Disco Demolition Night, which happened 40 years ago today, is the day two genres were marked for death. Disco itself was one of them, of course: Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl, infuriated that his ...

Disco is a central pillar in the history of the modern dancefloor. Rooted in funk and soul, disco was born in marginalised clubbing communities in the early '70s, and famously pioneered in New York by ...

In the late ‘70s, the uplifting sounds of disco graced dance floors all over the world. The genre’s epic strings, cheerful vocals and futuristic synths transcended the realm of western culture, even ...