The more time Ears To The House spends doing what we do, the more convinced we are that most of those in the dance music world secretly hate each other. They usually use the...
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How much unreleased material is out there? As the dance music world joins those paying tribute to Sinéad O’Connor after her death, it’s revealed she was working on an album with David Holmes…
Whenever a great musician passes away, one question that’s often posed is how much unreleased material they have in their own archives. The last time the dance music world saw this was when Frankie...
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There’s money in old rope, you know! So how much money DID Kevin Saunderson make from selling the KMS catalogue to Beat Music Fund – and who else in Detroit is considering flogging their own archive?
As things stand, the best way to make money out of dance music is to have had the good fortune to be one of those that got in early. If you ran a record...
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Yes, we do agree with every single word! Claude Young announces he’s leaving the DJ world, calling it “inauthentic” – but will the Hotel California effect strike once more?
As Ears To The House has commented on before, DJs don’t quite follow the same rules as the rest of us. When the rest of us say we’re leaving a job, it usually means...
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Juan Atkins told Detroit media that Funkadelic’s George Clinton rubbed his head backstage in 1971 – so why didn’t he mention it in an unearthed 1988 interview?
There’s no particularly polite way to put this, so we’ll just come out with it. Juan Atkins, now he’s nearing his 61st year on this earth, is turning into Detroit techno’s equivalent of a...
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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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It’s not just Marshall Jefferson who’s stuck in Hotel California! Danny Tenaglia “resigned” from DJing in 2012 – so why did he end up getting back in the saddle?
On Saturday, Ears To The House ran an article commenting on how Marshall Jefferson had announced he was quitting DJing – but subsequently returned. It turned out Jefferson had a caveat he hadn’t mentioned...
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We bring you all the heavy issues! Jazzy M – who helped bring house music to Britain – talked about getting hypnosis to lose weight in recently unearthed interview…
Back on Monday, Ears To The House published an article about how house music ended up being embraced by the British in the 1980s. We dissected the notorious story of how Paul Oakenfold and...
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Kerri Chandler’s Madhouse Records is closing down after 31 years, with the boss taking his catalogue with him – so what’s behind the decision?
Mervyn Medalie might be a name that doesn’t ring any bells to the average dance music fan – but many within the world know exactly who he is. That said, little has been written...
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As Rowetta of Happy Mondays fame takes down Funkatomic single, five US singers – including Crystal Waters – speak out on their own struggles in the house music world…
Yesterday, Ears To The House ran an article regarding a story that developed over the weekend. It concerned singer Rowetta – known partially from Happy Mondays fame – and a track from Italian producer ...
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Danny Rampling, Paul Oakenfold et al went to Ibiza in 1987 and brought dance music to Britain – but how much of the notorious story is actually true?
Ears To The House has been at the forefront – alongside the mischievous Michael James – at questioning the so-called Belleville Three story that has emanated from Detroit’s direction for decades now. The city...
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Couldn’t they stump up for a coffee in the lounge? Marshall Jefferson reveals how 1986 track “Move Your Body” became a dance music classic – whilst he sits on a hotel bed…
For an industry which is forever boasting about being worth more and more money each and every year, the dance music world can be hopelessly unprofessional at times. Even basic details are sometimes forgotten...
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Armin Van Buuren and Kerri Chandler are now bedfellows – one weird consequence after King Street Sounds is gobbled up by behemoth Armada’s Beat Music Fund…
Here’s a story that caused a double take for us at Ears To The House HQ when it arrived this afternoon – and we suspect it might be the reason for a few ruffled...
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Revealed: the REAL reason why Tec-Troit and Movement Appreciation Party take place so close together – and it isn’t just because Detroit loves techno…
At the risk of upsetting those flaky people who get upset whenever we write about Detroit – including Derrick May, who pretends he doesn’t read our site – we’re going to start our weekend...
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Does she think we’re stupid? Atlanta’s Ash Lauryn derided Detroit’s K-Hand as “one little black groupie friend” when she was alive – but is happy to praise her in death for a $30 vinyl release…
Ears To The House is sometimes accused of obsessing over Detroit techno’s past – does it really matter if Juan Atkins was or wasn’t the inventor of techno? To which we say yes, the...
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A city in reflective mood or just plain denial? Moodymann admits there were a LOT of people involved in Detroit techno’s origins – but still gushes about Juan Atkins…
The dance music press would have you believe that all is well in Detroit techno, just as it always has been. They’re happy for you to continue believing in the Belleville Three fairytale, because...
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