Some stories that we write about here at Ears To The House are so ridiculous that you’d be half forgiven for thinking we’d made them up. The story we’re about to report on can...
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After François K leads Frankie Knuckles tribute event, where was David Morales’ invite?
As much as people rightly criticise the algorithms which dictate so much of our online lives these days, it has to be said they do occasionally turn up with the goods. This was our...
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Drake’s latest album? No, it isn’t house music…
On Friday, the dance music press got terribly excited by the fact Drake had released a new album. This was an excuse to write clickbait articles telling the world how brilliant the album was,...
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Will Resident Advisor step in to save Arts Council England?
As Ears To The House frequently likes to remind people, Resident Advisor was bailed out to the tune of £750,000 during the pandemic. They received the colossal sum of British taxpayers money in October...
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About Mixmag’s partnership with American Express…
There are few businesses quite like the music industry for bringing together some highly curious bedfellows. Hence why Ears To The House did raise an eyebrow when we encountered the collaboration between Mixmag and...
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Travis Scott booked for Day N Vegas in September – so will there be any humility?
What would you do if you were facing numerous legal cases regarding an event where ten people died in a stampede and you were accused of antagonising the crowd at said event? Many a...
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Tomorrowland are launching a DJ school for eight year olds…
As Ears To The House has pointed out a few times lately, a number of festivals are in rather choppy waters right now. Two years of Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions have prevented several annual...
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Carl Craig: Stay out of Detroit business… unless you’re paying!
Within each of the many strands of dance music, there are people who believe in spreading the word and making the scene – or should that be their part of it? – as big...
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Is the war in Palestine over? The changing attitudes of Peggy Gou…
Those of you reading this site in November and December last year might remember we published several articles about MDL Beast Soundstorm – a festival paid for by the government of Saudi Arabia to...
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Didn’t Rockstar used to make games? Now they’re selling vinyl!
If you’ve played Grand Theft Auto 5, made by Rockstar Games, you’ll no doubt be aware of the ability to switch between the three protagonists in the game. Whenever you make the switch, various...
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The Pete Tong DJ school and a terrible case of price inflation…
If there’s one thing DJs in the upper echelons of dance music are good at, it’s making money. Lots and lots of it – but in their eyes, there’s one way to distinguish between...
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Celebrate 25 years of Nuyorican Soul – even if they haven’t released anything in 24 years…
Dance music is in an extremely odd spot these days. All the trends on streaming and download sites point to an insatiable appetite for nostalgia. Regular readers might recall an article this site published...
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How long until one MILLION can live off Spotify money? Er, prepare for a shock…
Nearly four years ago now, Daniel Ek had more idealist ambitions than he does today. Whereas the Spotify boss nowadays seems to care more about investing his money in defence tech startups and trying...
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Is there any bandwagon the dance music world won’t latch onto these days? Now Fabric are the latest to announce a classical event – but this might not be the shameless cash-in it first seems…
The relationship between dance music and classical has never been an easy one. Many in the classical world look down on dance music, mostly due to the fact it’s mostly made with machines and...
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The Neil Young thing really isn’t the big story here! Whilst Daniel Ek’s Spotify fights bid to pay songwriters more money, the company is about to sign a sponsorship deal worth $380million with Barcelona FC…
Much has been said over the past few days about musician Neil Young demanding his music was taken off Spotify due to false Covid information allegedly being broadcast by their $100million podcaster Joe Rogan....
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McDonald’s have the same menu everywhere too! Secret Project tickets for Portugal go on sale tomorrow – and the lineup is as stale as a three day old Big Mac…
During the heights of the MDL Beast Soundstorm festival controversy last year, I described the event as being “like the McDonald’s of festivals”. I was commenting on what I was seeing as festivals started...
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