The techno focused Kappa FuturFestival officially makes its return to the touring schedule of many of the circuit DJs next year. Which is good news for their bank balances, if not for all the...
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Is there ANYONE left in dance music with principles? MDL Beast Soundstorm 2021 lineup is like the McDonald’s of festivals – and the number of DJs prepared to accept Saudi blood money will shock you…
Back on September 6th, this blog posed a question. Do DJs care more about their bank balances than anything else in the world? For those in the upper echelons of dance music, the answer...
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Vaccine passports don’t stop anyone catching or transmitting Covid-19 – so why has Northern Ireland become the latest in Europe to approve their use? Read on and you’ll find out…
A while ago, a friend told me “these politicians never think anything through these days, do they?”. And whilst my friend is indisputably correct with his observation, it also suggests there was a time...
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They won’t be sneaking out into the shops any time soon! Nike delay release of Air Max 1 collaboration with Travis Scott after Astroworld disaster – but is it now possible they’ll never see the light of day?
The death toll from the tragic events at Astroworld just over a week ago is now 10. In addition to the eight fatalities confirmed on the Saturday, 22-year old Bharti Shahani died after several...
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As nightclubs in Netherlands have to close at 8pn for three weeks due to rising Covid numbers, what are the odds of the same happening elsewhere over the tough winter months?
If you’re in the Netherlands and you were hoping to go clubbing this weekend, I can only offer you sympathy at this time. Last Friday, the current caretaker Prime Minister of the country Mark...
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Aluna puts her money where her mouth is! Campaigner against racism in music industry launches her own Noir Fever festival – and there isn’t a white face anywhere near the line-up…
This blog likes people who stand up for what they believe in. And within the music world, they’re even more lacking than in general society. I like to think I do this every day...
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EXCLUSIVE: DJs are being worked far too hard, and at least one tried to commit suicide recently – the latest shocking words from my industry insider…
Cast your mind back to the days of the very first lockdowns last March and April. Nightclubs came to a complete halt for a time – same with festivals and most other dance music...
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Has Nervous Records got ambitions to become the American Defected? Label boss Mike Weiss rumoured to be considering turning label into events company – and Simon Dunmore is the inspiration…
Something I’ve never understood about Nervous Records – other than the 1970s advertising they inexplicably cling to – is why they don’t make more of their events. It appears to be quite a sporadic,...
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Ash Lauryn’s appearance on the Defected Croatia bill causes commotion in her native Detroit – but one of techno’s originators is supportive (and it’s not who you might think!)
The other day, I wrote about the release of Phase 1 listings for Defected Croatia 2022, due to take place in August. I couldn’t help but notice it looked awfully similar to the lineup...
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How the hell could this happen? Tragedy as eight people die and many others injured after crowd surge at Astroworld Festival in Texas
When I woke up a little earlier this morning, I noticed there was a breaking news notification from the BBC News app on my phone. I clicked on it and found out about this...
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Can YOU spot the difference? Defected reveal the lineup for Croatia 2022 – and anyone who went there this year might struggle to tell them apart…
Is there a two for the price of one deal doing the rounds amidst the house music world’s DJs? This blog can’t help but wonder, as I keep seeing the same people appearing on...
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1995 called, it says it wants its festival back! Southport Weekender announce Butlins Bognor Regis event for March 2022 – and it’s just as much of a sausage fest as you’d expect…
Festivals are facing a lot of stick right now due to their apparent refusal to book more women for their lineups. Excuses lined up for this have previously included “we’re just honouring bookings cancelled...
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Ultra Music Festival announce their lineup for 2022 – and yet again, it’s like reading the menu at McDonald’s… it’s always the same no matter where you go!
Another day, another festival announces its lineup. Or at least the first phase of the lineup – telling people everything they’re actually paying for in a ticket expensive enough to buy a small country...
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As EDM festival Electric Daisy Carnival holds a virtual event on gaming platform Roblox, is there a lesson here for other areas in dance music?
I started secondary school back in 1996. The structure here was very different to primary school – lessons now were delivered at set times each day and different teachers did different subjects. Hence why...
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So much for talk of DJs reducing their gargantuan fees! Time Warp USA returns in November, but you’ll have to pay $201 just for your ticket – and is seeing Richie Hawtin really worth THAT much?
Cast your mind back to the early days of the pandemic. The scene started having discussions which aren’t normally had – mostly because there was nothing else to do. Talk soon turned to the...
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As the first batch of the Ibiza Spirit in Cancun lineup is released, Amateur’s House crunches the numbers – so will Annabel Ross be any happier with this festival?
Whenever a festival announces its lineup these days, a few things are inevitable. A flurry of people are going to respond by saying “woo hoo, take my money!”. Other people check the line up...
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