Let’s begin this article by doing something a little unusual for us – taking a look at the DJ Mag Top 100 lists for both 2022 and the year 2000. Yes, we’ve got the...
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“F**k Bandcamp United!: the unsurprising (and remarkably forthright) reply of a boss against a union that he can’t even join – but is there a valid point hidden somewhere in his words?
Ever since Bandcamp was bought by Epic Games last year, the Bandcamp United union has been desperate for the company to give them some recognition. They didn’t get very far with the previous owners...
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Everything must go! As Danny Tenaglia’s auction of his studio equipment ends today, how much money has he made in the process – and just WHEN will he be selling his massive trunk?
Do you feel that your house is cluttered with things you haven’t used in years? If you do, many would respond by having a clear out – deciding what’s really worth keeping, and what...
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Just what WAS Elliot Eastwick playing at this time? He claimed to have “no money in the bank” on Tuesday – yet has a brand spanking new website up AND business booming again by Thursday…
Believe it or not, but Ears To The House doesn’t like to see people struggling or having difficulties. This is one reason, for example, that we don’t gloat about Derrick May’s money worries –...
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After showing solidarity to Palestinians by not going to work, the independent NTS Radio has gotten into bed with Universal Music Group – the world’s biggest record label…
We’re not exactly an easy bunch to surprise here at Ears To The House – once you’ve been writing about dance music for just a few months, you start getting a sense of how...
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Why ARE they teaming up with a three week old startup? Now Wez Saunders signs Defected up for a partnership with The Circuit Group – and it’s all about the mutual scratching of backs…
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – nobody spends tens of millions of pounds on acquiring a company, and then proceeds to do things in the same way they’ve always been....
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Does Jeff Mills just want ALL of the money? The Wizard is now modelling Jil Sander’s winter collection – and his words are only marginally less boring than the clothes…
The self-appointed bigwigs of Detroit techno are, let’s be honest, mostly quite lazy. Two members out of the so-called Belleville Three haven’t released any new material in many, many years – with Derrick May...
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There’s clearly still money in old rope! As Louie Vega confirms Lost Tapes 10 is due out this Friday, a question – can we have some new material from Masters At Work in 2024, please?
Dance music is in a seriously strange place, even by its own standards. Since almost the beginning of the genre, parts of it have been too eager to look at the past. This was...
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“How did those c**** find out?”: Derrick May’s camp are annoyed at Ears To The House reporting on a possible Belleville Three comeback – and wait until you hear what else they’ve got to say!
Those of you who read Ears To The House on a regular basis will know that we don’t shy away from the more weighty issues in this scene. Whilst the likes of Mixmag and...
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Silence just doesn’t cut the mustard! Honey Dijon’s buddies such as Beyoncé Knowles, Madonna, and Defected all love Dubai – so why DOES the normally vocal producer have nothing to say about it?
In a dance music scene where most of the higher echelon DJs are simply too timid to say anything about any of the big issues of the day, Honey Dijon is quite refreshing. The...
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It’s not just Kevin Saunderson who looks surprised! The Belleville Three – that glorious fairytale of Detroit techno – are planning a comeback in 2024, but just WHAT will they actually do?
It seems to be one of those weeks for us at Ears To The House, where the stories just write themselves. In a way, this suits us fine – anything that makes the endless...
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Who will be next to give up their vinyl collection? After Detroit’s DJ Rolando confirms he’s selling 600 records, friends say Derrick May is “seriously thinking about it” amidst ongoing financial woes…
One constant in the ever-changing dance music world is the ability of DJs to keep finding new ways to make money. Examples of this came about during the pandemic – such as Derrick Carter...
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Nothing’s ever going to change, is it? After deadmau5 reveals he – and most of his peers – play pre-recorded DJ sets, notice the lack of outrage, or DJs railing against the charge…
If there’s one thing desperately missing from the dance music world – and goodness knows that there are a few – it’s unflinching honesty. This is not to say that everyone in the industry...
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Has he been drinking Elon Musk’s kool-aid? Paul Wiltshire’s Songtradr reveals he’s sacking half of new acquisition Bandcamp’s employees – but Bandcamp Friday remains safe for now…
The news cycle moves at an alarmingly fast rate these days – but try and cast your minds back to 2022. Multi-billionaire Elon Musk spent quite a lot of time flirting with the idea...
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Did Carl Cox play those illegal raves in the 1980s for exposure? Pete Tong’s DJ Academy is pushing “visibility opportunities”, which Coxy duly promotes – but you’ve got to pay your $447 first!
Peter Michael Tong MBE is a man who has done very well indeed for himself. At the age of 15, he played his first ever public set at a friend’s wedding – and he’s...
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Is this REALLY the best they could do? DJ Pierre and Paul Van Dyk got together to make a track – and all they could conjure up was a mediocre new version of “Acid Trax”…
A few things make us despair of the state of dance music here at Ears To The House. Contrary to what some people seem to think, it is not cynical to ask questions of...
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