59-year old occasional DJ and even more occasional music producer Derrick May from Detroit has found a new hobby. This is something which Ears To The House can get well and truly behind –...
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Exclusive: One DJ reveals why he won’t back inclusion riders
During the week, yet more reports came out of the British music scene saying how awful things are for women and non-binary people. These reports aren’t wrong, either – dance music in the UK...
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Do Traxsource not want you to buy from their store?
Believe it or not, but we rather like Traxsource here at Ears To The House. For our tastes, they seem to be one of the more authentic dance music stores and they’re not quite...
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Only 1130 nightclubs left across Britain, say the NTIA…
It seems there’s now yet another reason to add to the already long list of reasons not to go to a nightclub – there aren’t any. This might sound a little drastic, but it’s...
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Reviewing Techno: A Social History – Episode 3
Britain’s BBC Radio 4 are currently broadcasting a documentary called Techno: A Social History. Narrated by Ash Lauryn, the editor-in-chief at Ears To The House is personally reviewing the whole series. Here’s his review...
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Now complaints about Tim Westwood go right back to 1982…
Is there anyone in authority out there who seriously cares about allegations of sexual abuse? Ears To The House finds itself asking this question at the end of yet another damning week for the...
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Terry Hunter’s “Break My Soul” remix of Beyoncé goes official!
The subject of Beyoncé Knowles has come up on Ears To The House a few times by now. To us, her conversion to house music seems slightly more authentic to us than that of...
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As Teksupport tickets go on sale, who’s the special guest?
Thursday is one of those curious days of the week, isn’t it? The weekend is finally in sight, but you still know you’ve got two days to get through first. For our part at...
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Beatport release techno chart stats – but no figures
We love numbers and statistics here at Ears To The House. They tell us useful things we want to know, and we tend to get annoyed when they aren’t available. Not for us the...
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Mixmag think you should spend almost £1500 on equipment…
If there’s one thing which can always be said of the dance music press, it’s that they show a lack of self-awareness which is staggering – even by the levels typically seen in this...
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Danny Tenaglia shows off tour dates and hides massive trunk
A few weeks ago, Ears To The House brought you the news that American house DJ and producer Danny Tenaglia has taken to showing off his massive trunk to promote his latest gig. And...
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Pandemic Moments They’d Rather Forget – Part 2
This week, Ears To The House is running a little series all about things which happened during the pandemic – which we accept isn’t over, before anyone asks – that the dance music world...
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The Insider explains: why is there no diversity in dance music?
DJ Paulette spoke to Sky News for a report they published this morning – and what she says in it makes grim reading. She reveals she no longer wears dresses or skirts to gigs...
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How’d Danny Rampling get on at Freedom Fest, then?
Apologies for the delay in getting round to writing about this one – we hoped to have something up on Sunday on the subject, but a nightmare of a weekend took us briefly off...
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Is something fishy going on at Nervous Records?
Most record labels these days advertise themselves by telling you about the tracks they’re putting out or the events they’re running. Defected, for example, promote most of their music these days by having some...
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Even Derrick May’s own fans are now trolling him…
Oh, what a time it isn’t to be Derrick May. The 59-year old occasional DJ from Detroit has found himself a lot less busy over the past two years, and not just because of...
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