Because it didn't go from 'I Feel Love' to 'Strings Of Life' - the early 80s saw the birth of what we now know to call ‘post-disco’ When Frankie Knuckles famously described house music as disco's revenge, it set in motion an origin story tantamount to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. House and disco [...]
STRICTLY Rhythm recently announced its 30th anniversary celebrations, One of the record labels that helped shape the face of house music since its inception in New York three decades ago, they have been responsible for unleashing so many iconic tracks from Ultra Nate's No.1 anthem 'Free' to Erick Morillo aka Reel to Real's 'I [...]
Keith Haring An inside look into how Madonna, Grace Jones, and Basquiat influenced the renowned pop artist DEVYN WHITE 6 NOVEMBER 2019 UK DJ and writer, Dave Haslam has released a new book called, We the Youth: Keith Haring's New York Nightlife, exploring the interconnected relationship between New York City nightlife in the late [...]
Bury the Plan Not the Park WHY WE PROTEST! Mayor Bill de Blasio to East River Park: “DROP DEAD!” Make some noise before New York City commits an environmental disaster in the name of flood protection. Mayor de Blasio: Closing and flattening the largest park in Lower Manhattan, a jewel along the waterfront, playground [...]
By James Hall, My House Radio 9/6/19 Who is Cassandra Lucas? Back on the scene–and topping the charts–the singing/songwriting talent, Cassandra Lucas. Cassandra is best known as one-half of the 90's platinum-selling R&B vocal duo Changing Faces, who gave us hits such as “Foolin' Around,” “Stroke You Up” and“G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.” Their debut self-titled CD hit [...]
Yvonne Turner back in the day. Graphic by Drew Litowitz. Nineteen eighty-four is often remembered as one of pop’s most seismic years, thanks in large part to Prince and Madonna. But it was also the year that gave us house music. Jesse Saunders’ “On and On” is widely considered to be the first house [...]
Disco was never designed to grow old gracefully – instead, it has endured with brilliant defiance. More than four decades have now passed since its heady sound and style became a global phenomenon; its life so far has involved joy and pain, inspirational anthems and attempted murder (at 1979’s 'disco demolition night' stunt in Chicago’s [...]
Illinois just became the unofficial 11th state in the nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use. But more important than that, it bent legal weed hopefuls New York and New Jersey over its knee and gave them a vicious spanking that they will not soon forget. Both Eastern states have been fighting to put [...]
The Church of the Holy Communion has had many lives By Priya Krishna The Church of the Holy Communion on the corner of 20th Street and Sixth Avenue is one of the most peculiar structures in New York City. The soaring Gothic Revival building, originally used as an Episcopalian church, has become—despite its very [...]
Public Records A new multi-purpose bar and venue, Public Records, will open at 233 Butler Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn in March. The team is made up of longtime New York DJ and producer Francis Harris, cofounder of the label Scissor & Thread, alongside partners Shane Davis and Erik VanderWal. It will include [...]
