As much as people rightly criticise the algorithms which dictate so much of our online lives these days, it has to be said they do occasionally turn up with the goods. This was our...
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Did Carl Craig REALLY stop Annabel Ross reviewing Movement Detroit?
Last week, journalist Annabel Ross was subject to some truly disgusting abuse by Detroit’s Carl Craig and Alexander Omar Smith. Ears To The House took a strong line on the subject, condemning the vile...
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Is dance music heading for another Y2K style crash?
Ever since Ears To The House made our overdue return a few weeks ago, one person who’s been a regular in the inbox is our notorious insider. His identity is, and will remain, a...
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Which Derrick IS appearing at Futur? Here are some more clues…
Regular readers might recall a post we published last Wednesday asking which Derrick has been booked to appear at Futur Festival in Italy at the start of July. The question itself is quite simple...
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The Parklife proposal, social media trolls and Sacha Lord’s own proposal…
Let’s start our Tuesday here at Ears To The House with a nice, heartwarming story. As we get accustomed to the new normal in the dance music world – which looks awfully similar to...
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Did London’s Junction 2 cancel due to poor ticket sales?
One story which somewhat unexpectedly arrived at what passes for our newsdesk late last week was the plug being pulled on London’s Junction 2 festival. Originally due to take place this coming weekend, they...
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So why has Nina Kraviz been wiped from Glastonbury Arcadia?
These aren’t terribly good times for Russian DJ Nina Kraviz. Facing mounting criticism over the fact she refuses to state her position on the Russia-Ukraine war – bar meek platitudes about “praying for peace”...
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The Insider explains: just why ARE festival line-ups so boring?
This week, Ears To The House returned to a theme we first mentioned back at the start of the year. And that’s the fact that festivals all seem to be run these days as...
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Nastia cancels her Awakenings gig, but who’s the Russian in her sights?
We’re starting to quite like Nastia here at Ears To The House. She’s one of few DJs in the modern, vanilla world who’s prepared to take a stance on something. Unlike many of the...
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Has MDMA got stronger? The Loop are trying to find out…
Regular readers of Ears To The House might remember a post we published back in September last year covering the findings of UK drug harm reduction charity The Loop. They’d been inspecting MDMA pills...
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Tomorrowland joins the McDonald’s style festival list…
One thing which constantly astonishes us at Ears To The House is how the dance music world can keep putting glitter on a turd and get away with it. And a prime example of...
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As Movement begins in Detroit today, the one question nobody will ask…
The Movement Electronic Music Festival, as it’s officially known these days, begins in Detroit later today. This year’s lineup includes Carl Craig, rising star Ash Lauryn, Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins and er, an awful...
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Festival inequality and one take you won’t hear on the BBC…
Here at Ears To The House, we don’t know everything. So whenever we do come across a gap in our knowledge, we contact our industry insider. He’s a man with decades of experience in...
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Celebrate 25 years of Nuyorican Soul – even if they haven’t released anything in 24 years…
Dance music is in an extremely odd spot these days. All the trends on streaming and download sites point to an insatiable appetite for nostalgia. Regular readers might recall an article this site published...
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FAC51 The Haçienda have an exclusive at their Good Friday party in London – and they don’t even know it!
The myth of the Belleville Three had a good life, but now it’s time for the final nail in its coffin to be well and truly hammered down. With Derrick May now having effectively...
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Is there ANY festival that doesn’t rely on the generic McDonald’s style lineup? Apparently so – Dimensions takes place in September… and refreshingly, there’s no business techno types in sight!
Some people occasionally complain that this blog isn’t positive enough about the dance music world. To which I plead not guilty – I think there’s a lot of fantastic music being created out there....
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