tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361742662011-07-07T20:05:47.773-04:00<img src="http://www.discostyle.com/images/banner.gif" /> The Blog: Views, news and opinions- Ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09167149423646214382noreply@blogger.comBlogger1401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36174266.post-61371264787834960482008-03-09T19:40:00.003-04:002008-03-10T23:05:35.369-04:00

That one I swear I didn't see coming.When Dimitri from Paris' name no longer graced the Playboy at the Mansion compilation cd series, it didn't feel right, no respect to the two djs that followed him, and Playboy wanted to diversify the dj roster nothing wrong with that, but sales speak words and in the hearts of those who got their hands on the first 2 cds, Dimitri was the man, he truly

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Gaynor to appear on nationally syndicated show Better TV – February 27th Nashville, TN – After 30 years of its release, Gloria Gaynor continues to ride the success of "I Will Survive," touring the country and the world over and performing her signature song on dozens of TV shows. A few successful remixes of the song during the 1990s and 2000s along with new versions of the song by Diana Ross,

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As you probably know by now, Moby had a disco album in the works. The first single is now out and the video is ready to do damage.Do you have an uneasy feeling when political or social conscience blends with dance music. The scenario is this. You have a dance song with a beat obviously, so dancing equals party, but how do you party when watching chickens being slaughtered. Doesn't feel right. Are

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A very well alive Canadian disco label and its founder president -name witheld- has been ordered by a Canadian provincial Superior Court recently to annul all contracts signed on a 70s artist -name witheld- hospital death bed last year and reimburse his widow 75gs in damage.The widow who's the manager of the 70s artist did sign the contracts on his behalf. Who's the shark? The widow, the record

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S'il vous plait, may you explain why some djs don't want to be refered as djs. While understandable for on-air personalities, program directors or compilers since some of them don't gig and/or don't beatmatch.Now there are djs out there who supplement their income or (solely focus on) compiling soundtracks for retailers, stores and fashion shows. In other words, their job is to select, assemble

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On Long Island's airwaves live on Saturdays or from the internet 24/7, the Disco & Funk King Show on WCWP Radio from 2PM-5PM (Eastern Time) spotlights the legendary clubs of the late 70s-early 80s period.Feb 9th 2008- Check out the DFK MixMaster All-Stars asthey spotlight the music from the Trocadero Transferin California!Feb 16th 2008 - Spotlight on the Legendary 2001 OdysseyAnd there are many

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Over 28 years of collecting and research into the business of bootleg disco era vinyls has now been documented, and Disco Patrick's website from the Netherlands has been converted and redesigned into a book just published and titled "The Bootleg Guide to Disco Acetates, Funk, Rap and Disco Medleys."This is the first reference book that covers disco acetates and bootleg vinyl medleys released

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Rap sales have been waning over the last several years. For instance, 107 million hip hop albums were sold in 2000, but by 2006, sales had declined to 59.5 million. Insiders know the industry is in trouble.Before 2007, big name rappers like Jay Z, Ludacris, and The Game were able to sell a respectable quantity of albums. But in 2007, not only have the lesser-known emcees (Ray Cash, Lupe Fiasco,

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The concert was filmed in Japan in 1996 and was to be the group's last with Bernard Edwards shortly before he passed away.Before 2008, the only way to get the DVD was to buy it used, in the coming weeks, Liberty Entertainment in the UK will re-issue "Chic Live at the Budokan" with extra features and new packaging...Guest performers Sister Sledge and Slash also appears both on the concert and in

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A certain Mr. Liu in Sichuan China claims his neighbor's horse can "disco dance and do other kinds of dances".source: China DailyThe proud owner was surprised that Dashanyang, purchased for a mere 1000 Yuan 5 years ago could easily be trained to perform tricks and steps....Mr. Dong Yongfa's horse wouldn't be the first dancing horse in existence, but certainly the first to do a disco dance ...

