As disco made its way from neon-lit dance halls to mainstream radio in the mid-1970s, rock bands who enjoyed chart domination in the earlier part of the decade found themselves at a crossroads. They ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. The dazzling ...

Rooted in racism, homophobia and the death of 70s rock, the Disco Sucks movement took aim at the new genre sweeping all ...

It's the middle of summer, so it's the perfect time to fire up music fans with some heated discussions. Let me light the match and begin with my biggest snubs for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Some ...

Sometimes when the beat hits, you have to answer the call. There is something about the drums, the melodies, the performance of the vocalist and the musicians—it can be enough to get you off your ...

Disco music had a controversial start, as music fans devoted to rock ‘n’ roll decried the relentlessly smooth dance music, and even pop fans wondered about lyrics that were basic and repetitive, if ...

The three members of St. Louis yachternative band Starwolf are in their 70s, shown in the photograph as three gray, aged men taking in a St. Louis CITY SC soccer game, sitting in the stadium seats and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups embodied the late ’70s blend of funk, disco, and soul quite like Heatwave. Formed in the mid-1970s, the group became internationally known for their infectious grooves ...

Devotees of Panic! At the Disco have recently uncovered the roots of the band's unique name. The indie-rock sensation, led by Brendon Urie, took the music world by storm in 2003 and continued to top ...

Disco is a music genre and a subculture born out of a dance floor and pioneered by Black musicians, DJs and producers in the 1970s and early 1980s. The word disco comes from the Italian discoteca, ...