We already had an idea what the human cost was of the Astroworld disaster late on Friday night. Eight people are confirmed as dead and some 300 people were checked over by the authorities...
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The festival promoter who used a racial slur when questioned about nearly all white lineups – and threatened a libel case if this blog published his words…
This blog has referenced, time and time again, that there are people working in the shadows of dance music. This is how they like it, because they’re not fans of scrutiny – and because...
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Pa Salieu claims “the authorities have decided” he can’t do his Coventry gig on November 27th – so nothing to do with charges of wounding with intent and possessing an offensive weapon, then?
A rapper called Pa Salieu – no, me neither – has been grumbling on social media recently that a forthcoming gig, due to take place in Coventry on November 27th, has been cancelled. He...
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What’s the view inside the club scene on needle spiking? The industry insider gets in touch and reveals his perspective on this disturbing crime
Every now and then, this blog gets contacted by a male who’s very high up in the dance music world. He’s worked in many prominent roles and has been around since the 1980s raves....
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The UK nightclub linked to a coronavirus cluster by the health authorities – and they’re threatening legal action on anyone who reports the details…
The British government might well be pretending that the pandemic is over. But here in the real world, most of us know otherwise. Over 43,000 new cases were confirmed across the UK yesterday. And...
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Do they use the same publicist as Diplo? Sacha Lord’s Warehouse Project FINALLY speak out about what happened at the club two weeks ago – and it quickly became a PR disaster…
Two weeks ago, a 20-year old man died at the Warehouse Project after taking drugs. The club made no comment on their social media pages, something which irked me on the Sunday after it...
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Sack your overpaid lawyers! Diplo posts rambling 10-page essay on talking about a woman who tried to “extort me for millions” – but is this really the wisest move from a man who could imminently face criminal charges?
Every now and then, the bubble in which the superstars of the EDM world live in blows up. Given some of the things which get sent my way – most of which would almost...
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The perils of being in the plague rave business! Agency which tried to silence this blog has had to pay out a five-figure sum to someone who got Covid and spent three weeks in hospital – after catching it at their event…
A lot of people in dance music work in the shadows. And they prefer it that way – there are few things they hate more than sunlight, and I mean that in a few...
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Ticket touts must be tackled, says competition authority – but does the Government have the stomach for the fight which could follow?
The Competition and Markets Authority in the UK have made an intervention this week on the subject of ticket touting. The gist of it? They think existing protections aren’t anywhere near strong enough and...
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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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Could nightclubs end up being sued if a clubber caught Covid on a night out? My insider reveals more on clubland’s thinking over this question
A campaign rally event for President Trump on June 20th last year was notable for one thing – if nothing else. Upon registering for the event online, you had to sign something Americans call...
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A Guy Called Gerald reaches his £20k target and instructs solicitors to get him his songs back – but could he now celebrate by having his Covid jab?
Congratulations are a due to Gerald Simpson, otherwise known as A Guy Called Gerald. Back on June 21st, I wrote about a fundraiser for a legal action that the man himself launched – having...
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Were your wages in the bank today? Help A Guy Called Gerald to get paid, lifting the curse of Voodoo Ray once and for all…
This blog has been writing up about A Guy Called Gerald and the injustice he’s faced against Rham! Records for a while now. He recently announced that he wanted to pursue legal action against...
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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 the curse of Voodoo Ray about to be lifted? A Guy Called Gerald is raising money to fight the label he claims is illegally exploiting his music for commercial gain
Back on May 21st, I wrote about A Guy Called Gerald’s revelation that he’d never been paid a single penny for “Voodoo Ray” or anything else he’d put out on Rham! Records in the...
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Remember the DJ agency that harassed this blog for covering plague rave DJs? Well, guess who’s now facing legal action for an alleged super spreader event they put on in Tulum…
A few weeks ago, you might remember that I ran an article from a DJ who admitted he’d been doing plague raves. To cut a long story short, his agency found out, contacted me...
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