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Jamiroquai has gone purple on his revamped website.Recall visiting his website a while back on dial-up, very slow loading and lost patience, lots has changed since.His MySpace page was the prefered destination to go, but like his former website, was taking forever to load, all had been remedied on his newly launched website shortly before the Holidays.Navigation is smooth, and site flyes as fast

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How many record labels from the 80s are still around today? I'm amazed Tommy Boy still exist. Haven't seen much Tommy Boy vinyl releases in recent times, there was the Ultra Nate single "Love is the only drug" a year ago, some classic re-issues from Digital Underground, Naughty by Nature and Afrika Baambaata.On the digital download front for late 2007 early 2008 comes remixes for singles by Ultra

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In the early days of house music, piano was the backbone typical of the genre, now play "Move your body" in your mind without the piano and the intro is gone.House music has evolved since, some say it has lost its essence, it's been robbed of its soul and "blackness", true. What happened to the piano? Want some piano then ... head to the jazz or lounge section genres of your favorite record shop.

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Not refering to Mickey Mouse here - as a side note, did stumble upon the Mickey Mouse disco album from '79 shortly before x-mas -, but your computer's mouse.Everytime you close a window, open your computer, save a file, your computerwill emit a sound. That can be easily customized, the trick is to have the desired sound as a wave file ... Did play around this 2 years back. Took a snippet of a

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Strut is now officially alive and its first new release is available for pre-order.As mentioned in an earlier post, the printed media were the first to get the promos for review, so expect to read all about it in your local entertainment weekly newspaper this week.Here's the tracklisting... :1. Vivien Goldman - Launderette2. Delta 5 - Mind your own business3. Shriekback - My spine is the

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In 2008, slappin' some mixes on a website is not enough. With all things cosmic and space being the trend "du jour" (or is it?), we'd expect a pleasant graphical and interactive futuristic interface to listen to the latest dj mixes some time soon. YouMixIt.com is it and it was launched just last month.You don't have to log in or register. There's a ... Weekly Top 15, the most played songs, or all

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Hammer's latest venture is doomed to fail.MC Hammer just launched a YouTube equivalent of "So you think you can dance".Visitors are invited to "tape" their dance moves and upload the video to the website so that they can win a camera.So if visitors need a camera to record their dance moves in the first place, why would they want to win a ... camera?DanceJam.com requires visitors to have the very

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So we're expected to be able to get hold of a "fresh of the factory" classic Strut compilation without searching the second hand and used market, great news! But how? They are nowhere to be found.Last summer it was announced in "selected" (read: magazines in print) publications that Strut would return, it would have Grandmaster Flash on its roster, its catalog would get the re-issue treatment and

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Kanye has won the bet against "50", Daft Punk are enlarging their fan base, West will grab a fewGrammys next February '08 and the motorcycle helmeted Parisians are topping Billboard's "electronic" charts beating Tiesto.Kanye may have sampled the riff from Daft Punk for "Stronger", but the Frenchmen sampled it, from an Edwird Birdsong hidden gem, "Cola bottle baby", penned by Birdsong under Gamble

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So what is a green dj? One that is "sustainable"? Sustainable and "eco-friendly" are the 2 most overused and over hyped words by the marketing think tanks, the "conscious" equivalent of "cholesterol free" and "light" of the 90s, as nourishing as a muffin wolfed down with diet cola.The green dj is expected to go to work by foot or bike with a caddy person (human mule) carrying the dj bag, or the

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The selection of Grammy nominees for 2008 seems fairer this time compared to last year. Or maybe the quality of music is for something, or maybe, for a change, they are more open to artists from abroad. How else can you explain that Justice is nominated for best album in the dance category, head to head with LCD Soundsystem and the Chemical Brothers. For this reason I will look forward to sit in

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Suss'd UK has recently unveiled Volume 2 of their "Deep Disco Culture" series, easily recognizable by its Studio 54 black and white photos featuring a topless model. The uncensored image graces the back cover. Did get my hands on the 12 inch vinyl sampler from Volume 1 and for some strange reasons, the sound was so distorted and screechy, I never played it again, since I had 2 of the 70s original

