If there’s one thing the dance music world does not need in 2023, it’s yet another festival. Indeed, there are now so many festivals that the season is fast becoming a thing of the...
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As Derrick May gets ready to perform at Future Scope tonight, the instruction from organisers to “leave your clothes at the wardrobe” isn’t even the worst of it…
This evening, the European Coming Back Tour for Derrick May, an occasional 60-year-old DJ from Detroit, takes another very small step forward. The man himself is currently in Europe – Ears To The House...
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Is Mixmag going to try sending Annabel Ross to Movement Detroit again – and how will Carl Craig respond if they do?
Earlier this week, the Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit announced their full lineup. Thoughts at Ears To The House were the lineup has basically gone global – this is truly the year where...
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One major festival privately admits they’re “risking going bankrupt” with their 2023 strategy…
Regular readers of Ears To The House might have noticed us commenting a few times lately on how the dance music festival world’s strategy for 2023 seems to be to go big or go...
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The Insider explains why festivals are spending big for 2023 – but could it backfire on them?
Over the past two weeks, Ears To The House has written quite heavily about the massive cheques being thrown around by the festival world. It seems the big festivals in dance music have responded...
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The Insider thinks designers are deliberately using bad posters to bait the internet – and we suspect he’s right…
It’s the start of a brand new week here at Ears To The House, much like it is everywhere else today. So what better way to start the week than with the latest thoughts...
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Detroit’s Movement festival releases its initial lineup – but will Carl Craig be allowed to block Annabel Ross from attending again?
This week appears to be a busy one for the festivals, who are keen to start making some money after spending some truly eye-watering amounts on some of the higher echelon DJs whose names...
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Defected announce Croatia 2023 – but why are we getting déjà vu?
As Ears To The House has previously reported more than a few times, priorities at Defected are slowly changing under its new ownership. And as much as the company claims to be flying the...
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Defected announcement of South Africa tour gives us déjà vu…
Do you ever wonder which famous names read your favourite dance music website? It’s fine if it doesn’t – rest assured we don’t spend much time thinking about it either. But when things like...
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Was an editor’s plight the reason for Nyege Nyege article in RA?
Last week, a rather curious article appeared on the hallowed pages of self-declared industry leaders Resident Advisor. For once, it didn’t focus on the city of Berlin – anyone relying solely on their site...
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As Defected ponder longer events season, how long can they go?
Back on Monday, Ears To The House posed the question of what was going to change now that Defected is under new leadership. So far, the Saunders era looks awfully similar to the previous...
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Ireland’s HSE to test drugs at Electric Picnic next month
Let’s get one thing clear here. Ears To The House has no specific opinion on the legalisation of drugs – we believe it should be done on a case by case basis on the...
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