Tag Archives: disco

Melba Moore At NYC’s Trippin’ Party

Last night I attended Trippin’ On The Moon, the recurring disco oldies party for the members and performers of NYC’s legendary Saint disco. The featured entertainer was Tony winner and four-time Grammy nominee Melba Moore, who looked and sounded so amazing that I had to whip out my phone to confirm that it was, in fact, 42 years ago that …

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Funk/Disco Legend Jimmy Castor Dies

Funk and disco legend Jimmy Castor has died of heart disease at the age of 71. Castor scored half a dozen pop and disco chart smashes, including his 1972 classic Troglodyte, the first five seconds of which is arguably the most-sampled line in the history of rap and house music. Troglodyte also introduced the recurring character of Bertha Butt, the …

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Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of the promoters, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is two tickets to Trippin’ On The Moon, the next installment of the reunion of the members and performers of NYC’s legendary Saint disco. The party takes place on Sunday, January 22nd at Cielo in the Meatpacking District. Starring DJs Robbie Leslie and Mark Thomas, the evening will feature a special performance …

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Disco Star Andrea True Dies At 68

Former porn star Andrea True, who had a second act in the mid-70s as a minor disco star, has died at the age of 68. True referenced her porn career in her first international smash, More, More, More, which included the lyrics “Get the cameras rolling, get the action going.” That song, which peaked on Billboard’s pop chart at #4 …

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Azis – Hop

We haven’t heard from our favorite Bulgarian gypsy drag Eurovision disco bear in quite a while. Looks like he’s taken off a lot of weight. Video NSFW.(Tipped by JMG reader Bob)

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Happy Birthday, Sylvester

Sylvester James would have turned 64 today.

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Disco Legend Loleatta Holloway Dies At 64

Disco legend and gay favorite Loleatta Holloway has died at the age of 64. One of the most powerful and instantly recognizable voices of the genre, Holloway got her start in the 60s as an R&B singer, but in mid-70s she become better known as “the” voice of Salsoul Records, where she fronted the famed Salsoul Orchestra on smash disco …

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Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of the promoter, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is two tickets to this Saturday’s installment of Trippin’ On The Moon, the reunion of the performers and patrons of NYC’s legendary Saint disco. Original Saint DJs Warren Gluck and Robbie Leslie will perform. Doors open at Manhattan’s Santos Party House at 9pm and the dancing continues until 4am. Advance tickets here. …

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Jon Giovanni – Take Off

Very much a Junior Senior retro disco feel. Produced by Basement Jaxx’ Felix Burton. (Tipped by JMG reader Matthew)

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This Saturday In New York City

Advance tickets here.

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Boney M’s Bobby Farrell Dies At 61

Bobby Farrell, the male member of Germany’s legendary 70’s disco act Boney M, has died in Russia at the age of 61. While most of Boney M’s many hits were led by its female chorus, it was Farrell’s flamboyant dancing and stage antics that drew the most attention. Years after the band’s peak, it was revealed that Farrell had contributed …

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This Saturday In New York City

From the producers of Trippin’ On The Moon comes this Saturday’s tribute party honoring the late West End Records disco pioneer Mel Cheren and the Paradise Garage. Get tickets here. Taana Gardner and Jellybean Benitez!

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Classic Philly Disco – Remixed

Famed remixer Dimitri From Paris has tackled classic ’70s Philly disco with a two-disc package titled Get Down With The Philly Sound. On Saturday, DJ Frankie Knuckles spun Dimitri’s below reworking of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes’ stone classic, The Love I Lost, at Montreal’s Divers/Cite Sunset Party, where I had to school my able homoguide about Teddy Pendergrass’ …

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JMG EXCLUSIVE: New Single From Famed Disco Artist Amanda Lear

Amanda Lear, the 70’s disco artist, model, and muse of Salvador Dali, has a new single and you folks are the first to hear it before its release on iTunes next week. Outsider Music teams up with French imprint, Edina Music, for the release of AMANDA LEAR “I’M COMING UP” REMIXES EP. Featuring dynamic mixes by MOREL, TOMMIE SUNSHINE, SPECIAL …

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San Francisco AIDS Groups Get $140K From Estate Of Disco Legend Sylvester

The Bay Area Reporter notes that two San Francisco-based AIDS relief agencies are sharing $140,000 in music royalties from the estate of the late disco diva Sylvester. Matthew Bajko reports: Twenty-one years after the death of Sylvester James, a flamboyant and openly gay disco superstar from San Francisco, his music is now profiting two local agencies that serve people living …

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TONIGHT: Unsung – Sylvester

Tonight TV One’s Unsung series spotlights the late gay disco diva Sylvester. The below clip covers several of the series’ subjects including Sylvester. Go here for recap clip about tonight’s episode. The show airs at 9pm on Time-Warner channel 90 in NYC and repeats at midnight. Find TV One’s location in your area here. (And set your DVR, this is …

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Strictly For The Disco Heads

Seventies disco legend D.C. LaRue writes to let us know that he’ll be interviewing dance pioneer Tom Moulton tomorrow night on his internet show on Newtown Radio. March 13th my special guest will be the legendary record producer/re-mix genius TOM MOULTON. Tom’s work ruled the dance floors around the world for many, many years and even now he continues to …

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Disco Archeology

In the last six months, I’ve attended two Saint reunion parties and two Trocadero Transfer reunions, the latest of which was last night’s delightful event at Dance 208, helmed by original Troc DJ Bobby Viteritti. As I wax nostalgic for long-gone gay nightlife far too often on this here website thingy, this time I’ll just provide some clips heard last …

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Trippin’ To The Oldies

Flags, fans, tambourines, claves, cowbells, and baby powder. Sunday’s third installment of the Saint reunion party, Trippin’ On The Moon, was an end-to-end delight. I walked in to Linda Clifford’s sultry 1978 classic Runaway Love and left about seven hours later shortly after the Love Unlimited Orchestra’s My Sweet Summer Suite. Perfection. The clip below has some seriously borked audio …

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The Beat Goes On

Next month MTV releases Turn The Beat Around, which from the trailer seems to be a fairly standard installment of the “dancer with a dream” flicks we’ve seen so many times. But this one has a retro disco theme, complete with a Xanadu-esque “Let’s open a DISCO!” plot. The soundtrack includes a lot of disco covers and Donna Summer’s daughter …

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