Located in a broken-down stretch of Newark, New Jersey, Zanzibar was the spot where famed spinner Tony Humphries rose to fame. Some may be aware that the club – along with the Movin’ Records shop and label – helped spawn the sometimes raw but always soulful, gospel-infused subgenre of house known as the Jersey [...]
A History of '70s Disco in Ten Tracks Barbara Tucker is among the most important house and soul vocalists living today. With the spirit of Studio 54 back, she runs down her essential feel-good jams, from Loleatta Holloway to the Bee Gees. Barbara Tucker is one of dance music's definitive living vocalists. Her gospel-trained voice [...]
For one night only, the iconic New York nightclub will open its doors for a party from luxury brand Valentino Studio 54 is set to reopen for the first time in 43 years this week. On Wednesday (September 10), the legendary New York nightclub will open its doors for one night only for an [...]
Kevin Aviance is one of the most iconic ballroom artists of all time, still leading the movement today. From Diana Ross to Kevin JZ Prodigy, he charts the history of a genre shaped by New York's queer underground. Kevin Aviance almost never made it in the ballroom scene. In the early '90s, when the [...]
Kevin Aviance is one of the most iconic ballroom artists of all time, still leading the movement today. From Diana Ross to Kevin JZ Prodigy, he charts the history of a genre shaped by New York's queer underground. Kevin Aviance almost never made it in the ballroom scene. In the early '90s, when [...]
The recently reissued zine ran for 10 issues from 1989 to 1993, as house "was blowing up." By Elias Leight Thing MagazineCourtesy PhotoIn 1986. In 1986, Simone Bouyer worked a day job in Chicago at the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather while painting in her spare time. “I was having a problem getting [...]
On January 17th. Housepitality’s decade-long affair between New York and California is more poignant than ever as the party relaunches on Friday, January, 17th, 2025 with a diverse roster of DJs and live acts donating their fees to the cause. The lineup includes: 2Melo, LiL’ T, Mike Cashen, Nemoto, Noam, Saqib + NHII, and Shane One. “The date was set, the flyer [...]
It will feature mixes from the likes of Nia Archives, FKA twigs and Honey Dijon, joining the Apple Music Radio line-up along with two other new stations Apple Music has grown its radio programming with the launch of three new stations, including the dance and electronic music-focused Apple Music Club. It will feature round-the-clock mixes from artists around [...]
The run of four podcast celebrates Welsh LGBTQ+ venues Memories From The Dancefloor, a podcast that explores and LGBTQ+ clubbing scenes and history, is returning for a second season. The relaunch of the podcast this month coincides with this year's Pride Month, and the second run features four episodes. Over the course of this latest [...]
The museum showcases both visual art and music from “prominent Italian artists” Italy’s “first-ever" disco museum is set to open in Riccione this month, Museo Discoteca (MUDI). The museum sits inside Riccione’s famous pyramid-shaped music venue, Cocoricò, and is due welcome visitors for the first time this Sunday (May 19). MUDI will showcase both visual art [...]