From time to time, we discover that someone has blocked one of the Ears To The House social media accounts. They seem to think this will somehow stop us from seeing their posts –...
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Yousef, Simon Dunmore and Hannah Wants all walk into a bar – and thanks to Twitter, we can see exactly how that conversation would go…
Dear oh dear. There are so many people in the world of house music who can’t see the wood for the trees these days. It’s getting to the point now where it might just...
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He might block people he doesn’t like these days – but a Muzik Magazine column by Yousef in 2000 showed he once had a much healthier attitude to criticism…
There are some people in the dance music world who start out humble but change over time. They enter a world where they’re constantly travelling around and never get told no to any request....
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They’re not very good at handling criticism, are they? Yousef is the latest to do a Terrence Parker by blocking this blog’s Twitter account – and all because I asked a few difficult questions…
For some people, this blog is their guilty secret. They wouldn’t want to admit to ever reading it – a bit like the way UK opinion polls frequently underestimate support for the Tories –...
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One year on from Erick Morillo’s death, will the likes of Sharam, Yousef and Pete Tong finally apologise to the world for their utterly nauseating tributes?
It was one year ago to the day today that we learnt Erick Morillo had taken the easy way out. Facing a rape charge and with a court appearance due, Morillo was found dead...
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Learning to live with the virus or rich (mostly) white men wanting to get back to making lots of money – what’s REALLY motivating the guests behind the “Co-Existing With Covid” show?
Over the past week or so, I’ve seen this programme being promoted quite heavily on social media. Which is ironic, because the show itself is much longer than anything normally being pushed on the...
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And there I was about to say something nice! Yousef makes a plea to “support those who’ve been left without support” – whilst he’s happy to support plague rave favourite Sven Väth…
Yousef – now there’s a name that has this blog divided. On the one hand, he comes across as a pretty reasonable guy. I first came across him in the early 2000s and thought...
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Well done for letting the side down, Liverpool! Only a pathetic 7% of attendees at Yousef’s Circus event returned PCR tests before and after – and the Saturday crowd were even worse
It could have been so much better than this. This was the route out of Covid that clubbers desperately needed. A way of establishing that club culture and night life could resume once more,...
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How do we make electronic music a safe space, asks the Musicians Union? Well, speaking out against the likes of Derrick May and Erick Morillo would be a good start…
Last Thursday, the Musicians Union ran an online event entitled “Sexual Harassment and Safe Spaces: DJs, Electronic and Live Communities”. Long title, but the premise of the event was simple – how do you...
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Yousef is finally asked why he booked plague rave favourite Sven Väth for the Liverpool test event – but who’s guilty of trying to rewrite history?
So it’s finally happened. Mixmag have not only made a reference to plague raves, but they’ve even asked a DJ a question about it. Praise be? Not exactly. Paddy Edrich got to interview Yousef...
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Why do DJs always look so miserable in press shots? Let’s see whether the wonders of photoshop technology can turn those frowns upside down!
One of the mysteries in the world of dance music is why it seems to be a prerequisite that in all pictures taken of those in the scene, they must look utterly, utterly miserable....
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Could Yousef be sued if an attendee at the Circus Covid test event caught the virus and died? Government guidelines don’t rule it out…
Believe it or not, but the title of this post isn’t quite as sensationalist as it first sounds. A few weeks ago, Yousef staged an event at Circus in Liverpool as part of the...
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Carl Cox wrote a book, Judge Jules did happy birthday videos for money – but what did Yousef do to make extra dough during the pandemic?
We all know that a pandemic hit the world last year. We also know there are DJs, artists, producers and such who lost a huge amount of work because of it. How they’ve responded...
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History was made in Liverpool at the weekend – so why did Yousef choose such a tried and tested lineup for this very special event?
It was going to sell out. There was simply no way that this event would even have one ticket left for it. You could have literally anyone on the bill and the clamour would...
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History in the making: UK hosts first legal nightclub in over a year – early signs are that Circus tests in Liverpool have been successful
This weekend in Liverpool, an important event is taking place. It’s taking place courtesy of Circus and it’s all about trying to find out whether it’s safe for mass gatherings to restart again. Tonight...
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Can Yousef defend the indefensible? Silence from Circus on why they’ve booked plague rave DJ Sven Väth for Liverpool Covid test event
This Friday night, an important event is taking place in Liverpool. It’s happening at Circus, who are hosting the First Dance Event. No social distancing will be required, but a negative Covid result no...
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