I find myself asking sometimes just why I’ve started writing about Derrick May. This is not a question I ask out of some pitiful “why me” position. I ask it because I’m not exactly...
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The many faces of Derrick May
Update on 18/03/2021: I’ve had to make a few changes to this post as some of the information was inaccurate. Firstly, Derrick May is not 6ft 3in as previously claimed. And secondly, the photograph...
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Derrick May – originator of nothing
Fabio and Grooverider have been credited with doing a huge amount of work in the drum and bass scene over the years. Their work, both together and separately, has left its mark. This tweet,...
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In which I don’t call Derrick May a rude thing. Oh no…
I read this story the other day on Mail Online with some amusement. Some dickhead was filmed kneeing a 5-year old to get her out of the way – but a court only fined...
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How DO you deal with a man like Derrick May?
I’m a bit late to the party on this one, but I think it’s well worth writing about. Derrick May is not going to prison anytime soon. It’s simply not going to happen. So...
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Is there trouble for the Belleville Three?
Much has been written of late about Derrick May, not least on this website. Not just about what he’s been getting up to, but also about the silence from large swathes of the house...
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Derrick May drops his own fight – is it what it is?
I see that the defamation case that Derrick May brought against Michael James has been dismissed – by Derrick May himself. It appears that May didn’t have the bottle to finish the fight that...
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Great DJ, crap journalist – meet Dave Clarke!
Back at the end of January, I wrote about a question that a few people have made observations on. Namely, why isn’t the self-styled Baron of Techno, Dave Clarke, isn’t making a big song...
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What DO you have to do to be dropped by a record label?
You won’t get dropped by your record label if you decide that Covid-19 regulations don’t apply to you. You won’t get dropped if you’re a drug addict who is destroying yourself and is a...
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Derrick May and a question of trust
I got a charming little email in overnight. No name was supplied with it, but I notice that the IP address that the email originated from – yes, you can check these things –...
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Derrick May – who else isn’t talking?
On Sunday, I wrote about one person who isn’t talking about Derrick May and the trouble he finds himself in. The fact the two are personal friends appears to have much to do with...
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May-be it’s time you handed yourself in, Derrick?
Fresh from recent laughable claims that Derrick May is a “private person” – his lawyer, Kyle J Dupuy’s real calling is clearly in comedy, not law – comes this. It appears that more women...
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Kristen Knight and a shot in the foot?
This post might get a bit of a backlash, but I feel there are some things that need to be said here. Firstly, here’s what Kristen Knight posted on her Instagram page on Tuesday....
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Derrick May and when to know you’re beaten
On the Amateur At Play Facebook page last year and now on here, I wrote many posts about the increasingly pathetic, desperate attempts by Derrick May to salvage something from the ruins his career...
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Amateur At Play – Mea Culpa
On November 12th, this page published an article about Derrick May and his ongoing legal troubles. In the article, I referred to his solicitor of choice, Kyle J Dupuy at Dupuy Law Firm PLC...
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Lies, damned lies and Rodney P(rick)
I see that Rodney Panton Edwards is in the news. He’s been an extremely bad person and he’s sorry about it. Or rather, British rapper Rodney P – no, me neither – has admitted...
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