Friend Within caused a combination of surprise and dismay when he posted on his Twitter feed the other day that he was now being sent records that were less than 3 minutes long. People keep asking why this is happening more and more. I've written in the past about how…
Oh dear. Not only has Judge Jules misplaced all his vinyl and turntables - as previously reported on Friday. It now seems that he has mislaid his map of Britain too. Not to be outdone by Fatboy Slim - who managed to announce a UK tour that forgot to include…
House and garage don Scott Diaz has panned record labels for failing to do their jobs properly. Taking to Twitter, he pointed out that only two record labels have sent him statements in the past 15 months - amidst of a backdrop of a pandemic. He also mentioned that for…
If this name doesn't immediately ring any bells, that's alright. It didn't for me until recently either. But this was the 1990s, and it was a lot harder to find out about the management of artists and labels back then. Laura Gavoor was a pioneer, it's no exaggeration to say.…
Here's a scenario for you. You've just spent days, weeks, possibly even months creating a new release. It's been sent to a record label, and now it's finally available for people to buy. Great. Except you've discovered that it's also up on the pirates websites, meaning that people can just…
I'll be coming back to the subject of Derrick May later this week. I'm rather busy with a few remixes right now, and I need to get them finished. So for now, here's this. Some years ago, Derrick May gave an interview to Red Bull. It was an interesting one,…
Today, it's not Derrick May who's being an arsehole. Well, he no doubt is, just as he has been every day for at least the past 35 years. But today, it's one of his friends who's going to sit in the ducking stool on his behalf. Meet Patricia Altisent. She…
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 about my latest release. It simply doesn't happen. Women on the other hand? I saw this example on the Belfast…
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 the most qualified person to write on this delicate and complicated subject. Isn't this the job…
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 with the woman having her face held by May has been removed - it has since…