If there’s one thing DJs in the upper echelons of dance music are good at, it’s making money. Lots and lots of it – but in their eyes, there’s one way to distinguish between...
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Celebrate 25 years of Nuyorican Soul – even if they haven’t released anything in 24 years…
Dance music is in an extremely odd spot these days. All the trends on streaming and download sites point to an insatiable appetite for nostalgia. Regular readers might recall an article this site published...
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So what DID happen at the Haçienda over the weekend?
Update 27th May: FAC51 The Haçienda have finally commented on this, issuing this statement. The original story is below. Many things have been said over the years about the Haçienda, the Manchester nightclub which...
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Nastia, Nina Kraviz and the interview that never was…
So since Ears To The House went on a sabbatical to make the changes you see before your very eyes today, a few things have happened in the world. The Russians staging what they...
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Playing on for 37 minutes after disaster struck, claims of understaffed security, and lawsuits abound from renowned lawyer Ben Crump and others – things couldn’t be much worse for Travis Scott and Astroworld…
The more stories which emerge from Friday night at the Astroworld festival in Texas, the more of a shambles everything appears to be. One of the security guards present that night has declared the...
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Sasha spent his lockdown baking bread – so could DJ partner in crime John Digweed provide an even more boring answer? Take a guess…
It turns out that it’s not just Sasha who’s been busy making an album over the past year. His DJing partner in crime John Digweed has been doing it too. I suspect, at this...
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BREAKING NEWS: Derrick May’s appearance at the Detroit Historical Society is cancelled!
It’s official. Says the Detroit Historical Society… To avoid distracting from the celebration of the music, people and history of Detroit’s electronic music festivals happening on 5/30 at the Detroit Historical Museum, Derrick May...
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OPINION: Carlos Sanchez funeral fundraiser shows that house music inequality is wider than ever
If there’s one thing about house music that leaves me feeling particularly angry, it’s this. Carlos Sanchez died recently, and a GoFundMe page was launched to pay for his funeral. The revelation about crowdfunding...
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No, music is not expensive, and here’s why
Periodically, someone comes along on the internet and complains that downloading their favourite music is simply too expensive. Do not fall for this view. Quite simply, it’s bollocks. Music costs money to make. I...
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New talent versus old farts – who wins?
When the coronavirus pandemic started around March last year, clubs in most of the world closed down overnight. Many of them haven’t opened since, and England’s hope of reopening them by June 21st remains...
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A plague on plague raves!
Another weekend, another plague rave closed down by the police – this one was last weekend, granted, but I have no doubt several police forces around the country have just been doing the same...
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Plague ravers – plague spreaders
I applaud this. I could not agree more with every word if I tried. These plague spreaders deserve everything that’s thrown at them and more. I happen to know a few people who have...
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Donald Trump banned from Spotify. Allegedly.
I saw this particularly curious screenshot doing the rounds over the weekend. Take a look. Fox News claimed that Donald Trump has been banned from Spotify. I can’t see anything online about this –...
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