There’s not many things that cause sleepless nights to those running big corporations – but facing a potentially even bigger adversary might just be one of them. Just ask Tim Cook at Apple –...
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“Neither something sought nor encouraged!”: Lucozade’s less than charming response in unearthed letter to British raver who suggested they embrace Britain’s acid house scene in the 1980s…
Anyone who spends some time exploring history will soon encounter the phenomenon of people discovering a new use for something that’s been around for quite a while. Often, the original company or persons involved...
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Will Donald Trump be releasing one as well? Barack Obama put out a list of his favourite tracks of the year – and John Summit’s “Where You Are” is apparently on it…
Most of what calls itself dance music journalism in the month of December consists of lists. Things like the best DJs of the year, best songs of the year, best clubs, best festivals, and...
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But we don’t want to pay out more money! Spotify throw a temper tantrum by pulling out of two French festivals – and all because France has put a streaming levy on the site…
The very pretty, Instagram friendly graphics from 2023’s edition of Spotify Wrapped might have given the impression that all is well at the streaming site – but anyone taking a quick look under the...
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Britain’s government announced a crackdown on drink spiking days before Christmas – then the Home Secretary joked about giving his own wife a date-rape drug…
Christmas is normally a time when not a great deal goes on. Infact, when our editor turned to us a few days ago and told us Ears To The House would be providing a...
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Don’t start panicking, it (probably) won’t happen! Amidst winter wave of rising Covid-19 cases in Britain, 31% of 18-24 year olds support shutting nightclubs to slow the virus down…
Nightclubs have a serious image problem – and it’s not one they seem to have grasped. This is an issue that Ears To The House first reported all the way back in July 2021,...
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Festive cheer could be in short supply! Nicole Moudaber confirms she’s doing a Christmas Eve show at Beirut’s Grand Factory – but Israel’s heavy bombing in Lebanon might yet derail that plan…
What do you plan on doing on Christmas Eve? Our plans at the Ears To The House office vary – some of us are planning on staying home and watching TV, and others are...
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Jeff Mills and Carl Cox were happy to line their pockets at MDL Beast Soundstorm two years ago – so why are these two stalwarts now nowhere to be seen on the lineup?
Long-time readers of Ears To The House might remember that two years ago, we had quite a few questions to ask about MDL Beast Soundstorm. Indeed, we revisited the subject only yesterday, pointing out...
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Amazing what money can do, isn’t it? As MDL Beast’s Soundstorm festival prepares to get underway next week, at least one DJ on the lineup is playing in the homophobic state – despite being gay himself…
Saudi Arabia is a country with a long history, dating back to at least the 1700s. With a population of over 32million people and roughly 93% of them being Muslims, the country has lots...
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They’ve got you right over a barrel! Threaten Spotify with having to pay artists more money, and they’ll just leave your country – as Uruguay are about to find out…
History is littered with examples of people and institutions being corrupted by power. Quite simply, if you hand over all the power to someone, they’re probably going to be tempted to abuse it –...
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So what’s the nightlife like in Israel at the moment? Quiet, to no one’s surprise – and apart from Tiësto at Tel Aviv this Friday, there’s little else for the foreseeable future…
Anyone taking even the most cursory glance at the news in recent weeks couldn’t fail to have spotted that things are pretty bad in Gaza at the moment. Israel has been engaged in retaliatory...
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No wonder you kept quiet about your pals! Judge Jules admits he “can’t blame anyone” who held plague raves during the pandemic – but why didn’t he play any himself?
One issue that Ears To The House used to cover quite a bit in our early days was plague raves. For the benefit of newer readers, allow us to explain – plague raves were...
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Weren’t you once in favour of making noise? Ministry of Sound’s one-time manager Lord Bethell complains about “feeling unsafe” amidst pro-Palestine protests outside Parliament…
Life has been quite good for James Nicholas Bethell in the 56 years that he’s been on this mortal realm. The fifth Baron of Bethell – a title which he has purely due to...
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Possessing laughing gas is now illegal in the UK, with those breaking the law facing prison – and wait until you see how the government justify ignoring their own advice on the issue!
Back in September, Ears To The House reported on how the British government had just voted to criminalise the use of nitrous oxide – more commonly known as laughing gas. Rishi Sunak’s administration –...
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As jet-setting DJs do their utmost to ignore concerns that they’re killing polar bears, an unearthed article reveals Danny Rampling might be the one who got us all thinking about it…
Here’s a view that you’ll never find expressed in the dance music press – we think a lot of the higher echelon DJs care only for themselves and their bank balances. Hence why they...
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“Everything he touches turns to s*** right now!”: no sign of Detroit techno being represented at the city’s Thanksgiving parade – after last year’s debacle with Derrick May put off several sponsors…
There was a time, for an all too long time, that Derrick May could apparently do no wrong. He was loved and adored by his fans, respected by the dance music press, and practically...
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