As Ears To The House revealed back in August last year, DJ Sneak had cancelled all his remaining gigs outside the state of California for the remainder of 2021. The jet-setting DJ – real...
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Can’t any journalist get it right when writing about house music?
If you believe certain people in the media, there was a time when journalism had a truly golden age. There was a journalist specialising in almost everything at every newspaper and magazine, they’d have...
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Frankie Knuckles thought Trax were “barnacles” – so this is awkward…
It’s not unusual for people’s memories to change as they get older. This is often to do with changes to the brain as people age, and is not necessarily a sign of something like...
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Are Rolling Stone unaware of Derrick May abuse claims?
Most of us these days have access to something called the internet. You might have heard of it – it’s a network which allows people with a device which can access said network to...
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How’d Danny Rampling get on at Freedom Fest, then?
Apologies for the delay in getting round to writing about this one – we hoped to have something up on Sunday on the subject, but a nightmare of a weekend took us briefly off...
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Is something fishy going on at Nervous Records?
Most record labels these days advertise themselves by telling you about the tracks they’re putting out or the events they’re running. Defected, for example, promote most of their music these days by having some...
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Even Derrick May’s own fans are now trolling him…
Oh, what a time it isn’t to be Derrick May. The 59-year old occasional DJ from Detroit has found himself a lot less busy over the past two years, and not just because of...
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DC-10 ordered to make same noise level as a washing machine?
If you’ve clicked onto this story and are now under the impression Ears To The House has turned into a satirical website, you could be half forgiven. But this actually is the situation facing...
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Have Defected sold those Todd Edwards shirts yet? Let’s see…
Longer time readers might remember an article we ran on 26th May last year all about a “limited edition” range of “Jesus Loves UK Garage” shirts available from Defected. The shirts’ slogan refers to...
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Danny Rampling’s latest bugbear? Drag queens…
The pandemic was a chance for Danny Rampling to show the world how principled he was – firstly by telling us how those who disobeyed coronavirus restrictions were “a danger to us all”, then...
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Ban drug users from nightclub, says Home Secretary – erm…
The time to be wary of what government is doing is always, hence why anyone in Boris Johnson’s Britain needs to watch very closely over the next few weeks. Because few politicians are as...
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Goldie emphasises his green credentials…
Those of us living in much of the northern hemisphere might have noticed it’s rather hot at the moment. In Europe, Berlin is expected to see 34°C today, with 39°C expected in London. Stateside...
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Traxsource forgets they don’t sell vinyl – again…
We quite like Traxsource here at Ears To The House. For our very fine tastes, they seem to be one of the more authentic dance music download stores – although we will concede Beatport...
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Nastia “bothering” people by posting about Ukraine, says some idiot…
How people conduct themselves on their own social media pages is a matter for each individual to decide. So long as what you’re doing isn’t illegal or constitutes bullying or harassment, Ears To The...
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Does no one ever proof read at Resident Advisor?
Late last Friday, the sad news broke that Paul Ryder of the Mancunian band Happy Mondays had died at the age of 58. The story was covered in numerous outlets, such as BBC News,...
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Derrick May recorded Strings Of Life at 90bpm – or did he?
The story of exactly how Derrick May produced his 1987 song “Strings Of Life” is something which has changed over time. Indeed, the story has now been altered so many times that even May...
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