Current Series: New York City, 1977

What could be more iconic than NYC in 1977? It’s the year of the Summer of Sam and the blackouts, when Studio 54 opens and Saturday Night Fever is released, when Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer record "I Feel Love" around the same time that Kraftwerk come out with "Trans Europe Express”. On the dance floor side of things, Tim and Jeremy tell the story of the initial opening of the Paradise Garage as well as, over in Chicago, the Warehouse. They keep track of developments at the Gallery and the Loft as well as ongoing innovations in remix culture. They also ask if the commercialisation of disco gave punk its meaning.  

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