New Year Same Old

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DJing on a bridge between buildings, almost no techno played on the night and a VERY subdued atmosphere: Derrick May’s latest New Year’s Eve – as reviewed by someone who was there…

ETTH Team 7 January 2024

For Detroit’s most occasional DJ, 2023 was a year where, as one of our sources previously put it, “everything he touched turned to s**t”. So it seemed strangely appropriate that Derrick May’s December was...

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It WAS a nice little earner for you, though! Mr C says selling his plush LA house “broke him” in his resolutions for 2024 and vows to “be kinder to myself” – but will the ratty musician extend that to others?

ETTH Team 7 January 2024

It doesn’t take much to upset Richard West, the man who calls himself Mr C. The man himself has managed to sustain a career in dance music since its early days – an impressive...

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So what’s Tim Westwood doing with himself these days? Er, welcoming in the New Year in Birmingham – and even letting people come to the club for free until 12.30am…

ETTH Team 28 December 2023

Over the past few years, some DJs have had to grapple with a very different kind of question to the ones they had in mind when starting out in their careers – namely, how...

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Have you finished your Christmas turkeys yet? Peggy Gou, Honey Dijon, and Kaytranada are welcoming in the New Year together – courtesy of Apple Music…

ETTH Team 27 December 2023

Now that we’re in that slightly surreal period of the year between Christmas and New Year’s Day, two things are for certain – those people who are off work probably can’t remember what day...

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Cashing in by doing a show filled with other people’s records? Judge Jules jumps on the bandwagon…

ETTH Team 26 January 2023

Certain people would have you believe that the film Kevin and Perry Go Large, released in the year 2000, was one of the best things since sliced bread was invented. They seriously want you...

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Kappa Futur Festival announce first batch of 2023 lineup, and it’s a full-on McDonald’s – but at least there’s no Derrick May…

ETTH Team 25 January 2023

Dear oh dear. It may be a brand new year for the world, but much remains the same as in the previous one. The economy is still on suspect ground, nobody quite knows when...

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New year, same old! Tomorrowland announce stage hosts for 2023 – and it’s as bland as a three day old Big Mac…

ETTH Team 24 January 2023

One phenomenon that Ears To The House documented during 2022 was the McDonald’s festival. In case you’re new here, allow us to briefly explain. When you go to a McDonald’s, you know the menu...

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Defected announce Croatia 2023 – but why are we getting déjà vu?

ETTH Team 21 November 2022

As Ears To The House has previously reported more than a few times, priorities at Defected are slowly changing under its new ownership. And as much as the company claims to be flying the...

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Portugal’s Secret Project – yet another McDonald’s type festival…

ETTH Team 7 June 2022

During the early days of the pandemic, some very rose tinted conversations took place within the dance music world. They were all about how things needed to change and how the scene was getting...

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As a new year begins, part two of this blog’s series glancing into a crystal ball to make some not entirely serious predictions about what 2022 might have in store…

ETTH Team 2 January 2022

Yesterday, this blog made its predictions for what was not especially likely to happen during 2022 from January to June. Today, the series concludes by going through the months from July until December… As...

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As a new year begins, Amateur’s House takes a look into his crystal ball to make some not entirely serious predictions about what 2022 might have in store…

ETTH Team 1 January 2022

Welcome to a brand new year. Some things may change over the next 12 months and some might remain the same. Now, other sites are filled at this time of year with predictions of...