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Bob Collacello has released a collection of Studio 54 photographs in the predictable black and white color so to speak in "OUT". I'm asking myself, how many black and white pics of disco era Studio 54 do we need to see, apparently, some can't get enough. Personally, as a child, remember the 70s in vivid colors, laser lights and neons. Can't connect or relate with black and white depiction of the

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Kurtis Blow announced that he, along with turntablist Grandwizard Theodore, Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and Sugarhill Gang's Wonder Mike, Master Gee, and Hendog will perform at various venues in Europe as part of the Hip Hop Anniversary Tour in January and February 2008, US dates are scheduled later for May and June 2008. More about it at HipHopAnniversary.com

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Have you heard some good funky house lately? Not me. But I like being proven wrong and love surprises so when my friend Selin from the Netherlands sent me his compilation mix this Fall, was afraid to be deceived, so told him, got samples? Sure, he said.Selin has his own label and company, he recently signed deep and Italian funky house meisters Harley & Muscles, "Deeper Love" with Guerideau on

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Jason Brooks, original illustrator of the famed Hed Kandi artwork cover sleeves returned "home" last August '07 after a brief stint at Mark Doyle's Fierce Angel label. About welcoming Jason back to the Hed Kandi family, the label's Manager, Dan Baxter, says, "Hed Kandi has always been about the perfect combination of stylish music and stylish imagery. Jason Brooks is extraordinarily talented and

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Telex was an electronic band from Belgium famous for its hit Moscow Disco back in 1978.Found out there was a MySpace page dedicated to them. Now, I thought that a Telex fan made it up, as you know on MySpace there are plenty pages dedicated to defunct or deceased bands and artist, but no, it's really Telex! And not only that, they have an official website and a new album coming out.Their website

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For most of us, Internet radio is our radio. We're all tired of the commercialism and corporate hold that the "majors" has on its content. FM is not tired technology, it's just not ours anymore, we can't relate.One listener of DiscoInternet.com told its owner and program director Lee Porter sometime last year that he yearned for the day he will be able to listen to the disco shows in his car. I

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Expect it to be vocally divaesque, Donna Summerish and Grace Jony!He told Billboard: "... more late '70s, early '80s sense of dance music, that post-disco period. It doesn't sound like big, banging techno tracks". Planned released date, February 2008.Waited for more info on it and maybe snippets, cover pic or leaks before posting, time passed and nothing, so for some of you, this may be old news

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This time, they're remixing other's works.Here's the tracklisting:The Killers - read my mind (Psb Stars Are Blazing Mix)David Bowie with Pet Shop Boys - Hallo Spaceboy (Psb Extended Mix)Pet Shop Boys - Integral (Psb Perfect Immaculate Mix)Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice (Psb Electro Mix)Madonna - Sorry (Psb Maxi-Mix)Atomizer - Hooked On Radiation (Psb Orange Alert Mix)Rammstein - Mein Teil (Psb

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... and it's a Totes!Not more expensive then the rest of the collection, you get the quality of a Totes umbrella but as far as design is concerned, nothing extraordinary.Have seen a lot of pale pink umbrellas lately on the street lately not Rihanna related but there is one available with its own pouch, and there's the black and anthracite one which I suspect might be the one she used in a recent

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US news are not trustworthy as far as music trends are concerned.Again and again every time July comes, they bring up Chicago's disco demolition night from 1979 and pass that as news.Instead of researching the subject, whether disco is popular or reinterpreted in music, the influence of disco culture in today's apparel style and trends, all they do is rehash disco hatred and glorify Steve Dahl.

