Hott Nu Disco Vids: Rivera, Nate and Jupiter

3 hott vids of a different kind

SUPER JUPITER - You Know

Mmmm, Ok, there's 2 skinny white guys from Norway trying to rollerskate on quads, they dress as if they raided the 70s section of a thrift shop, which is better? The video or the song, take your pick.

VERDICT: Silly video 70s style on a new wavish synth disco pop tune, tune is hot!

DADA Feat. SANDY RIVERA - Lollipop

Superstar dj/producer Sandy Rivera showing he can dance, sing (sort of), star in a stylish Euro 80s style video, accompanied by ladies of different flavors. He's so believable, some guys are posting jealous posts on YouTube.

VERDICT: Super catchy dance tune in a video that's as tasty as eye candy, pretty, classy and light.


ULTRA NATE - Love is the only ...

The buzz is supposed to be the Automatic video as I write this, if you're a disco soul, you'll be feeling this one better, so here's Ultra Nate in Old School diva mode (like 70s Gloria Gaynor) in a discotheque setting, very dark and floating in the air are ghosts of Sylvester and Patrick Cowley, you won't see them but you'll feel and ear 'em, I'm dead serious!

VERDICT: Intense, poignant, if you have a heartache, abstain!!!

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Tom Jones Forever, best of Tom Jones in a tinbox

For a mother's day gift or for yourself?

All the hits are there; Delilah, What's new Pussycat, She's a lady. What makes this boxset so appealing are the hidden disco era and funky 70s gems in addition to his late 60s chartoppers; his reprisal of "Do you think I'm sexy", the Michael McDonald penned "Taking it to the street" with Teddy Pendergrass, "Hot Legs" in duet with Tina Turner -Also on the DVD-, "Don't let go" with Isaac Hayes, "We can work it out" with Chaka Khan on the DVD, "Upside down", the Diana Ross classic is revisited with Dusty Springfield, "Guilty" written by Barry Gibb and originaly performed by Barbara Streisand in '79 is reprised here with none other than Glady Knight, "Too much too little too late" in duet with Deniece Williams. Even Cybill Sheppard is there with Tanya Tucker and Dionne Warwick. Sex Bomb, Tom Jones International and his latest club singles are not included unfortunately.

30 tracks on 3 cd and 14 video performances on one DVD
3 cd+ 1 dvd tinbox set at around 20 bucks

Listen to all the tunes here at FYE

It's also available at Amazon.com here and Amazon.ca

Rediscover Tom Jones on his website

Availability of this boxset is limited, but most tunes are available at ITunes.

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Listen up! DJ sets by Alexander Robotnick

Alexander Robotnick has made available on his website 3 of his dj sets you can listen to; Electro Disco, Electro House and Electro Acid, very highly recommended. The Electro Disco one will get you off your chair, electronic disco classics from the 70s to the early 80s blended together like only he can, space robot style.

Check them out here on his website

More about Alexander Robotnick on DiscoStyle.com

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Diana Ross, her birthday, the book

Diana has turned 63 last week, it isn't known if she blew candles or just took it easy.

For the 3rd time, biographer, TV reporter and journalist Randy Taraborrelli has written a biography of Diana Ross. It's out in the UK already but again, us stateside will have to wait, it can be pre-ordered at Amazon US. California based Taraborelli has written biographies on Madonna, Cher, Michael Jackson, Motown, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, etc.

And yes, the disco years are covered, not as deeply as the Motown years, but it's all there.

If you did read "Call her Miss Ross" (published 1989), you'll recall the similarities between the real life Supremes and the Dreamgirls musical, quite striking! That is also discussed.

Diana Ross, an unauthorized biography is "Call her Miss Ross" revised, revisited and written from a different perpective, going deeper, augmented with new material and continuing where it left off from 1989 till the 00s.

Diana Ross is on tour now and the critics are unanimous, she's still the queen!

Some of the books mentionned above are out of print but they are available at your public library. Diana Ross also released 2 cds in the last 6 months

Diana Ross, an unauthorized biography at Amazon.com

Diana Ross, an unauthorized biography at Amazon UK

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Free jukebox on your webpage

Free dance tunes jukebox player on your page from Beatport

Choose your player and preference, choose your tunes, get the code and insert into your website, blog or any web page.

Yes, there is a catch, you don't have as much choice as I-Tunes or Traxsource, for the most part, they're songs and singles by producers/djs, forget Mika and Justin Timberlake.

Get your Beatport Player

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Female singer wanted by Mark Ronson

Mark needs a female singer to take on tour

Ronson urgently seeks to find a stylish female vocalist with presence, whom has a flexible range and expression which can express music that will go from the vocal stylings of Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, and Santo Gold.

