A retired cop becomes a DJ/celebrity at the Blueberry Hill disco-- he's the "Disco Godfather!" All is well until his nephew flips out on a strange new drug that's sweeping the streets, called "angel ...

After spending most of the last decade in a Medium Place occupied by the occasional role in a poorly-reviewed dramedy (remember Mr. Church? A Thousand Words?) and recording reggae music in his home ...

“Forget “Touch,” “Instant Crush,” or even “Get Lucky” — the best love song on Daft Punk’s Grammy-winning 2013 album Random Access Memories is “Giorgio by Moroder,” a labyrinthine, freewheeling, and ...

Moroder, who was honored on Friday at the American Academy in Rome with a McKim Medal, spoke to Variety about his new forays into crafting soundtracks and the latest twists in his career. I think ...

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In almost unbearably sad news, Rudy Ray Moore, one of my personal heroes, died on Friday of complications from Diabetes. He was 81. The self-proclaimed King of the party records and Godfather of rap, ...

At the heart of this remarkable, music-filled documentary is the story of Mel Cheren, the ‘Godfather’ himself. The film traces the cultural conditions which led to the flowering of disco, the founding ...

I think ‘Tron’ was the first time you scored a videogame. Was it a challenge? It’s actually a lot easier than a movie. Because the tracks are a lot shorter. I can compose – say – fifteen-seconds of ...