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Look at Bob's new promotional photo! What a coincidence! You must have read by now about the guy who was hit with a thunderbolt while listening to his portable MP3 player on a beautiful rainy day.The current passed through his headphone, his eardrums were lacerated, it followed the wiring atop his chest, he was burned there too.See the photo of the guy who got hitand no, it doesn't look like

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What was the B-Side to Calvin Harris' "Acceptable in the 80s" 10 inch vinyl limited edition first single released late last year, 9 months ahead of the album release of "I created Disco"?Don't recall? No problem! Calvin Harris is giving you "This is the Industry", the download for free.Calvin Harris has contributed a few songs to Kylie Minogue's new album "X".Evidently, there's a catch. You have

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Oliver Cheatham and D-Train burned the stage recently in Paris FranceCheatham gave an electrifying performance getting down literally doing push-ups and singing live at the same time.James D-Train Williams flexed his voice in a fitted T-Shirt without breaking a sweat in it. Both performed at the same venue on different dates. Notice ... the huuuge appreciative audience with their hands up in the

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Marty Angelo, the founder and host of the Disco TV dance show "Disco Step by Step" in the late 70s and owner of the website of the same name circa 2000-2004 now a prison minister, reached out to Paris Hilton during the turmoil created when L.A. County Judge Michael Sauer ordered Hilton back to jail after being released on house arrest by L.A. County Sheriff Leroy D. Bacca.Angelo petitioned Judge

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If you happen to be in New York July 5th 2007 and dig old school/Nu skool future funk, go see 33hz and Chromeo at Hiro for free if you're on the guest list or RSVP online.You may leave a contribution on your way out, knowing how incredible these guys live and on records are and considering you can't get in at a club for less than 10 or 20 bucks... it'll go to a charity.33Hz, Chromeo and moreJuly

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Have some vinyl 12 inch single, 33 RPM LP or 45 you're willing to sacrifice? A record so bad or unworthy that you know will take years to find a bidder on E-Bay. Put it to good use and make a bowl with it.All you need is a vinyl record, a placeholder and an oven, it's so simple you might have wondered how come ... we didn't even think about this before.See how it's done on Wiki-How

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Now you probably heard of the release of the Chips DVD recently, but we just found out a soundtrack cd was issued a few years back. Expect the usual car chase themes and a few disco stylish instrumental nuggets.70s Shows like Chips, Wonder Woman, Battlestar Galactica are not only very popular on DVD format, they also cater to the younger generations looking for an alternative to violent, uncool

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Kylie emulates Marylin Monroe reprising "Diamonds are a girl's best friend", following celebs like Anna Nicole and Madonna.Get a sneak peak from the closing titles of Kylie's upcoming documentary film 'White Diamond', directed by William Baker and shot in his front room!See the video at Kylie.comNo words on what that documentary is about; would that be diamonds from Sierra Leone or is it related

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UpstageRadio.com participated in the "Day of Silence" on Tuesday, June 26th 2007, the next step is the deletion of thousands of songs from major record labels."There will be no U2, no Beatles, no Rolling Stones," said Gary Wien, program director for the net radio station Upstage Radio. "I'm taking many of my favorite artists out of the rotation. Once I learned about the new royalty proposals I

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Prince's perfume will come to life at the same time as the Live Earth Event.To celebrate 2007 in style and further 3121, the latest album and Vegas club by the purple majesty, Prince will launch his fragrance 3121 on 07-07-2007 during his concert in Minneapolis.The fragrance was created in full concert with the artist, resulting in an enticing scent that captures the essence of his eclectic style

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We do not know yet why Mel Cheren retired and what will happen next at West End Records. Here are excerpts from Kevin Hedges' farewell ..."It is with sadness that we announce the retirement of a music industry legend, Mr. Mel Cheren, b.k.a. Uncle Mel.""Mel's retirement saddens me because I will miss our daily conversations and his gentle management style. However, I am taking all that he has

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Daryl Hall and John Oates are set to guest and write a new song on the forthcoming "Philly Tenors" cd produced by Bobby Eli. Eli produced Atlantic Starr and MFSB in the 70s among countless others. He last produced the Soulful Tale of Two Cities project double CD in which Motown artists reprised Philly Hits and artists from the city of brotherly love took on Motown classics."The Average White Band

