Sunday, August 23, 2026
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Alessandro Alessandroni • Afro Discoteca [12 inch]
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Herbie Mann • Bird In A Silver Cage
Review by Jim Newsom
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco
Disco may be the most universally derided musical form to come
about in the past forty years. Yet, like its pop cultural peers punk and
hip hop, it was born of a period of profound social and economic
upheaval. In Turn the Beat Around,
critic and journalist Peter Shapiro traces the history of disco music
and culture. From the outset, disco was essentially a shotgun marriage
between a newly out and proud gay sexuality and the first generation of
post-civil rights African Americans, all to the serenade of the recently
developed synthesizer. Shapiro maps out these converging influences, as
well as disco's cultural antecedents in Europe, looks at the history of
DJing, explores the mainstream disco craze at it's apex, and details
the long shadow cast by disco's performers and devotees on today's
musical landscape.
One part cultural study, one part urban history, and one part glitter-pop confection, Turn the Beat Around is the most comprehensive study of the Me Generation to date.
Peter Shapiro (Author)
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Disco, Punk, New Wave, Heavy Metal, and More Music in the 1970s and 1980s
Although rock music continued to dominate the music scene, the sounds of the 197s and ‘8s differed greatly from the music of the preceding decades, reflecting newer social realities. The aggressive sounds of punk music began to appeal to youth, while disco reached across cultures and brought diverse crowds together in dance clubs. New Wave had a playful, chill feel, while the electronic guitar-laden sounds heavy metal were anything but. Readers examine the various styles of music that defined the 197s and ‘8s, profiling the artists who captured the spirit of rapid social and cultural change.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Thursday, September 18, 2025
VA • Jon Savage's The Secret Public: How The LGBTQ+ Aesthetic Shaped Pop Culture 1955 - 1979
Homosexuality has been a part of post-war popular music since its very inception. Until the early 70s, however, it wasn’t talked about openly in that world: it was coded, hidden, secret. This of course mirrored society - during the 50s and 60s, the gay community felt like outcasts: harassed by the police, demonised by the media and politicians, imprisoned simply for being who they were.
This compilation spans the time before and after Bowie, reflecting both the coded nature about the topic in the 50s and 60s and the greater openness that occurred in the early 70s. It begins in late 1955, with the extraordinary success of Little Richard; continues through early-60s pop and pop art; Tamla and Soul, Glam Rock, the early 70’s funk and disco that was played in the underground New York clubs, and then moves on to the omnipresence of Disco, in the late seventies.
This double CD compilation is about freedom - and freedom for all. Whilst some of the artists identify as LGBTQ+, then or now, some are included simply because they were played in gay or lesbian clubs — where their lyric or sound proved useful and enjoyable to the patrons - or because they were shaped in some way by the gay aesthetic or gay managers. It’s a love letter to the entwined world of music and sexuality in all its many guises and we hope you enjoy the ride.
This compilation will coincide with "The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (1955-1979)" a monumental history of the LGBTQ influence on popular culture from the award-winning Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage which will be published by Faber: 06.06.2024.
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La homosexualidad ha formado parte de la música popular de posguerra desde sus inicios. Sin embargo, hasta principios de los 70, no se hablaba abiertamente de ella en ese mundo: era algo codificado, oculto, secreto. Esto, por supuesto, reflejaba la sociedad: durante los años 50 y 60, la comunidad gay se sentía marginada: acosada por la policía, demonizada por los medios y los políticos, encarcelada simplemente por ser quien era.
Esta recopilación abarca el período anterior y posterior a Bowie, reflejando tanto la naturaleza codificada del tema en los años 50 y 60 como la mayor apertura que se produjo a principios de los 70. Comienza a finales de 1955, con el extraordinario éxito de Little Richard; continúa con el pop y el arte pop de principios de los 60; el Tamla y el Soul, el Glam Rock, el funk y la música disco de principios de los 70 que se escuchaban en los clubes underground de Nueva York, y luego pasa a la omnipresencia de la música disco a finales de los 70.
Esta recopilación de dos CDs trata sobre la libertad, y la libertad para todos. Si bien algunos artistas se identifican como LGBTQ+, entonces o ahora, otros están incluidos simplemente porque tocaron en clubes gay o lésbicos —donde sus letras o sonido resultaron útiles y agradables para los asistentes— o porque fueron influenciados de alguna manera por la estética gay o los representantes gays. Es una carta de amor al mundo entrelazado de la música y la sexualidad en todas sus múltiples facetas, y esperamos que disfruten del viaje.
Esta recopilación coincidirá con "The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (1955-1979)", una historia monumental sobre la influencia LGBTQ en la cultura popular del galardonado autor superventas del Sunday Times, Jon Savage, que será publicada por Faber el 6 de junio de 2024.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Janko Nilovic & The Soul Surfers • Maze Of Sounds
Janko Nilović (born 20 May 1941 in Istanbul) is a Montenegrin pianist, poet, and composer, who has lived in France since 1960.
He has published many works, most of them on library labels not
available for sale to the public. His oeuvre stretches from classical,
jazz, and funk to pop, psyche, and easy listening.
He arranged the songs of Michel Jonasz and Gérard Lenorman.
Nilović creates poetic musical images by bending the edges of styles,
cross-pollinating them. He recorded many albums for the Montparnasse
2000 library label which specializes in music for radio and television,
musical illustrators, and film music clubs.
Traducción Automática:
Janko Nilović (nacido el 20 de mayo de 1941 en Estambul) es un pianista, poeta y compositor montenegrino que ha vivido en Francia desde 1960.
Ha publicado muchos trabajos, la mayoría de ellos en etiquetas de bibliotecas que no están disponibles para la venta al público. Su obra abarca desde música clásica, jazz y funk hasta pop, psyche y fácil escucha.
Organizó las canciones de Michel Jonasz y Gérard Lenorman.
Nilović crea imágenes musicales poéticas doblando los bordes de los estilos y haciendo una polinización cruzada. Grabó muchos álbumes para el sello de la biblioteca Montparnasse 2000 que se especializa en música para radio y televisión, ilustradores musicales y clubes de música de cine.
www.jankonilovic.com ...
Sunday, July 6, 2025
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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Monday, December 30, 2024
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Janko Nilovic • Soul Impressions
Janko Nilović (born 20 May 1941 in Istanbul) is a Montenegrin pianist, poet, and composer, who has lived in France since 1960.
He has published many works, most of them on library labels not available for sale to the public. His oeuvre stretches from classical, jazz, and funk to pop, psyche, and easy listening.
He arranged the songs of Michel Jonasz and Gérard Lenorman.
Nilović creates poetic musical images by bending the edges of styles, cross-pollinating them. He recorded many albums for the Montparnasse 2000 library label which specializes in music for radio and television, musical illustrators, and film music clubs.
Traducción Automática:
Janko Nilović (nacido el 20 de mayo de 1941 en Estambul) es un pianista, poeta y compositor montenegrino que ha vivido en Francia desde 1960.
Ha publicado muchos trabajos, la mayoría de ellos en etiquetas de bibliotecas que no están disponibles para la venta al público. Su obra abarca desde música clásica, jazz y funk hasta pop, psyche y fácil escucha.
Organizó las canciones de Michel Jonasz y Gérard Lenorman.
Nilović crea imágenes musicales poéticas doblando los bordes de los estilos y haciendo una polinización cruzada. Grabó muchos álbumes para el sello de la biblioteca Montparnasse 2000 que se especializa en música para radio y televisión, ilustradores musicales y clubes de música de cine.