As Ears To The House revealed back in August last year, DJ Sneak had cancelled all his remaining gigs outside the state of California for the remainder of 2021. The jet-setting DJ – real...
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Will Amy Lamé save the day for Printworks London?
Something strange is in the water. A few weeks ago, Ears To The House reported on developments at the Printworks London site. Southwark Council have approved the building of new offices and housing where...
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Change is afoot at Resident Advisor – so what ARE they up to?
The dance music press is in a pitiful state – but don’t take our word for it. Because the likes of Mixmag and Resident Advisor are subconsciously saying the same thing. They’re both making...
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People are wearing masks to festivals – but Covid’s not the reason…
Even by the usual standards of this scene, the 2022 festival season is throwing up some weirdness. Perhaps these things are simply more apparent now due to most festivals being away for two years....
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Can’t any journalist get it right when writing about house music?
If you believe certain people in the media, there was a time when journalism had a truly golden age. There was a journalist specialising in almost everything at every newspaper and magazine, they’d have...
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Have Booker T and Beautiful People kissed and made up?
Last summer, you might recall a story on this very site about Booker T’s very public falling out with the Beautiful People festival. He pulled out of the event due to his name being...
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Is there any DJ not having visa issues right now?
We’re surprised at Ears To The House that no one has yet adopted the name DJ Visa Issues recently – such is the number within the industry which seem to be having problems. Yet...
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So what’s happening with the #ForTheMusic campaign?
Despite previous assurances, some people still appear to be under the impression we at Ears To The House have a problem with the #ForTheMusic campaign against sexual harassment in dance music. So let’s get...
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British politicians won’t legalise drugs – here’s why
Politicians are frequently derided as being unprincipled and contradictory – and that’s just when our editor-in-chief is being polite. It’s not at all unusual to hear politicians saying one thing now and something entirely...
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Kia and Soundcloud want your music – what’s the catch?
Most people dread the thought of starting their Monday morning by going through a raft of small print. Of course, we at Ears To The House sometimes like the prospect, especially if we think...
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Frankie Knuckles thought Trax were “barnacles” – so this is awkward…
It’s not unusual for people’s memories to change as they get older. This is often to do with changes to the brain as people age, and is not necessarily a sign of something like...
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A DJ almost did a Tommy Lee to promote a new release…
As far as a promotional strategy goes, Ears To The House remains to be convinced of this one – but here goes. On Thursday this week, Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe fame decided to...
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Resident Advisor reviewed Beyoncé – and a ruckus followed!
It’s a never ending subject of curiosity why debates go down different roads on different social networks. Such an example happened this week when Kiana Mickels posted a review on Resident Advisor of Beyoncé...
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Richie Hawtin spoke to Mixmag about “nu-techno” – or did he?
Whenever you find a quote floating about on social media and you see it attributed to a certain person, do not immediately believe it. Be especially wary if the source of the quote –...
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From accountant to DJ: John Summit’s curious rise to fame
John Summit is one of those characters in the house music world today whom Ears To The House can’t quite decipher. On the one hand, he is probably one of the busiest touring DJs...
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Spotify are going into ticket trade – guess who’s not happy?
Imagine that you run a business which was repeatedly cited as having saved an entire industry, yet your own company had never made a single penny of profit in its entire 17 years of...
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