Disco Demolition Night, which happened 40 years ago today, is the day two genres were marked for death. Disco itself was one of them, of course: Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl, infuriated that his ...
Disco music. What a lark! The energetic genre that rose to fame and popularity in the 1970s helped get about a billion people on the dance floor (roller skates optional). Glittery disco balls met ...
Disco never got enough credit. Recognizing this, the Library of Congress launched “Bibliodiscotheque” in March, a disco tribute to a genre that was — and is — still routinely derided. This weekend, ...
Panic! At the Disco recruited brass and string sections for their cinematic performance of “High Hopes” on the MTV Video Music Awards. Frontman Brendon Urie, decked out in a sharp floral suit, opened ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Gloria Gaynor’s contributions to music extend far beyond the disco era that first catapulted her to fame. While “I Will Survive” remains her most iconic hit, Gaynor’s broader catalog ...
Known for their unshakable, ear-grabbing three-part harmonies and impeccably versatile song craft, the Bee Gees are impossible to pigeonhole. They saw reinvention after reinvention throughout their on ...
Grammy Award-winning bluegrass (and more) artist Billy Strings has been streaming concerts since even before the pandemic, and he’s not letting an ocean stop him from being accessible to his homeland.
DJ Koze knows that turning a great pop song into a timeless club bomb involves simple tweaking, not full-scale reinvention. Songs We Love: Låpsley, 'Operator (DJ Koze's Extended Disco Version)' Long ...