The fake reviews, shouty anti-consumerism and mock promos may belie insecurity about their progressive new sound, but this album is often gorgeousLast week, Arcade Fire took the unusual step of posting a fake review of their fifth album. On a webpage mocked up to look like US music blog … Read entire story.
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A reader welcomes you into a playlist with greetings from Gorillaz, Shonen Knife and Soft Cell Here is this week’s playlist of songs picked by a reader from your suggestions, after last week’s callout. Read more about how our weekly Readers recommend series works at the end of the piece…. Read entire story.
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The cult favorite, who is being celebrated in his native New York this month, made gritty disco music that had a lasting influence on dance musicIf you have listened to the radio at all in the last 40 years, chances are you’ve heard one of Patrick Adams’s songs. He … Read entire story.
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The singer, known for the 70s disco anthem We Are Family, was found dead in her home in Phoenix, ArizonaJoni Sledge, who with her sisters recorded the defining dance anthem We Are Family, has died, the band’s representative has said.Sledge, 60, was found dead in her home in Phoenix, Arizona… Read entire story.
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As a new compilation of his productions is released, Sam Richards spoke to his peers and devotees, such as Nicky Siano and DJ Harvey, who saw him move from a wannabe fashion designer to the most influential DJ of all time Related: When New York danced to disco’s beat – … Read entire story.
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