Disco

Diana Ross at Glastonbury review – disco diva detonates explosion of joy

Confidently filling the traditional Sunday ‘legends’ slot at the festival, the fabulously attired Motown and disco star treated the vast crowd to hit after hit

Alexis Petridis

26, Jun, 2022 @5:47 PM

Diana Ross review – Motown legend still has the moves

Septuagenarian star builds a rollercoaster of euphorically received pop classics – and throws in a bit of aerobics

Dave Simpson

15, Jun, 2022 @10:24 AM

Have you got Lesbian Fighting Song? The Pride anthems that time forgot

From the glam-punk of Handbag to the ultra-camp Steve Elgin, award-winning gay music historian Darryl W Bullock picks out deep cuts to play at this year’s Pride celebrations

Darryl W Bullock

06, Jun, 2022 @3:00 PM

Diana Ross, Queen and Lin-Manuel Miranda to play Party at the Palace

Saturday evening’s three-hour event at Buckingham Palace will include musical theatre and pop stars

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

03, Jun, 2022 @3:12 PM

Amanda Lear: the androgynous muse to Dalí who made disco intellectual

The subject of a new documentary, who is also portrayed in an upcoming Dalí biopic, scorned modelling as ‘immoral and stupid’, turning instead to a lifetime of underrated, high-minded pop

Angelica Frey

01, Jun, 2022 @6:25 AM

Régine Zylberberg obituary

French singer and nightclub owner credited with inventing the discotheque who was a favourite of the international jetset

Kim Willsher

08, May, 2022 @4:17 PM

Toro y Moi: Mahal review – gently seductive but frustratingly half-baked

The seventh album from chillwave’s leading light soars with psychedelic meshes, but is too uneven to cherish

Phil Mongredien

01, May, 2022 @2:00 PM

‘Everything Marvin Gaye does is sexy’: Kathy Sledge’s honest playlist

The Sister Sledge singer on her crush on Michael Jackson, upbeat funeral numbers, and why she never wants to hear We Are Family again

As told to Rich Pelley

11, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM

Ibibio Sound Machine: Electricity review – vibrant Afro funk hits the heights

(Merge Records)
The London band’s kaleidoscopic new album crosses genres and skips past musical borders

Kadish Morris

27, Mar, 2022 @12:00 PM

‘She was the glue that held the Supremes together’: Mary Wilson remembered

Sidelined by Diana Ross, the Motown star suffered other setbacks besides – but as a new box set shows, her talent and tenacity deserves to be remembered

Alexis Petridis

21, Mar, 2022 @12:00 PM

Blondie’s Debbie Harry: ‘It wasn’t a great idea to be as reckless as I was’

The singer and style icon answers your questions on becoming ‘Blondie’, a lifetime cheating death – and the secret to a good cover version

Dave Simpson

04, Mar, 2022 @9:21 AM

‘What chance did I have against Pete Tong?’ Morgan Khan, the unsung hero who made the UK dance

The founder of the influential Street Sounds compilation label of the 1980s introduced underground hip-hop and house to schools, suburbs and small towns across Europe. So why haven’t you heard of him?

Michael Hann

22, Feb, 2022 @2:00 PM

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