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Melba Moore will release a concert DVD in early July 2007.It features Freddie Jackson reuniting with Melba singing their smash #1 hit together "Just a Little Bit More" taped live in NYC's Lincoln Center, she also performs "You Stepped Into My Life," "Falling," "A Little Bit More," and the classic "Lean on Me."As we write this, the complete tracklisting is not yet known, the DVD ... is compatible

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It's official! Expect to see less and less of bum rappers flashin' their rented cars and borrowed villas, faux pimps and ho's, pole strippin' and all on TV and radio.Hip-hop will have to go back to its roots to survive and its pioneers are all for it.The rumors have been swirling since last year, the numbers are now there to prove it.Even kids are tired of the genre, hip-hop is not cool anymore

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The loving machine will be in town in a club near you (more likely in Europe).Supermax is Kurt Hauenstein from Germany and the group behind Love Machine, the sleazy euro disco rock track that sold millions worldwide back in 1978.Haunstein's career wasn't over after Love Machine, even though not much was heard of him stateside come the 80s, he continued performing and writing music well into the

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The Shapeshifters, the team behind Lola's Theme, Back to Basics, Incredible and Chic's Sensitivity has come up with a new single and a new album is slated for release soon.The new single "Pusher" should be out July 2nd. It's been on Rotation on BBC's Radio 1 thanks to Pete Tong. In tune with 2007, expect some electro style bass synth, if you haven't heard it already.The Shapeshifters officially

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Patrick Adam's vault has been bust open last year when he made available about a dozen previously unreleased tracks for downloads as it was reported in the news section of DiscoStyle.com.They are now available on CD, here's the tracklist of Patrick Adams Gold School... :1 Laptop Dancer2 Sweetest Love3 You Can't Hide From Love4 Today Is The First Day5 Just Another Motherfunker6 D J Make My Panties

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LCD SoundsystemPhiladelphia PA, June 6th '07To attend the concert for free, you must get on the list and have a MySpace profile, here's what to do:1: You must be in Philadelphia June 6th 2007.2: Add LCD Soundsystem and The List to YOUR Top Friends at MySpace.3: Send a MESSAGE to The List with your name/e-mail answering this question: What does DFA (James Murphy's Record label) stand for? 4: Once

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For the bass guitar licks and the jazzy funk! ... and the hits.The Retroglide Tour DVD has been available at the official Level 42 website since May 30th 2007.The DVD is Region free(0), and NTSC so will play in all multi-format players anywhere in the world. It has true 5.1 surround and Stereo audioFilmed live at the New Theatre, Oxford, England (October 31st 2006).Tracklist: 1. Dive Into The

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Old school funk and R&B aficionados might remember 1983's "Stay with me tonite" by Jeffrey Osbourne, a former member of L.T.D. (re: Back in love again, Love to the world). Jeffrey Osbourne's "Plane Love" also from 1983 was remixed by Larry Levan and was a Paradise Garage fave, "Stay with me tonight" crossed over to the Top 40 charts.If you heard something like "Stay with me tonight" with another

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2006 has seen the disapearance of both the House Music awards in the UK and The Dance Music Hall of Fame awards "states" side.A few are concerned in regards to the Dance Music Hall of Fame, to keep it alive and sustainable on the long term. Word has it that Barry Lederer, disco dj pioneer and former writer of Billboard's Disco Mix column (preceded by Tom Moulton and followed by Brian Chin) is

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The Japanese brought us The Datsun 240Z, The Technics SL-1200, The Sony Walkman, Yamaha NS-10 studio monitors and countless other innovations.So it's no surprise they added a beats per minutes counter in their now famous and highly coveted line of retro futuristic watches.As a bonus, the BPM watch has its own mini-torch. No words to describe whether the mini-torch is a flame ejector or a

