Posts tagged "Disco"
40 (Or So) Playlists For 40 Years: 1976-1979

40 (Or So) Playlists For 40 Years: 1976-1979

For the next few weeks, expect this space to host a LOT of playlists.

Jheri Curl Fridays: Kano's "I'm Ready"

Jheri Curl Fridays: Kano’s “I’m Ready”

I have no clue what Kano looks like, and apparently the internet doesn’t, either.

The Singles Bar: Chromeo, "Sexy Socialite"

The Singles Bar: Chromeo, “Sexy Socialite”

It’s been three years since we’ve had a full length from Chromeo, and 2010’s Business Casual carried on in much the same vein as their previous work. The funky duo let “Over Your Shoulder” loose last month,  and now we get another taste of the upcoming White Women LP in “Sexy Socialite.” (Props for the Morris Day and the Time reference!) The track is more of the same: a sleek, funky throwback to early ’80s electro and italo disco. It’s […]

Mini-bLISTerd: A Tribute to the Style of Nile

Mini-bLISTerd: A Tribute to the Style of Nile

If you like music and you’ve been on the Internet in the past few weeks, you can’t go far without seeing Daft Punk’s name in print. The French dance duo came back in a big way this month with the release of  Random Access Memories , a stirringly retro dance album and their first proper studio album in eight years (a live album and the soundtrack to TRON: Legacy have all appeared in the interim). Deftly zigging where an EDM-fueled crowd expected them to […]

Blerd Radio 2013 Episode 6: Blerd Radio Goes to the Seventies

Blerd Radio 2013 Episode 6: Blerd Radio Goes to the Seventies

The Popblerd crew travels back to the Seventies on their latest podcast.

bLISTerd: The 100 Best Albums of the '70s: Part One

bLISTerd: The 100 Best Albums of the ’70s: Part One

You’ll be seeing a lot of these two men over the next few days-check out the beginning of our list of the top 100 albums of the Seventies!

Reading Is Fundamental: Nile Rodgers' "Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco & Destiny"

Reading Is Fundamental: Nile Rodgers’ “Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco & Destiny”

Awww freak out! Singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Nile Rodgers has a book out, and we’ve reviewed it!!

Spin Cycle: Justice’s “Audio, Video, Disco”

Sometimes, subverted expectations can be fun. Case in point: Justice, otherwise known as “that group that had that song” (“D.A.N.C.E.”, in case you were wondering) or perhaps “the band Daft Punk fans listen to between albums”, have returned with a sophomore set. Their fun, monolithic slabs of electronica sounded reasonably fresh on their debut, Cross, but the replay potential wore thin, and the prospect of a new record – especially in a week that sees a prolific release from fellow […]

The Disco 100: #10-#1!!

We have reached the conclusion of our countdown of the Top 100 disco records of all time. You can backtrack and check out other entries in the series here . So this is the creme de la creme, folks. 10 guaranteed party-starters. Songs that make you feel good in your mind, your heart, and your feet. Play these records back to back and you’d better make sure you have some water nearby to re-hydrate after you sweat your ass off. If […]

The Disco 100 Continues: From Sunup to Midnight

I hope you haven’t put away your balls yet-your disco balls, I mean (we love sophomoric humor here at Popblerd central). I have returned to continue my list of the 100 Grooviest Disco Songs of all time! Here’s #81-#90 , in case you missed it. Now, moving on!! 80. “I Hear Music in the Streets” by Unlimited Touch 79. “Working Day & Night” by Michael Jackson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyfHNUBY1lY

MisenPOPic Radio Episode 4: Turn the Beat Around

In this week’s episode of MisenPOPic Radio, me and Mikey are taking all of you into the wayback machine and landing in the age of disco!! In addition to a general discussion of why disco never died, a rundown of the genre’s best songs, and a couple of book recommendations, here’s what you get: -Lots and lots of Mikey singing-including a tour de force rendition of Cheryl Lynn’s “Got to Be Real” to open the show. -A plug for Larry […]

The Disco 100: Numbers 100-91

It’s been almost a week since I posted my preamble to the Disco 100 . Now I’m ready to get into the actual 100 songs that I think are the best the disco genre had to offer. As I mentioned previously, these are the songs that I think had the best combination of vocal and instrumental prowess, memorable melodies, and sheer ability to make your ass move involuntarily. The disco era will also be the focus of today’s MisenPOPic Radio broadcast, so make sure […]