Inner Life is a Lethal Disco Machine Screaming Against the End Times
The supergroup that saved disco's soul - Inner Life's self-titled album with Jocelyn Brown, Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams, Greg Carmichael, Stan Lucas and mixes from John Morales, Larry Levan and more.
#StayHomeDisco with FSQ
Stay home with the marvelous music of funk collective FSQ in an exclusive new #StayHomeDisco mix.
#StayHomeDisco – Ralph Session March 2020 Mix
DJing some soulful vibes under lockdown with DJ and producer Ralph Session.
#StayHomeDisco – DJs Under Lockdown
5 Mag is launching a new project to help hold our community together and feed our souls with good music. DJ sets every day, several times per day.
#ListenUp Funk Monsters from Samone on dibs vol 1
Two funk and disco edits from the debut release Changes Presents: dibs volume one.
#ListenUp Strut Reissues the Complete Nigeria 70 Series as a Box Set
The 9 LP set from Strut also includes a documentary on the full flower of Nigeria's 1970s music scene.
Z Records Releases the Scorching New Edition of “Attack The Dancefloor”
Leading off with straight fire: Joey Negro remixes Delia Renee's 1981 Airwave Records "You're Gonna Want Me Back," plus remixes from Dr. Packer and Grant Nelson on the 14th edition of Z Records' Attack the Dancefloor.
Legendary Disco Producer Bob Esty Has Passed Away
Decorated producer and songwriter Bob Esty worked with Donna Summer, Cher, DC LaRue and many others in the late 1970s through the 1980s.
No Fuss Vol 3 features Saison, Natasha Kitty Katt
Curated from the label's strong digital output, No Fuss Vol 3 shines a spotlight on deep house duo Saison and disco queen Natasha Kitty Katt.
#ListenUp Disco Legend John Morales Preps a New Album for Quantize
John Morales' All Q'd Up Vol 2 features 3 new tracks, collabs with Thommy Davis, DJ Spen, Natasha Watts and vocals for dayzzzzz.
Natasha Kitty Katt – A 5 Mag Disco Mix vol 83
Some are born for music, but Natasha Kitty Katt was born for disco. Listen to her new 5 Mag Mix.
Something Real: Peter Croce & the Story of Rocksteady Disco
Rocksteady Disco is releasing some of the best and most important records in the scene today. Lauren Krieger talks to founder Peter Croce on the Detroit vinyl label's origins and aspirations.
Louie Vega, Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams Collaborate for Barely Breaking Even
The Unviersal Robot Band's classic "Barely Breaking Even" finds new life in the hands of Louie Vega for BBE Music's 500th release.
Isla Fantasia: Live Tropical Disco Grooves from Kokoro Disco-San
Island disco dance funk uncovered by Rocafort Records, Kokoro Disco-San is a trio of live musicians that play like a viciously tight unit.
#ListenUp Two Lost Arthur Baker Tracks Resurrected on REACHIN’
Found on 1/4" tape, Hifi Sean and Yam Who edit them and nothing can touch Arthur Baker and Minnie Gardner's "Reachin'" and "Good Good Lovin'."
Smartbar Announces a Special Guest DJ and it’s CERRONE
The disco music legend CERRONE will be dropping in for a Wednesday afternoon with the Queen! DJs.
Huge Archive of Lost Philly Sound Funk & Disco Recordings Found
An abandoned storage locker held thousands of Sigma Sound Studio tapes, now being preserved and restored by Drexel University in Philadelphia.
The Man with the Greatest Record Collection, Winston, Mixes Under The Influence 7
Z Records raids Winston's record vault for the new Under the Influence - a compilation made with the heart of an artist and the love of the disciple.
#ListenUp Strut to Release “Definitive” Patrice Rushen Retrospective
Remastered from original tapes, Strut's "You Remind Me" covers material from jazz, soul & disco singer Patrice Rushen's bountiful 1978 to 1984 Elektra recordings.
Lost John Morales Remixes of Marvin Gaye’s FUNK ME
Disco master John Morales' previously unreleased remixes surface on a DJ Spinna mix some 15 years after they were made and for what would have been the 85th birthday of Marvin Gaye.
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#PassTheMic – Why dance music needs its singers
Why have the vocalists become almost invisible in dance music coverage these days? The answer (probably won't) surprise you.
