Late last Friday, the sad news broke that Paul Ryder of the Mancunian band Happy Mondays had died at the age of 58. The story was covered in numerous outlets, such as BBC News,...
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Raising the calibre of music journalism, Resident Advisor is not…
It’s been a while since Ears To The House had a post about Resident Advisor – so much so that we’d forgotten just how enjoyable it was scrutinising them. Especially when we recall editor-in-chief...
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Why did the press not defend Annabel Ross this week?
Maybe we’re biased, but we think it’s safe to say Ears To The House has been the most vocal critics of Carl Craig and Omar Smith’s appalling treatment of Annabel Ross over the past...
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Will Resident Advisor step in to save Arts Council England?
As Ears To The House frequently likes to remind people, Resident Advisor was bailed out to the tune of £750,000 during the pandemic. They received the colossal sum of British taxpayers money in October...
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Chaudhari vs R&S and Vandepapelier – what the media didn’t tell you…
Ears To The House has little to make in terms of comment on the case of Raj Chaudhari versus R&S Records and owner Renaut Vandepapelier, which was recently concluded. Chaudhari sued R&S and Vandepapelier...
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The Belleville Three myth lives on at Resident Advisor…
Those of you who have been paying attention will already know that the Belleville Three cover story – peddled without question by the useless dance music press for decades – is largely a myth....
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Least they’re not plugging their own contributor! Resident Advisor emphasise just how cool and underground they think they are – by reviewing the latest album from The Weeknd…
Resident Advisor, like much of the music world, appears to be completely incapable of introspection. They never consider how something might look to the outsider looking in – indeed, they’re often surprised and unsure...
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Resident Advisor announce a Zoom call as part of their wellness series – but isn’t this sudden concern for mental health just virtue signalling?
Last weekend, this blog ran an article about Resident Advisor’s current series on wellness. I wasn’t exactly nice about it – and for good reason. The contrast between this blog’s hilst series of excoriating...
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After Resident Advisor’s £575k loss for 2020, staff numbers actually went up and payments to directors only declined 30% when company revenue was down by 95% – so what on earth was going on?
This blog is a solo project, recently described by Michael James as a “dynamic, tireless, takes-no-prisoners one-man show”. And though I’d like to think this commentary is correct, I’m the first to concede that...
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In the middle of a Covid wave, Resident Advisor begin a series all about wellness and what ravers should eat – is this their idea of dance music culture that British taxpayers forked out £750k to save?
This blog is sometimes accused of not being very kind to the dance music press. And by and large, this charge is correct. I think many of them are largely staffed by middle-class types...
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It’s official: Electronic Beats are without a deputy as Caroline Whiteley announces she’s jumping ship – just as this blog said two weeks ago – so will her old friend Whitney Wei have a job lined up?
Time now for a follow-up to a story which this blog originally published on December 30th. It was about the impending resignation of Caroline Whiteley from Electronic Beats and her friend Whitney Wei failing...
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And to think someone got paid to write this! Billboard publish a piece about pop singer Billie Eilish’s hair – so what inspiration could the dance music press take from this article?
As someone who runs a blog with an average of five posts per weekday – slightly less on weekends – I do understand the pressure that people are under to keep the fresh content...
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So how bad DID things get for Resident Advisor in 2020? Companies House statements reveal a £575,000 loss for the year – yet the number of employees on the payroll actually went up…
This blog is not typically known for being gentle on Resident Advisor, dance music’s self appointed answer to a question no one asked. Indeed, I’ve questioned the £750,000 bailout they got in October 2020,...
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Is there something you’ve forgotten to tell us, Whitney? Resident Advisor’s editor-in-chief writes a painfully long piece for her site – but all is not as it seems with one of the contributors…
In 1987, British comedy Only Fools and Horses broadcast a scene at Peckham’s market. Del Boy was trying to sell these back massagers and used the machine on lovable Uncle Albert to show what...
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Wearing your fart on your sleeve? Resident Advisor get wind of a toot of a mix by a DJ with a very whiffy name – and fail to let rip with even a single pun!
One thing you’ll never find on Resident Advisor is any sense of fun. They take themselves very, very seriously indeed – when you’ve hyped yourselves up as some kind of guardians of dance music...
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The jobs spree continues at Resident Advisor with a vacancy for a City Manager in San Francisco – but with only five hours a week available, just WHO are they looking for?
If Yosser Hughes from 1980s British TV show Boys From The Blackstuff were still around today, he could do a lot worse than speak to Resident Advisor’s editor-in-chief Whitney Wei and say his unintended...
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