The Covid-19 pandemic isn’t over – Ears To The House found this out back in July when we all managed to catch it in the same month, despite none of us ever being in...
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So what else was missing from Derrick May’s biography?
Yesterday, Ears To The House published a brief article all about Derrick May’s biography on his own site. We had some feedback from it, pointing to a few other things which weren’t included in...
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Will you be pictured with Derrick May next, Mike?
2022 seems to be bringing about some unusual things. For starters, it brought about the situation where Ears To The House was the first to defend Annabel Ross from vile attacks by Carl Craig...
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Derrick May has a biography – but guess what isn’t mentioned?
This site will frequently tell you what we think of people – but we also think it’s interesting to see how other people see themselves. Hence why things such as self-biographies can reveal much...
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The internet is angry over an Amelie Lens mix they haven’t heard…
Think of the long running Global Underground series and names like Tony De Vit, John Digweed, Deep Dish, Carl Cox and Danny Tenaglia come to mind. As part of the series, they released mixes...
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Burning Man tree huggers cause 12-hour traffic jam
On some occasions, you might be forgiven for thinking that Ears To The House has fallen for some parody story we’ve seen elsewhere. And we could entirely understand if you were under that impression...
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Strictly Rhythm promotes itself by posting none of its music…
Social media algorithms work in such a way that if you post frequently and get lots of engagement, they make sure lots of eyeballs see your posts. Hence why record labels nowadays end up...
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Facebook won’t let A Guy Called Gerald play his own music…
Social media throws up some very strange things. Misinformation about vaccines is permitted to remain online, yet someone who uses an obscenity to describe a politician faces a temporary ban from posting anything. People...
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Is DJs looking miserable still a thing? For Nervous Records, yes!
For reasons that Ears To The House has never fully understood, most DJs look utterly miserable in their press shoots. This isn’t a new trend either – even when we look at archive material...
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Police seek headline on illegal raves – but probably not this one…
It’s a Bank Holiday weekend in much of the UK today – and as ever, this means a couple of things. It means the weather will probably be rubbish, there’ll be more traffic on...
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Blake Baxter wasn’t paid for his music used in a film he appeared in!
If someone over at Detroit has anything good to report about dance music in the city, can they get in touch? We absolutely refuse to accept everyone involved in the music in the city...
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Derrick May says “it’s good to be alive” – but why is he so happy?
As of this Sunday, mystery still remains at Ears To The House HQ as to whether Derrick May actually turned up at the Detroit premiere of God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines on Thursday...
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After FN Meka is dropped, how stupid do Capitol Records look?
Two weeks ago, Capitol Records made the decision to sign an artist to their label. Label does what label does, you might say. Which is true – but what was unusual in this case...
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Now even Annabel Ross is peddling the Belleville Three myth…
Ears To The House is sometimes asked just what it is exactly that we have against the dance music press. To which we ask – how much time have you got? We think those...
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Derrick May can’t play – and nor can Juan Atkins!
Last year, Ears To The House posed a simple question – can Derrick May play? Whilst his skills as an occasional DJ were not in doubt, no one knew whether the man himself could...
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Did Beatport order press to delete Party Mode articles?
Last week brought about a curious incident in the dance music press. A number of outlets published stories about Beatport Party Mode – a soon to be introduced feature on their DJing app. We...
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