PBS PREMIERES POWERFUL, REVISIONIST HISTORY OF POPULAR 1970s MUSIC IN “DISCO: SOUNDTRACK OF A REVOLUTION,” A THREE-PART DOCUSERIES IN SUMMER 2024 Series Shines Light on Disco’s Groovy Beginnings, ...
In 1969, a forgotten Chicago soul band called The Radiants released a song titled "Choo Choo," a superbly danceable soul song with a funky, atmospheric guitar riff; a minimal, instrumental breakdown; ...
“The War on Disco,” a new PBS documentary, explores the backlash against the genre and the issues of race, gender and sexuality that informed it. By Chris Vognar The plan was simple enough: Gather a ...
Disco! The very word hustles you back to the 1970s, the decade in which it was gloriously born in the loft parties and basement clubs of New York, where it blossomed into a national obsession and ...
It gave a powerful platform to artists of colour who were often female or gay – perhaps that’s why it attracted such hostility, writes Arwa Haider. Disco was never designed to grow old gracefully – ...
Watch the Disco Samurai launch trailer for this cyberpunk rhythm combat game. Step into its cyberpunk setting, check out ...
Certain country songs recall a shinier time in life and in music. Certain guitar licks from hits by Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban are smoother than pressed polyester. The foot-shuffling beats driving ...
Summer Eternal is an artist collective boasting two of the original Disco's five principle writers, as well as narrator and musician Lenval Brown and multiple devs from its canceled sequel. When you ...
Kate's father's diagnosis inspired her to create a safe space for those with dementia to enjoy music ...
We're not talking about a bit of flare or a touch of a wide-leg silhouette. To make a pair of flare pants feel disco based on silhouette alone, you need to go full out and over the top. Add a ...
A few months ago my roommate came home with a cantaloupe-size disco ball, placed it on a shelf near the window, and waited for the sun to shed flecks of confetti light around the living room. Once I ...