This would likely involve a good deal of touring globally around Mark's new album version. At present, the show is a 12-14 piece review all-star style party. Rehearsals start early May. Dates are throughout the Summer and Fall 2007. This is a very special opportunity with a strong vehicle for someone who has that certain magic and wants to enjoy making a bit of musical history with some great people.

If any of you think you fit the bill, or know someone who does, please forward MySpace links (no demos) where Mark and crew can hear them. Mark ask for serious responses only please.

Contact Mark through MySpace

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The Asha Puthli Spring Collection

The legendary Asha Puthli has a new cd single out, "Pant & Fur", recorded in duet with Syr Gabryel, French manga-style animated character singer. The track is a concentrated dose of disco ingredients both shiny and new as well as classically euro, delivered with a cool jazzy style and a knowing wink. The cd also contain 2 new mixes of her "The Devil is Loose". Watch Discostyle.com for a proper article on Asha in the near future.

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Dreamgirls soundtrack take 2

The Dreamgirls Dance Project

Can't get enough of Dreamgirls? There's another Dreamgirls "soundtrack" around thanks to Rick Gianatos. Gianatos is from the "school" of the Moultons, Pettibones, Gibbons and al. He did disco mixes for Shalamar, Gene Chandler, most artists on AVI Records and many others in the late 70s. He also remixed and produced way into the 80s, 90s and 00s. If you collect disco records, you might have seen his name on the disco mix credit.

Dreamgirls Dance Project is "a dance interpretation of the best known tracks from the musical"

On the album, Gianatos gathered together key members of renowned female groups of the 1960s; Scherrie Payne, Lynda Lawrence, Cindy Birdsong of the Supremes, Hodges James and Smith, Merry Clayton and James Gilstrap.

Listen to the songs at the DreamGirls Dance Project website.

Tracklist:

1. Dreamgirls (Acapella)
2. Dreamgirls
3. Move
4. Steppin' To The Bed Side
5. Ain't No Party
6. I Am Changing
7. One Night Only
8. Hard To Say Goodbye, My Love
9. Dreamgirls (Scoulful Acapella)
10. One Night Only (1984 Dreamgirl Original Recipe Mix) (Uk Bonus Track)
11. One Night Only (Special Uk Tried And True Remix) (Uk Bonus Track)

Check it out at Amazon.com

Didn't know Pickwick Records still exist, recall having the early 70s Spinners, a "Disco Beethoven" LP, a disco christmas album on the Pickwick label.

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New single and album by Dame Shirley Bassey in '007

Shirley Bassey to celebrate her 70th with style and music

Some might remember Shirley Bassey as the vocalist for the most memorable James Bond theme songs circa Sean Connery era. Others might remember the disco song she did with Chris Rhea in 1998 for the soundtrack of the Italian movie "La Passionne" - in which she starred as herself- , others got reacquainted with Dame Miss Bassey because they sang her songs at American Idol last week.

Shirley Bassey is coming up with a new album for her 70th anniversary slated for release in May 007. But we don't have to wait till then to savor the magic of Shirley Bassey both in Bond style and club style, long or short on her new single "The Living Tree". As usual, the Brits are picking up on it and here in corporate North America, we will never hear it on the radio.

Dame Shirley will be performing at the Glastonbury festival on Sunday June 24th 2007 in the "Living Legend" slot. The Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, The Who, Kaiser Chiefs and The Kooks are also part of the bill.

Rediscover Bassey on her official website
Listen to the new single "The Living Tree"

Watch the video of the Living Tree with Dame Shirley Bassey in feathery canary yellow, it's new!

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Foxy, getting it off with Monster taxi

Foxy, the "Hot Number" and "Party Boys" Florida band original members: Ish Ledesma, Arnold Paserio and Carl Driggs recently collaborated to Monster Taxi's reprisal of "Get Off" recently.

Various mixes appear on the cd single and are available as downloads on ITunes and Beatport

The mastermind behind Monster Taxi is Miami based Jason Klein who has worked on over 20 major label productions including Mariah Carey, Jim Brickman, Ricky Martin as well as a number of Latin artists.

There's more to Monster Taxi than Get Off as a bait for disco lovers, the self-titled album is quite good, neo funk served disco house style.

Songs from the album have been featured in Ministry of Sound and Song/BMG Record compilations.

