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 ...

Like all of Paul McCartney’s worst work, “Silly Love Songs” manages to be stiff and perky at the same time. You can definitely see the former Beatle is an outsider trying to emulate disco music rather ...

Disco! The very word hustles you back to the 1970s, the decade in which it was gloriously born in the loft parties and basement clubs of New York, where it blossomed into a national obsession and ...

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 ...

“Heart of Glass” is a perfect blend of disco, rock, and pop. Blondie successfully merged these styles, creating a fresh and exciting sound. The track is upbeat and funky, yet still has the raw energy ...

When we think of changing music scenes, we often think of clean breaks during a new year or a new decade. But that’s not exactly how it works. Genres evolve and often blend into one another, as is the ...

The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Panic! at the Disco, the emo-pop band that began in 2004, is ending its run after seven albums and nearly two decades. Brendon Urie, the band's frontman and last remaining original member, made the ...