Social media algorithms work in such a way that if you post frequently and get lots of engagement, they make sure lots of eyeballs see your posts. Hence why record labels nowadays end up...
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Sterling Void is coming “to save house music” – but from what?
Over the past few months, journalists who can’t be bothered to do their jobs properly – of which there seem to be no end these days – have tried to claim various people have...
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Are upcoming DJs getting fake verified to get to the top?
From the relatively early days of social media, it’s been possible to buy followers. Although the technology existed in Facebook’s infancy, it was when Twitter came along in 2006 that it started to really...
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Mark Broom sampling Paul Johnson sampling George Benson…
House music was built on a sampling culture. This isn’t an especially controversial statement – even in house music’s early days, sample packs were a thing, albeit on far more dodgy legal ground than...
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Facebook won’t let A Guy Called Gerald play his own music…
Social media throws up some very strange things. Misinformation about vaccines is permitted to remain online, yet someone who uses an obscenity to describe a politician faces a temporary ban from posting anything. People...
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Is DJs looking miserable still a thing? For Nervous Records, yes!
For reasons that Ears To The House has never fully understood, most DJs look utterly miserable in their press shoots. This isn’t a new trend either – even when we look at archive material...
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Derrick May says “it’s good to be alive” – but why is he so happy?
As of this Sunday, mystery still remains at Ears To The House HQ as to whether Derrick May actually turned up at the Detroit premiere of God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines on Thursday...
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Why was Saunders Defected takeover news so rushed?
Looking back on this Friday afternoon at the shakeup in Defected’s management this week – Dunmore is out and Saunders is in – Ears To The House notices something quite unusual in the way...
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Louie Vega plays a Mr V track – and Mr V isn’t happy!
Music producers can feel any number of things when someone else is playing their own tracks. Reactions typically range from ecstatic delight all the way down to just the whole thing feeling very surreal...
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Electronic Beats 80s acid house video drops – but who’s missing?
Here at Ears To The House, we’re big fans of the Blind Test series run by Electronic Beats. Watching DJs wracking their brains trying to remember the names of sometimes obscure tracks which they...
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Back In The House beatify Erick Morillo and shame his victims
Even now as we approach the second anniversary of Erick Morillo’s death following an overdose of ketamine – a drug traditionally used in horse tranquilliser – there are people out there who venerate him....
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DJ Sneak played some Paul Johnson in Chicago – which is awkward…
As Ears To The House revealed back in August last year, DJ Sneak had cancelled all his remaining gigs outside the state of California for the remainder of 2021. The jet-setting DJ – real...
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Frankie Knuckles thought Trax were “barnacles” – so this is awkward…
It’s not unusual for people’s memories to change as they get older. This is often to do with changes to the brain as people age, and is not necessarily a sign of something like...
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A DJ almost did a Tommy Lee to promote a new release…
As far as a promotional strategy goes, Ears To The House remains to be convinced of this one – but here goes. On Thursday this week, Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe fame decided to...
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Richie Hawtin spoke to Mixmag about “nu-techno” – or did he?
Whenever you find a quote floating about on social media and you see it attributed to a certain person, do not immediately believe it. Be especially wary if the source of the quote –...
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Carl Craig gets shirty and a man with a plunger – it’s Defected Croatia!
Out of the many events which Defected run nowadays, Defected Croatia is probably the crown in their jewel. Having done events in Ibiza for many years, the label saw the way the winds were...
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