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Alessandra Mussolini’s Album Is Actually Very Good.
With “Amore,” she created one of the most memorable Italo Disco and Citypop crossovers.
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August 2024

Cristiano Malgioglio's Poetics of Desire
How The Italian Lyricist Made Heightened Emotions Universal
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Ennio Morricone and Disco Music?
How Morricone’s collaborations with soft-core music generated pioneering disco and electronic tracks.
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Summer Hits in the Italo Disco Era
At the height of summer, an overview of Italian summer or summer-themed songs.
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July 2024

Pino D’Angiò Was Not A One-Hit Wonder
His disco legacy in 6 essential tracks to know beyond his "Quale Idea" superhit.
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Disco Inferno: How Italian Disco Music Loved The Occult.
Infernal and horror-adjacent themed abounded in Italian disco music.
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June 2024

How Disco Uplifted Italian Queer Culture in the late 70's.
An examination of gay anthems and deep cuts coming in the Italian disco scene.
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Italian Disco Pill: Raffaella Carrà’s “Luca”
Italy’s first explicitly and mainstream gay anthem appeared on primetime TV in 1978.
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May 2024

The Discomagic Empire
How the Milan-based label made Italo Disco iconic around the world.
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How Italian Media Shaped Amanda Lear’s Career
Disco beats and gender enigma, made Amanda a queen in Italy (and beyond).
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Into the disco universe of Baby Records.
The legendary Italian record label made pop, disco, electronic and italo disco history.
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March 2024

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