’s playing – but traditional factors...
As yet another Friday dawns – unless you’re reading this in Australia, of course – DJs everywhere will be pondering the answers to many questions. What time is my set this weekend? Will anyone...
This has proven to be yet another busy year for Honey Dijon – quite possibly her busiest in many years. Her touring schedule is exhausting to even look at, and her diary is filled...
Even by the normally malleable standards of the dance music world, this week is proving to be one of the weirdest in a while – and it’s only Wednesday. Because whilst Detroit’s latest bout...
Back on Friday, David Morales retreated to one of his favourite places in the world. A place of solitude where the 61-year-old DJ and producer can express himself freely. We are, of course, talking...
Contrary to what some people would have you believe, Ears To The House sympathises with those talented individuals trying to break into today’s dance music world. Just look at the nonsense they’ve got to...