Jun. 4—Nicky Siano is an integral part of the disco scene. He began playing clubs in 1971 and by the end of the decade, he was one of the major figures in the New York scene. "I'm very glad to be part ...
“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 ...
Had anyone in the late 1970s predicted that either Richard Nixon or disco — then both widely disparaged — would one day be held in considerably higher regard, they would have been promptly laughed out ...
If you felt the world stop turning for a moment in July, it’s because Beyoncé dropped her new album, “Renaissance.” Rolling Stone has described her as the world’s “greatest living entertainer,” with a ...
Has there ever been a musical genre more deserving of a glorious coffee table book than disco? In his new book "Disco: Music, Movies, and Mania Under the Disco Ball" (Rizzoli, 2024), gay writer Frank ...
Nervous titters and giggles were audible in the University of Wyoming Union as 1970s disco videos and clips played on the screen, even inspiring an audience member to boogie for a couple minutes.
‘Saturday Night Fever,’ 1977. Copyright © 2012 by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. Costume Designer: Patrizia Von Brandenstein First we hear that L.A ...