Occasionally, you’ll find this blog berating dance music press journalists and writers for refusing to ask difficult questions of DJs and those more generally in the scene. Aside from potentially providing a very insightful...
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Has Nervous Records got ambitions to become the American Defected? Label boss Mike Weiss rumoured to be considering turning label into events company – and Simon Dunmore is the inspiration…
Something I’ve never understood about Nervous Records – other than the 1970s advertising they inexplicably cling to – is why they don’t make more of their events. It appears to be quite a sporadic,...
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Could the phony Nervous Records boss be recognised by his incredibly foul mouth? New York-based label has a story about a scam artist even Kent Brockman would be interested in…
An episode of The Simpsons, first broadcast in 1998, features a memorable scene where newscaster Kent Brockman says the words “Authorities say that the phony Pope can be recognised by his high-top speakers and...
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As Nervous Records resort to yet another sleazy advert for their merchandise, the question of who’s REALLY behind their sales strategy? And it’s not who you might think…
Nervous are getting a lot of publicity at the moment. The various interviews – and given this is the dance music press we’re talking about, I use the term in the loosest possible sense...
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The Blessed Madonna makes much of her feminist credentials – but has nothing to say when coming across Nervous Records and their sexist, outdated advertising…
There’s a separation to be made between the feminist movement and certain modern day feminists. And whilst I think feminism is a good thing – who could seriously argue that women having the same...
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Nervous Records and their awful sexist advertising makes an unwelcome return – but the eagle-eyed of you might notice there’s a few places where a veneer of respectability goes up…
I remember pretty much every episode from Channel 4’s legendary comedy series Father Ted. But one episode that I remember more than most is “Rock A Hula Ted”. In it, the main protagonist Father...
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Nervous Records branded suntan lotion? I kid you not – US label dished out sachets of the stuff at the Miami Music Conference of 1996…
These days, Nervous Records make much of their range of merchandise. Given that records don’t sell in the way they once used to, this is hardly the surprise of the century. But you might...
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The old habits are the hardest to break, aren’t they? Nervous Records goes back to the 1970s getting a scantily clad woman to advertise their latest T-shirt – and she isn’t even wearing it!
It was bound to happen at some point, wasn’t it? After the pandemic started and then again early in 2021, the social media content of Nervous Records took a notable turn. With club nights...
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Was this selection REALLY the best that Nervous Records could manage to celebrate their 30th birthday? Four vinyl release is a selection of rehashes and dubious remix selections…
Nervous is a label with a long history. 30 years of history, in fact. The label was founded in New York in 1991 and was an early home to Mood II Swing, Armand Van...
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Have Nervous Records sent their advertising department on gardening leave? Mystery as sexist 1970s ads plugging their merchandise haven’t been seen for over two weeks
The last time I wrote about Nervous Records and their rather dubious 1970s style of advertising, they had possibly the most risqué post yet. And I pulled no punches in my criticism at the...
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Revealed: the REAL reason why Nervous Records clings to its sexist, outdated 1970s advertising
There was a time, long ago, that Nervous Records was a byword for quality. You knew that you had a high quality production in your hands whenever you had one of their records. Legendary...
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Is the next one going to be naked, Mr Weiss? Nervous Records latest advert shows even fewer clothes as sexist 1970s advertising continues unabated
I’m beginning to think that Michael Weiss, the man in charge at Nervous Records, is trolling me. I’ve been repeatedly pointing out over the past few months that the models being used by his...
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Half dressed is better than not dressed, I suppose! Nervous Records unrepentant about 1970s advertising across social media
The advertising department at Nervous Records must be an incredibly strange place for those who don’t still live in 1975. Whilst most labels have moved on from sexist adverts, Nervous continue to cling to...
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Boar off! Nervous Records troll the internet with most ridiculous merch advert yet – but have they made a pig’s ear of it?
This blog’s opinion of the advertising team at Nervous Records is well known. To say I consider them to be stuck in the 1970s is an understatement. Their latest advert, however, takes the absolute...
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Nervous Records: where the advertising department thinks it’s always 1975!
Back in 1994, an episode of The Simpsons was broadcast where the family went to Itchy and Scratchy Land. The imaginary theme park was largely a parody of Walt Disney World – even getting...
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How to advertise things (if it were still 1975)
Let’s do a little experiment. Take a look at this picture. What do you think the advert is for? Go on, have a little think. Still have no idea? Apparently, it’s an advert for...
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