It’s been yet another week that the world of Detroit techno would rather forget – a week where the focus was on things other than the music. Derrick May’s appearance on a now-deleted PBS...
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Wird er damit drohen, sie ebenfalls zu verklagen*? Juan Atkins took part in a 19-minute documentary about techno’s origins for German state TV – but he barely got a look in…
Is there anyone out there who’s actually capable of making a dance music documentary that tries to be fair to all sides? Ears To The House is beginning to think this fairly basic task...
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How dare those pesky Germans be so sensible! As Berlin starts to provide free drug testing services, countries like Britain want £3000 for a licence to do the same…
In the dance music world, it’s very fashionable to have a base in Berlin – although this isn’t anything new. Many of the big names in the scene have made the city their home,...
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Berlin, Rave The Planet and an advertising fail
The festival circuit this year is probably one of the most competitive that it’s been in decades. There are more festivals and more events than you can shake a stick at, hence why some...
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Berlin bans dancing in nightclubs in fight against Covid – but only from December 8th… so am I the only one wondering where the logic is here?
Germany is a country known worldwide for being logical, efficient and sensible. They’re a pragmatic people who we could learn much from – but unfortunately, the German state is currently an entirely different story....
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Berlin is declaring its clubs to be “cultural institutions” – sensible or just a sign of the dry German sense of humour?
Much is made by the dance music press here in Britain who think that nightclubs and such are treated badly by the authorities. It’s something you’ll find them going on about whenever a journalist...
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