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UK DJS - GET USED TO YOUR BEDROOMS

Have you been listening to your favourite DJs play your favourite music since back when you can remember?  Where every set has a memory of some sort attached to it.  To the point where it's inspired you so much you've just bought your own set of decks. The plan in your own head being to learn your craft for a couple of years.  Hours practice each day and endless money into the download sites or record shops to build your record collection and own sound.  Then maybe you can get some gigs.  Probably not paid at first.  In your local, then surrounding areas.  Then around the UK.  Building up to the dream of your first "European tour", booked in smallish clubs all around Europe.   You'll not earn much, but what an amazing experience.  What an exciting way to get your name out there.  The way many of the biggest and best artists over time have achieved their dreams! Well, that's over.  Brexit means we are no longer part of the single market and we can no longer cr

ONLY REJOINERS DESERVE YOUR REJOINERS VOTE!

When I saw Labour narrowly win the Batley and Spen by-election, followed by Keir Starmer announcing it as a great victory for Labour and how "Labour is back", well as a Rejoiner it worried me somewhat. If Labour start to win seats again, but before we've had a chance to force them to see sense and back Rejoining the EU, then that will embolden Keir Starmer's insistence on completely ignoring what is going on all around us for everyone from farmers to musicians, logistics companies affecting prices in the shops to touring DJs, you and I buying goods from the EU to breweries. The list is endless.  'Project Fear' was just the tip of the iceberg compared to 'Project Reality'. We often post in groups on Facebook or on Twitter the almost daily stories of people being hurt because of Brexit, or entire sectors of industry or society.  Then we blame the 'deal' that was negotiated.  Then progress onto Boris Johnson, the tories, etc etc. Then we rightly p