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“Born to Be Alive”- Patrick Hernandez & Jean Vanloo : a story of rags to riches to rags and Madonna's First Break

The Simple Minds' New Gold Dream And The Story Of The German Remix That Wasn't German At All

Discover The Album Cover : T.Life

Mick Jagger’s “Just Another Night”: The Dance-Rock Experiment That (Almost) Split the Stones

Discover The Album Cover : Grupo Macho

Cross-Atlantic Harmony: How Italian Artists Shaped Laura Branigan’s Career

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Discover The Album Cover : Master Boogie's Song And Dance

From Ballads to Boogie: Did the Bee Gees ever aspire to become Disco Legends?

Discover The Album Cover : Disco Shitân

Two of Hearts by Stacey Q and how MTV helped to change the trajectory of dance music in the eighties.

Discover The Album Cover : Giorgio Moroder

Yello and the Swiss Sound Revolution: How Two Sound Hunters and a Gambler Redefined Electronic Music

Discover The Album Cover : Celi Bee & Buzzy Bunch

Cissy Houston: How 4 Missed Opportunities Shaped Her Career—and Paved the Way for Whitney Houston's Stardom

The Rise of “Show Me Love”: How Robin S. and a 1993 Remix Became Dance Music Legends.

Discover The Album Cover : Two Tons O'Fun

From Copenhagen to the Club Scene: How Laid Back’s "White Horse" Shaped Dance Music History (and Some Controversy)

Discover The Album Cover : Fonzi Thornton

Why did Canadian disco queen France Joli not become the "Celine Dion" of her time ?

What I Am Listening Too : Peter Godwin - The Polydor Years

Why Did Duran Duran Split at the Height of Their Fame? The Story Behind Arcadia's "Election Day"

Spandau Ballet and the story of how image and expert marketing came before the music

What I Am Listening Too : Double Exposure - My Love Is Free: The Salsoul Recordings

The Groove That Shaped Disco: Earl Young, The Trammps, and the Philly Sound Revolution

How New Order Bridged Rock and Dance Music with the Help of Arthur Baker

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How a strange 1989 b-side is the perfect entry to explore Paul McCartney’s forgotten dance experiments.

Why did James Brown, the "busiest man in show business", suddenly seemed less busy when disco broke through ?

The Doobie Brothers and why there is a bigger symbiosis between Disco & Yacht Rock than you might think !

Desireless and the music you discover on holiday. How European Tourists Turned a French Anthem into a Continental Hit

Dancing on the Edge: How Blondie's "Heart of Glass" helped to change the trajectory of dance music.

Scritti Politti and how a young communist punk artist ended up making one of the most polished eighties albums.

What exactly was a "disco orchestra"? And where did the rhythm of disco come from ?

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What Attracted So Many Artists to Work with Prince in the Eighties?

What made 80s rock succeed in embracing the dance floor after the failure to do so by 70s rock ?

Rediscovering the Uncharted Impact of Anne Clark in '80s Dance Music

Why did Giorgio Moroder never became the "Hans Zimmer" of his time ?

Unraveling the Mystery of Gino Soccio: What Happened to the Disco Maestro?

Peter Godwin and the story of why some artists never seem to break into the mainstream.

Why was Motown all but absent in the disco period while they were one of the most important black labels in the sixties?

Rick James' 'Glow': A Funk Legend's Shining Moment Amidst Rivalry and Innovation

"Killer" Nostalgia: How Adamski and Seal's Hit Defined the UK Acid House Era

The Clash’s ‘The Magnificent Seven’: How Early 80s New York Nightlife Shaped a Dance Music Milestone

How Dan Hartman, one of the best songwriters of the eighties, almost missed his biggest hit.

How Bryan Adams started his career by making... disco !

How much do you know about the iconic eighties dance music genre, called "New Beat" ?

Can a Song Change the World? The Power and Protest of "Sun City"one of the best examples of the mid eighties New York breakbeat-hiphop-electro fusion.

Belgian disco and how a simple question got Chat GPT all confused !

The Rolling Stones and the story of the remix that went wrong !

West End Records and why it was one of the iconic disco labels

Debbie Gibson and how Europe & the United States danced a bit differently in the late eighties

Talk Talk's "It's My Life" and the story of a typical synth pop song from an a-typical band.

Hall & Oates + Arthur Baker = One of the iconic eighties Twelve Inches. But why ?

The Second British Invasion: How Naked Eyes and Synth-Pop Redefined Dance Music

The Making Of "Last Dance" or how an encounter in the toilets led to an iconic disco hit

Why Shep Pettibone is so important in the career of superstar Madonna

Twelve-Inch Tales: The Journey begins to uncover the untold Stories of Dance Music

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