Listen to the single "Get Off" Austin Leeds Dub Mix by Monster Taxi feat. Rachel Panay

Listen to all tracks of the self titled cd "Monster Taxi"

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House, electronic music scene doc screening in NYC

Headspace: The house/electronica movie documentary screening in NYC Now til April 6th 2007

A journey into the minds of dedicated dance music aficionados around the world, Headspace captures the global electronic music culture in countries such as Japan, Germany, Holland, England, France, and U.S. cities including Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

Director Jethro Senger captures the spirit of rave culture on camera and brings us deep into an ecstatic world of electronic music parties and the passionate subculture of people who love them. Featuring interviews with well known and underground DJs and a soundtrack that will open your soul and blow your mind, Headspace explores how dance culture has captured the global heart with its utopian blend of youth, music, and technology.

HEADSPACE: The Sound of Life director Jethro Senger (85 mins, 2006)

Showtimes for NEW YORK CITY:

Pioneer Theater
East 3rd Street, between Avenues A and B (closer to A), New York City NY
showtimes (212) 591 0434

• Tues Apr 3 @ 9pm
• Wed Apr 4 @ 9pm
• Fri Apr 6 @ 11pm

Tickets here
More info here at HeadSpaceMovie.com

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Nominee hosting a music award show = 1-2 trophies

I have not seen all award shows ever produced in the last 12 month, so wanna make this clear before you read further.

Is it me? or isn't it suspicious that everytime a nominee host an award show, they always leave with a trophy.

There should be a law that prohibits a nominee in hosting a show, cause in recent times I have never seen a nominee artist leave empty handed.

So until they implement this new rule, next time a nominee artist host a music award show, you can predict what's gonna happen before it happens.

Is it because some artist have big egos? or "the corporates" will never let artists from their stable, host a show if they don't win, simple! I assume it's more often the later.

Most blatant example was the Canadian Juno Awards 2007 on April 1st that was taped before broadcast.

So when is the next music award show and who will host it...

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Greg Wilson Time Capsule and a hot hot mix

Greg Wilson Time Capsule

For fans of Greg Wilson's Time Capsule on Samurai FM, here's the tracklist of the March '07 show that showcased March '77 Disco style

The folks at Six Million Steps have put it in their archive here

MARCH 1977

Boney M - Sunny (Atlantic)
Tony Etoria - I can prove it (GTO)
Black Satin Featuring Fred Parris - Tears Tears Tears (Buddah)
Double Exposure - My love is free (Salsoul)
Donald Byrd - Dance band (Blue Note)
Fatback Band - Double dutch (Spring)
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke (Tamla/Motown)
Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - At midnight (my love will lift you up) (abc)
Rah Band - The crunch (Good Earth)
Barry White - I'm qualified to satisfy you (20th Century)
Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis - You’re gonna get next to me (EMI International)
Tavares - Whodunit (Capitol)
Commodores - Fancy Dancer (Motown)
Temptations - Shakey ground (Motown)
Average White Band - Goin' home (Atlantic)
Brass Construction - What's on your mind (United Artists)
Rose Royce - I wanna get next to you (MCA)
Deniece Williams - Free (cbs)

Greg Wilson MasterMix

But even more exciting is a Greg Wilson 37 minutes Mastermix we just uploaded on our instant dj mixes section. If you like Wolfman Jack, Kool and the Gang, sounds of church bells,The O'Jays, Led Zep, the Beatles and more rolled into one ....

Go in the dj mixes section, load the menu and take your pick. ENJOY!!!


Notice: The mix is a stream, not a download


Photo credit : David Crawford

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Free dance song for your portable player

Free song for your portable player courtesy of Anton Leuba

You like 80s/minimal synthesizer style sounds, a blase male voice, a melody that's danceable? Slightly cheesy maybe? DJs might want to mixmash it cause it sounds like a demo or not yet polished.

Anton Leuba has a gift for you. Now go get the gift and if you don't like it, then you can always pass it along.

And the next thing you know, it could grow on you or your friends, like it did for me.

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Ford Fusion commercial, a record, a song or a car

It's all that!

Here's a cropped screen capture of a Ford commercial banner I clicked on last week while reading the news on a Canadian newspaper site. When you click on it, you end up on a Saturday Night Fever style dancefloor, 4 djs spinning turntables in unison and you have to figure out what you have to do next. It caught my attention, that's what effective advertising is all about.

So for those who think the only way to get attention is to show the female form, not that there is anything wrong with that, well, the reality is, that for some of us, cars are sexy, turntables, vinyl records, flat screens are sexy, you know material things. But not sexy in a reproductive sense, more like appealing.

No word on whether that vinyl record exist for real.

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Chicago's finest; The Chicago LP, cd + dvd set

Chicago-based S&S Records have brought together the legends of House Music to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the soulful genre embraced and sampled the world over. The Chicago LP is a two disc, two DVD set featuring original music from Grammy winning and nominated producers, remixers, artists and Djs.

