Poor Danny Tenaglia can’t seem to catch a lucky break at the moment. When it comes to his socials, he seems to stumble from one fail to the next – previously doing a promotional...
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Has he forgotten to pay his heating bill? Derrick May keeps posting clips from Transmat HQ – and he always looks freezing…
As February begins, a fair amount of the northern hemisphere remains pretty chilly. For example, the forecast says today is going to be cold and sunny in Detroit, with a high (if you could...
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After the scale of Saudi Arabian executions becomes ever more clear, who will be the first DJ to play in North Korea?
Back on Wednesday, Ears To The House posed the question of why DJs continue to play in Saudi Arabia. The conclusion we reached was it had nothing to do with concerns over the country’s...
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Is it only hypocrisy when others do it? Dance music doyenne Annabel Ross objectifies David Guetta in a new article for Mixmag…
Imagine you had previously been booked by Mixmag to go and cover Detroit’s Movement Festival. Then shortly before the event, you find out you’ve been cancelled because Carl Craig found out you were going...
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Would it be easier to cover who ISN’T making sample packs? Now Sandy Rivera joins the bandwagon…
Life used to be simple if you were in the dance music business. The majority of people either played music or made music – a few David Morales or Todd Terry types did both,...
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Beatport have acquired a majority stake in International Music Summit – so what’s behind this expansion?
What is the point of the International Music Summit? Their website claims they are “an educational, inspirational and motivational thought leadership platform dedicated to creating awareness of and appreciation for electronic music”. The sheer...
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Sasha and John Digweed are playing in Belfast over Easter – but will it be more exciting than baking bread?
A question that we occasionally ask – mostly so that our readers don’t have to – is what exactly do DJs do on their day off. And the answers, more often than not, are...
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Can Juan Atkins play? As Michael James $4k prize pot goes unclaimed, Detroit sources have their own theories…
A few months ago, journalist Michael James – he who started writing up the allegations against Derrick May months before anyone else did – began asking new questions about Juan Atkins. He queried whether...
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Does Google know something we don’t? A search for “Love Shy” singer Kristine Blond brings up an image of Defected’s Sam Divine…
There’s not really much else we can say about this one, is there?...
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Does no one dance to house music anymore? Defected appropriate a hip-hop event to promote themselves…
Regular readers might remember a story that Ears To The House published last summer about Defected and Anthony Hopkins. The article was about a video of the legendary actor, who appeared to be dancing...
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Has he been on the Ron Bacardi? Ben Sims claims anyone questioning the Belleville Three story is being racist!
Over the weekend, Mr C – real name Richard West – posted something on his Facebook page which we’re honestly not sure how to interpret. One side of the Ears To The House team...
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As the scale of executions in Saudi Arabia continues to grow, why ARE the likes of Carl Cox and Jeff Mills still playing out there?
The dance music world is in a strange place nowadays. On the one hand, artists frequently try to parade how trendy and woke their views of the world allegedly are – whilst these same...
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Could they really not find someone else? Winter Music Conference website features testimonial from alleged rapist Erick Morillo
When you’re trying to encourage people to go to an event or to a place, there are certain things you should and shouldn’t do to make it happen. For example, telling everyone all about...
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Resident Advisor unveil a billboard of their digital cover in London – doesn’t this smack of a gimmick?
Say what you like about Resident Advisor – we generally do – but things seem to be on the rise for them right now. Now, some things haven’t changed – the site is still...
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Music production at a luxury villa and in-house chef with Funk D’Void and Huxley – and it comes in at a whopping $4495 price tag…
It may only be the closing date of January, but Ears To The House is already getting a flavour of what money spinners the dance music business world is getting behind this year. So...
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Tories are pushing for ban on sale of nitrous oxide in Britain, but is it just a distraction from their own political headaches?
In every country of the world, politicians have certain issues they can always turn to if they’re facing a hostile reaction from the public. It brings supporters back into the fold and at least...
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