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White Folks Rioted at Disco Demolition Night - But Didn't Silence Dance Music's Black and LGBTQ Voices

It was 79 degrees outside when local DJ Steve Dahl set fire to a crate of disco records in a publicity stunt so hot, it scorched music history. Disco Demolition Night happened in Chicago on July 12, 1979. But in many ways, the event doesn’t feel too distant. Blowing up records was supposed to boost...

Micco Caporale

NEWS ROUNDUPRIP X?, Pride @ Ladyland and More...

LadyFag photographed by Peter Tamlin. By Jasmine Williams In Memoriam? Florida rapper, XXXTentacion, was killed on Monday in his home state when a drive by shooter open fired on him outside of a motorcycle dealer. Born Jahseh Onfroy, the twenty-year-old music rose to hip-hop prominence, thanks in...

Jasmine Williams

ARTIST INTERVIEW + VIDEO REVIEWCocovan "Chic (Someone To Love)"

Part French, part Iranian Cocovan disappeared for about a year—leaving her fans in the art and music world wandering through empty social media sites. Then, like the reincarnations of Madonna's various styles, Cocovan reemerged as the glam-pop empress that she is now. She then released "Mirage Of...

Jamila Aboushaca