The software vs hardware debate has raged for years in dance music, and will probably go on forever. For every person who swears that the only way to make music is to get a...
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Would you have bought this at Peckham market off Del Boy? Wiley once remixed a rap over the Only Fools and Horses theme tune – so here’s a reminder of something he’d rather forget…
This blog always enjoys going through the archives of what producers, singers and the like have made in the past. You can learn things like where they’ve come from, how their sound has developed,...
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After a fanzine from Shoom sold for £450 just days ago, a badge from one of Britain’s earliest house music supporters has appeared – but is it a Bobby Dazzler?
Last week, I told you about a rare Shoom club fanzine which had gone on sale at auction site eBay. It did pretty well in the end, selling at £450. Which, let’s face it,...
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So what’s happening in the Larry Heard v Trax Records case? A legal ruling from the upper echelons of Chicago’s courts tells us the latest…
Last year, Larry Heard and Robert Owens filed a legal action against Trax Records, accusing them of a number of different things – failing to pay out any royalties for decades, breach of contract,...
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Drug testing facilities? They’re not a new idea – they were being mooted all the way back in 1995 after the death of Leah Betts…
I recently wrote a spate of posts following the death of a 21 year old at The Cause in Tottenham – since named as Bill Hodgson. I won’t be commenting any further on that...
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Oh, to be a fly on the wall! A rare Shoom fanzine from 1988 is on sale on eBay – and Danny Rampling won’t be happy when he finds out who’s earning out of it…
There are times in life when a story arrives at the desk – well, inbox in this case – and you immediately feel compelled to write it up. This is one of those occasions,...
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This blog deals with all the important topics! The story of Derrick Carter’s visit to the Trax offices – and just where did he throw his ham sandwich?
On Tuesday, I made your morning just that little bit more rubbish by showing you the latest from the Trax Records stable – a cover of “You Used To Hold Me” as sung by...
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Before they became EDM superstars, what did Daft Punk do with their time? Why, they took Gabrielle and turned her song into… well, judge for yourself!
I love digging into the backgrounds of artists. For example, many were surprised by Low Steppa’s breakthrough some years ago – but he’d been around since at least 2004 to my knowledge. Or if...
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Thank goodness we’re not in the 90s anymore! Unearthed interview from 1999 has Claire and Mike of Manumission asked a very, ahem, personal question…
These days, interviews held by the press with DJs, artists and so forth are a very complicated affair. Agents ensure that only favourable questions are asked, and often place restrictions on what journalists are...
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Has anyone checked in on Carl Cox’s tour manager lately? A reminder of Tour Managers Not Touring, the movement Cox, Dubfire, Joseph Capriati et al would rather forget…
This blog is always happy to remind rich DJs and the like of things they’d rather forget. It’s with this in mind that I mention the defunct, short-lived Tour Managers Not Touring movement. Born...
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As Toto sampling “Another Chance” by Roger Sanchez turns 20 years old, just one request from this blog – let’s not have any new remixes, please!
Cast your mind back to the summer of 2001. Tunes being played heavily in clubs that year included “Happy People” by Static Revenger, “Babarabatiri” by Todd Terry under his Gypsymen alias, Danny Tenaglia’s remix...
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What did they think they were going to, a riot? Unearthed government report from 1998 details amnesty box scheme at Ministry of Sound – and wait until you see what one person left in it!
It’s amazing what you can find on the Internet. I was searching for something related to a different story and I came across an old report from the Police Research Group. It’s part of...
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Do you remember Blaze? Kevin Hedge and Josh Milan were unstoppable in the 90s – but when it came crashing down, there were two VERY different accounts of what happened…
For those of a younger generation, the name Blaze might not immediate ring a bell. But if I was to play “My Beat” or “Do You Remember House”, chances are you’d be aware of...
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Crime and dance music? A story that goes back far longer than you’d think… just ask the owners of Club UK
The story that emerged a few days ago about a DJ being named in connection with a £14million money laundering scam might well surprise you. Me, not so much. I’m aware of at least...
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Is there anyone in dance music who ISN’T a crook, part four? MK resuscitated a long dead career in house through Storm Queen – but Damon C Scott, the voice of “Look Right Through”, never made a penny!
The treatment of singers in house music was always something I was uneasy about. Countless singers on house records never receive the credit they deserve. During my short time in the house music world...
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The posters may have been made by an 8 year old with Paint, but at least you could read them! As a 1998 festival promo is unearthed, a reminder of a simpler time…
These days, festivals are bigger than ever in more ways than one. Not only are there more of them than ever before, but almost all of them feel the need to put on as...
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