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Soul-Patrol Convention: Soul, Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop, Superstars Gather for "Black Woodstock 2007" @ Black Heritage FestivalFrom May 25th - May 27 (Memorial Day Weekend), the award winning Soul-Patrol.com will partner with the Philadelphia Black Heritage Festival to bring the 2007 Soul-Patrol Convention to Philadelphia... The Soul-Patrol Convention is a 6 hour Black Music Concert / Awards Ceremony,

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New Bar-Kays latest' House Party album is 15 years too late"Oh damn! A new Bar-kays album", was curious and gave it a listen!15 years ago, it would have been a hitter! Very Blackstreet, Suge Knight/Dre, Joe ... remember them? Too far ahead from '81 "Hit and run" or '82 "She talks to me with her body" or '84's "Sexomatic" and "Freakshow on the dancefloor". Frankly, it's quite good if you're into

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Da plane! da plane! Herve Villechaize would have said. Hed Kandi now have their own plane to fly clubbers from the UK to the islands of Ibiza.Hed Kandi has long been famed for its glamour and extravagance but never more than now, as they boldly tread where no music brand has gone before with their very own aircraft. Their summer partnership with Monarch is a truly inspired alliance, which marks a

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Isaac Hayes, Booker T & the MGs, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Mavis Staples, Mable John, the Soul Children and Angie Stone. Additional Stax stars and special guests will be announced shortly.In an unparalleled celebration of Stax Records' 50th anniversary, the heart and soul of the legendary label's lineup will reunite onstage for "50 Years of Stax: A Concert To Benefit the Stax Museum of American

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Judging by how they look like and where they are from, nothing says Gus Gus are disco until you hear their latest album "Forever" (their fifth). To make matters worse, its availabilty is extremely limited.GusGus was established in 1995. It started as a film/art/music collective group of 12 and through the years has narrowed down to the divine number of three; Biggi Veira, Earth and President

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Grammy winning recording artists the Deele, wowed the crowd last month at the R&B Spring Jam in Cincinnati, Ohio. They put on a fantastic show for a sold out crowd, and brought them to their feet in a standing ovation. The suave vocalists sang such favorites as "Two Occasions," "Body Talk," and Shoot'em Up Movies," among other popular hits. They performed along with The Isley Brothers, featuring

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Greg Wilson's Best of '82 is a re-construction of his inaugural mixes for Manchester’s Piccadilly Radio in May and June 1982, courtesy of Pezz, former DJ at the DIY nights in the Midlands, but more recently the manager of the 3 Beat record shop in Liverpool. How Pezz came to re-do his mixes is a long story, which involves the birth of the band Chicken Lips – there's a booklet with the CD in which

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Brand new song by Alexander O'Neal on the soulful house tip unveiled first on the BBC.Sticky feat. Kyra & Alexander O'Neal - Hello was an arrangement by BBC's 1Xtra as part of their Electric Proms series for unsigned singer Kyra to spend time in a recording studio with 80s soul legend Alexander O'Neal and producer Sticky.Watch the video and listen to the song here on BBC

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We're telling you point blank, it's not a dance song, but it's Madonna, brand new and will put you in a green spirit, what have you got to loose, it's free.Madonna's new song, "Hey You," inspired by the upcoming Live Earth series of concerts, is now available to download exclusively on MSN.com and LiveEarth.MSN.com. MSN is pleased to offer this song in conjunction with Madonna and is proud to

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*FREE*FREE*FREE*Super Jupiter are the new kids on the block on the electro-disco band scene.Videos of their singles have been on YouTube since late 2006, "You know" has been pressed on pink 12 inch vinyl, it was picked up for inclusion in the RoboPop compilation series alongside Tiga and Goldfrapp. While the world is waiting for their first album, Super Jupiter is giving away for free remixes +