The Chicago LP is the brainchild of Steve "Silk" Hurley and Shannon "DJ Skip" Syas. Hurley is a Grammy nominated remixer, producer, DJ and a House Music pioneer. DJ Skip is a global DJ, producer and remixer. The record is a musical journey and history of all music Chicago, featuring the city's finest; while the companion DVD is a personal history of those making House Music.

Hurley has produced and remixed records for major artists in the urban music world including Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson, R. Kelly, Bob Marley, Ann Nesby, Prince, Kelly Rowland and Sounds Of Blackness. His "Old School/New School Remix" on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show is broadcasted every Tuesday and Thursday on 128 stations in the US.

The "Chicago is in The House" tour will be announced in the near future.

The artists and songs on the two CD set (in alphabetical order) are listed below:

1. Bad Boy Bill Feat. Kevin Irving - "All Night With You"
2. CZR - "How I Feel"
3. DJ Pierre - "SirenTraxMaxxBass"
4. DJ Rhythm - "You're The One"
5. DJ Skip - "The Hustle of Life"
6. DJ Slugo Feat. Fast Eddie - "Juke It"
7. E-Smoove Feat. LaTanza - "Miracle"
8. Fast Eddie & Steve 'Silk' Hurley - "Chicago House Scene (Freaky Mix)"
9. Gene Hunt - "Get Down"
10. George Jackson Feat. Xaviera Gold - "Another Day"
11. Hyper Harp & DJ Skip Feat. Ava Cherry - "Please Believe"
12. Jamie Principle - "Baby Wants To Ride"
13. Jesse Saunders - "Whats This Fx"
14. Joe Smooth - "Keep On Praisin'"
15. Kelly G. feat. Jasmin Ray - "South Africa"
16. Lego - "Sax Addict"
17. Malik Yusef Feat Common, Kanye West & JV - "Wouldn't You Like To Ride (S&SRmx)"
18. Marshall Jefferson & Steve 'Silk' Hurley Feat. B. Laurén - "Just A Feelin' (That I Get)"
19. Maurice Joshua Feat. Jean Davis - "So Amazing"
20. Mike Dunn Feat. Tha Club Kidz - "I Wanna Go Down"
21. Mr. K. Alexi - "Beautiful Chi-Biza"
22. Paul Johnson - "After The Storm"
23. Ricky Bradshaw Feat. Shawn Christopher - "Touched By Your Love"
24. Ricky Bradshaw Feat. Shawn Christopher - "Never Knew Love (Classic Mix)"
25. Ron Carroll Feat. Trina Tru Luv jjah and Big Sexy -- "Do Me Baby"
26. Roy Davis Jr. Feat. Terry Dexter - "Magic"
27. Stacy Kidd - "Yesterday (Club Mix)"
28. Steve 'Silk' Hurley Feat. Dani - "Takin' Me Higher (Alright)"
29. Steve 'Silk' Hurley Feat. Javanté - "Classic"
30. Syleena Johnson - "Peace Pipe"
31. Terry Hunter Feat. Shane - "Superstar"
32. Voices of Life Feat. Sharon Pass - "Runnin' Away"

The Chicago LP will be exclusively distributed by 101 Distribution. Visitors to their site can hear exclusive snippets of The Chicago LP and view never-before-seen trailers of the DVD.

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Mondo Disco in Paris

Dj extraordinaire Aisha and I had the best ever gig in Paris Saturday night March the 24th, playing fast tempo boogie all night long to an appreciating full house. Check out some of the action at ...
www.discolounge.net/discoqueer/24mars/.

At one point I did an impromptu lipsync to Night School's original version ( not the AVI 12") of "Do You Speak French?" , conducting a call and response session with the mostly male crowd going: hello girls, this your first French disco lesson, now how do you say "love"?, and they would all reply "L'amouuur!" in a chorus. How do you say caress? - caresser! How do you say sexy?"-Zexy! at which point I yanked my t-shirt up to a wild cheer...must have been screams of horror there as well. But hey, what's done is done. Blame that and the 2 times I pushed the wrong button on the flu and too many 500mg painkillers.

And what sounds went down well along with the Night School? "Drum Dream" by Krenzell, The Scherrie Payne version of "One Night Only", Ritchie Family's "Summer Dance", Box-o-Lettes: "Feel Africa", Yellow Magic Ork: "Mad Pierrot", the Tom Moulton mix of Black Soul's "Mangous Ye", "One For Me One for You" by la Bionda, "Ite Missa Est" by Martin Circus, Asha Puthli's stunning "1001 Nights of Love (the fast version)", and naturally, "Volare" by Al Martino.

Aicha herself created a magnificently caleidoscopic soundscape with exotic percussion, familiar chants emerging from unexpected breaks, swirling violins rising higher and higher, all over a relentless euro beat pounding straight thru our skulls.

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