A few weeks ago, I posed a question. Was Derrick May going to appear at 51st State Festival this year? I asked the question because the replies coming from the…

The above, of course, is complete bollocks. I just made it up. Right now. But it’ll get me lots of readers wondering who the hell I am, why they’d be…

Here is the lineup for the Parklife festival, due to take place in Manchester later this year. As you can see in the flyer, they’ve obviously focused on having a…

133bpm UK garage style! But of course, if that isn’t your thing, nice soulful house! Out now on Traxsource. Never let it be said Amateur At Play doesn’t give you…

I’ve seen this graphic doing the rounds on social media. The caption, when translated into English, reads “They are still the best, music is eternal”. Just one suggestion, though. That’s…

It’s been a while since we had a post about Sterling Void, hasn’t it? They practically write themselves! So let’s see what he’s been up to. As I’ve commented before,…

Mr Simon Dunmore of Defected Records is getting a fairly equal combination of praise and opprobrium at the moment – I’ve expressed my thoughts on this here and here. I’m…

I’m glad I’m a man sometimes. I don’t have to put up with half the stick that women get. No one ever makes comments about my appearance whenever I post…

For the sake of my own sanity, I’ve decided I’m going to be a little bit more selective with my posts on everyone’s favourite Detroit fake. Be in no doubt…

On Saturday night, I wrote about Mr Simon Dunmore of Defected Records. He was complaining that the Top 3 on Traxsource all being remixes of decades old records was symptomatic…