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Largery inspired by Mel Cheren's autobiography "My Life and the Paradise Garage: Keep On Dancin", The documentary "The Godfather of Disco (G.O.D.)" offers a "mesmerizing overview of the rise and fall of '70s-era dance music," according to Max Sparber of the Pulse of the Twin Cities (4/18/07). Through a series of interviews with a who's who of the dance music community, G.O.D. uses the arc of

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Starting next week on his Fast Trax show, Pete will be showcasing tracks from all budding bedroom producers out there.We assume he'll pick the best ones, not all.Pete Tong gets the credit for playing the tunes before everyone else, one doesn't have to go clubbing for the privilege to hear what's gonna be hot in the following months, for this purpose, we've added the link to Pete Tong's BBC show

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Surprisingly, those aren't old 50s and 60s stuff, nope, actually they are from the 90s, quite recent in perspective to his long standing carreer. Now honestly they're not all great, but one or two warrants the attention of James Brown fans.TK Disco records founder Henry Stone is responsible for this release, he says ..."I have been with James Brown since the beginning of Please, Please,

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Are you going to be in New York City this Friday lunchtime?!Be there Friday April 27th 2007 at 1pm at Borders Bookstore on Columbus Circle, New York City for Simply Red's only East coast in store performance and CD signing.Come and watch them perform soulful stripped back versions of the new tracks from their brand new album 'Stay' and then drop by to say hi to Mick and the boys and get your CD

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Ashford & Simpson Featuring Melba MooreSaturday, April 21, 2007 8PM at the Apollo Theater in New York CityThe Apollo Legends Series is proud to present the first concert of its 2007 season with a classic Apollo line-up starring the legendary performing and songwriting team Ashford & Simpson featuring R&B star Melba Moore.Tickets available through the Apollo Theater Box Office, 125th Street

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Jean Carn "Was That All It Was", Change "The Glow Of Love", Earth Wind and Fire "September" and Sharon Brown "I Specialize In Love" will be revisited by Birmingham's band Full Flava on their 3rd album "Music Is Our Way Of Life".Out on the 23rd of April, the album features some of their favourite vocalists from the modern soul scene, such as Carleen Anderson, Donna Gardier, Chantay Savage and

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If you happen to be in San Diego July 7th 2007 (same day as the "Live Earth" event), 15 bucks will get you entrance to "Back In The Day" Summerfest headlining Sly and the Family Stone. The Average White Band and The Latin Sensations featuring Jorge Santana with members of Malo, El Chicano, Tierra and Sapo are also scheduled. That'll be 10 am to 8 pm at the Arena Green Park next to the HP

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Madonna has already started working on her next album. Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams will contribute.It's been reported in gossip magazines that she started shopping for an appartement in Manhattan. By the way, she'll be part of the London leg of "Live Earth", the Al Gore equivalent to Bob Geldof's Live 8.Apparently, Madonna said she wants to dig into her hip-hop roots on

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Emmanuelle Béart and Gerard Depardieu, two of the biggest stars in France, have been attached to the prestigious new production "Disco". The comedy film is directed by Fabien Onteniente and geared to be the box office smash for the Christmas season. The story has Depardieu re-living his youth in the bleak town of Le Havre, dusting off his old dancing shoes. Expect a cd-friendly soundtrack filled

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We had all but given up hope when Quentin Tarantino and director Eli Roth triumphantly announced during last year's Venice film festival that yes, the real queen of international cinema, Edwige Fenech, has agreed to return to the silver screen. The coming summer the First Diva will be seen in a small but crucial role in Roth's sequel to his successful "Hostel", looking every inch the ultimate

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Bjork's new cd should be released this month. Surprises include a collaboration with Timbaland (not the whole album) and a worldwide tour. Back around '76-'77, Bjork recorded an album in Iceland with a few disco flavored songs in it. So we thought Michael J, Freddie James were the only disco kids at the time, she's a genius that girl. More about Bjork's first album at WFMU.orgimage composite:

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3 hott vids of a different kindSUPER JUPITER - You KnowMmmm, 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 - LollipopSuperstar dj/producer Sandy

