It might surprise some of you, but Ears To The House has a little respect for Carlos Sosa – the real name of DJ Sneak. Aside from his surprisingly shrewd recent business ventures, as...
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Nothing new to see here, then! How DO you make some quick money if you’re Juan “Originator” Atkins? Er, by re-pressing some old stuff you put out in 1993…
Every now and then, a question arises in the heads of the legacy DJs from dance music’s early days – how on earth can I make a bit of money, and quickly? Going out...
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Consistency isn’t a strong point here! DJ Pierre criticises those who didn’t learn their craft on a set of Technics SL-1200s – but also points out he doesn’t miss carrying around big boxes full of vinyl…
Every generation seems to be convinced that the way they learned to do things was the best one – and that most methods that followed afterwards were inevitably inferior. Cue the truly wearisome debate...
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Stuffing his face, puffing on cigars, and don’t even think of asking about THOSE allegations! Former chatterbox Derrick May does his second interview of 2023 – and no prizes for guessing how it went…
If you were a journalist of any kind and wanted to interview Derrick May in the past, you were in luck – as one dance music press source puts it, “Derrick was always willing...
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So how’s Danny Rampling keeping up with the cool kids? Er, by doing a festival stuffed full of names from the 90s…
The dance music press would have you believe there was a time when Danny Rampling was cool. They’d have you believe he was a legend and a pioneer – when little of this is...
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So what’s raising Danny Rampling’s blood pressure these days? Step forward 15 minute cities…
It must be hard being a conspiracy theorist nowadays. During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, there were no end of theories to choose from – ranging from ridiculous to downright farcical. But now...
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He sure is taking a long time to fix his sink! DJ Sneak’s day of freedom from Traxsource slips further away
Since January, this blog has been helping DJ Sneak to keep to his vow. He effectively made it his New Year’s resolution to have all his music removed from digital stores. And I thought...
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Grammy Awards? More like the Granny Awards!
The audience for the Grammy Awards last weekend was down markedly on regular years. The ratings were terrible, and amidst the bad central figure, even worse ones lie around. Only 2% of the audience...
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Gatekeepers angry about gatekeeping shocker!
Streaming services for DJs are one of those things that seem to make the older heads foam at the mouth. They think the idea is absurd and is somehow an insult to how they...
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