Disco 101

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Heaven is a Disco.

Our first show on BSR went pretty swimmingly last night (or I guess technically this morning). If you missed out, fear not! One of the many great things about BSR is that all shows are archived online and available to be streamed 24/7. You can catch the link to the pilot episode, entitled Disco 101, here.

In any event, here's last night's playlist:

Lio- Le Banana Split- Premier Album
Lime- Your Love- Your Love
Patrice Rushen- Haven't You Heard- Journey into Paradise
Bohannon- Disco Stomp- Insides Out
Maryann Farra & Satin Soul- Just a Little Timing- Never Gonna Leave You
Grace Jones- I Need a Man- Portfolio
Ecstasy, Passion, and Pain- Good Things Don't Last Forever- Get Up and Move Your Body
Midnight Powers- Dance, It's My Life- Prime Cuts I
Was (Not Was)- Out Come the Freaks- Was (Not Was)
Hi-Gloss- Cash- Hi-Gloss
Padlock- Peanut Butter- Padlock
ABC- Alphabet Soup- The Lexicon of Love
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band- Cherchez la Femme/Se si Bon- Dr. Buzzard's...
The Raes- A Little Lovin (Keeps the Doctor Away)- Dancing up a Storm

Some interesting news on these artists (to whom I've linked official websites/wikipedia pages whenever possible): apparently Grace Jones, Was (Not Was), and ABC are all planning new album releases this year. We can only hope these albums are releases properly here in the US. I know that Grace Jones, in particular, had some issues with unreleased albums during the nineties. Though during the 90s she mainly contributed songs to commercials and movies, two albums--Black Marilyn and Force of Nature--were completed but never released. The new album, called Corporate Cannibal, once again teams her up with Sly & Robbie, but also with new collaborators like Brian Eno, son Paulo Goude, and fiancee(husband?)/producer Ivor Guest.

According to their official website, Was (Not Was) will have a new album out through Rykodisc on April 6 of this year called Boo!. As for the ABC album, frontman Martin Fry claims the album will be out in March in the UK, hopefully to be released worldwide (US!) later in the year to accompany a tour.

Vive la discoteque!

Take care,
Brice