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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

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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 websiteMore about Alexander Robotnick on

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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,

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Free dance tunes jukebox player on your page from BeatportChoose 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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Mark needs a female singer to take on tourRonson 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

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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

Jussi Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10773926705330617999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36174266.post-77527437490232545192007-04-04T19:32:00.000-04:002007-07-08T05:33:03.791-04:00

The Dreamgirls Dance ProjectCan'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

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Shirley Bassey to celebrate her 70th with style and musicSome 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

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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 BeatportThe mastermind behind Monster Taxi is Miami based Jason Klein who has worked on over 20 major label productions including

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

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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

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Greg Wilson Time CapsuleFor fans of Greg Wilson's Time Capsule on Samurai FM, here's the tracklist of the March '07 show that showcased March '77 Disco styleThe folks at Six Million Steps have put it in their archive hereMARCH 1977Boney 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)

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Free song for your portable player courtesy of Anton LeubaYou 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

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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

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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

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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

Jussi Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10773926705330617999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36174266.post-31894156784067554862007-03-28T00:05:00.000-04:002007-07-08T05:34:30.293-04:00

Here's a message we're passing on from the lady of disco, THE Linda Clifford ..."It's time to get out and party. I'm so excited to tell you about a very special event coming up on April 25th 2007. Mark that date on your book, because I will be starring in a "Live" DVD taping at the Avalon Nightclub, and I'd love to see you there. There will be DIVAS from all over the world with me, and we are

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DJ Obafunkie Jr and the guys at BoogieHeads have assembled the best of 70s Nigerian Afro-Funk for your listening pleasure. If you're curious, check it out!

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Hailing from Detroit, the female trio Magic Lady served as background vocalists for Enchantment, Bob Seger, Keith Barrow and the Soul Searchers. In 1982, Linda Stokes, Jackie Steele and Kimberly Ball released on A&M "Hot n' Sassy". The single "Red hot Stuff was a R&B hit in the USA and "Hold Tight" became a cult UK soul track.The brains behind their formation was Linda's husband Michael Stokes.

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Freudian Psychodynamic theory, tell me what you see.Psychologists sometimes uses images, show them to their patients and ask: "What do you see?". Those images most often are like globs and blobs of various shapes.Prince? Some have complained that during the Superbowl, Prince's guitar looked way too phallic, during the behind the huge winded drape episode. A veiled attempt to cause another

- Ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09167149423646214382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36174266.post-33868645391522309882007-03-19T01:11:00.000-04:002007-07-08T05:13:22.686-04:00

The Fatback Band's leading and founding member Bill Curtis has new tracks to cater to both lovers of soulful house and discostylish nu grooves for 2007. Like Roy Ayers Ubiquity where his past classics were given the new millenium treatment by today's top djs/remixers/producers, Fatback has collaborated numerous times with the French group Bah Samba among others. Bill Curtis wants to know what you

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Coming soon from Dimitri from Paris on BBE Records is "Cocktail Disco", a compilation of obscure disco classics remixed or re-edited. March 2007 was the scheduled release date, it's been postponed to June.On Cocktail Disco, Dimitri from Paris says:I believe this style was called Sleaze back in its days, from roughly 1976 to 1979. There were even DJs specialized in the Sleaze sound which was

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Musicovery is an interactive jukebox. Some will call it a radio but there's no point in calling an apple a pear. None the less Musicovery lives up to its name, making you discover songs by selecting a mood, a preference, an era or more precisely a genre.There are 2 interfaces; the first one shown looks sort of like a TV remote. Make your selection and enjoy or not, at that point another graphical

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Simon informed us there will be a follow up to his epic single Galactica Suite. Also in the works is a Japan only compilation album and his latest single "Together" is out right now at Traxsource. A vinyl release of "Together" should materialize on Dave Storm's label Ceremony Records.Together can be heard on Simon's MySpace page and Traxsource.com

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