Say what you like about Resident Advisor – and goodness knows we like to – but they certainly know how to survive. Yes, they might well have required cash from British taxpayers and German...
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Elliot Eastwick expects YOU to pay for his “World Famous Hot Shots” dream – but he wasn’t always so keen on fundraisers…
Elliot Eastwick is, if nothing else, a man who can continually reinvent himself with the times. Back in the day, he sometimes filled in as a DJ at Manchester’s legendary Haçienda nightclub if someone...
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Louie Vega’s carbon footprint revealed as he completes 3 MILLION miles in the air with United Airlines – and that’s not all…
Here’s a story you aren’t going to see getting any coverage from the likes of Mixmag today – or any day. Because despite the fact it goes against many of their deeply held right-on...
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What, no cardboard cutout? Derrick May reduced to selling Transmat merchandise to make money – and it’s not even good stuff…
There was a time when a higher echelon DJ could simply concentrate on being a DJ. Go to a gig with a box or two full of vinyl, play for a few hours, get...
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Jumping on the bandwagon, Mike? Nervous announce return of techno label Sorted – which hasn’t released anything new since 1997…
There was a time when Nervous Records was ahead of the pack. The label had its own distinct sound when it launched in 1991 and wasn’t afraid to give new producers their first major...
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So what do they talk about at the €336 per ticket International Music Summit? The first oh so thrilling topics are revealed…
The exact reasons why Beatport recently snapped up a majority stake in the International Music Summit remain cloaked in mystery right now. Ears To The House reported on the first clue a few weeks...
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Movement Detroit breaks ALL the piggy banks to book Basement Jaxx, Charlotte De Witte and, er, Cybotron – but have they forgotten their roots?
So it’s official. The Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit has announced its full lineup. In a shiny poster which went out this week – going against the grain this year by having a...
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One major festival privately admits they’re “risking going bankrupt” with their 2023 strategy…
Regular readers of Ears To The House might have noticed us commenting a few times lately on how the dance music festival world’s strategy for 2023 seems to be to go big or go...
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People really will buy any old rubbish! You can buy a Richie Hawtin cardboard cutout – and we have no idea why you’d want one…
Sometimes at Ears To The House, we wonder if there really are dark clouds on the horizon in the economy. Because it seems no matter how dire any economic forecast is, or how bad...
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Tickets for Solomun at Brooklyn’s Teksupport go on sale today – now where did we put the Diazepam?
Before you start reading this article, it’s strongly advised you go and get a coffee ready. Make it a really strong one. Blow your head off strong, ideally. And if a Wednesday morning caffeine...
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How much for a ticket to the International Music Summit? Try €336 for an early bird prize – no wonder Beatport wanted to buy it…
Last week, Ears To The House published an article asking what was going on at International Music Summit. In short, a majority stake in the business had just been bought by Beatport – but...
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The Insider explains why festivals are spending big for 2023 – but could it backfire on them?
Over the past two weeks, Ears To The House has written quite heavily about the massive cheques being thrown around by the festival world. It seems the big festivals in dance music have responded...
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