Forty years ago, on July 12, 1979, what was supposed to be a wacky promotional stunt by shock-rock DJ Steve Dahl to sell tickets to a double-header White Sox baseball game at Chicago’s Comiskey Park ...
Netflix's The Saint of Second Chances tells the story of the Chicago White Sox owners whose notorious "disco demolition" stunt has been blamed for toppling an entire music genre, writes Dorian Lynskey ...
In 1979, three one-hit wonders hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. These are those three terrific songs.
When Pitchfork electronic music guru Mark Richardson notes that there's been a "perceptible dip in interest in experimental electronic ... Save this story Save this story When Pitchfork electronic ...
It was the summer of 1979, and disco was taking over the world. Donna Summer, Chic and Gloria Gaynor were at the top of the charts. Just a few months earlier, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack had ...