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  • "Guys, I'd like to go on spring break, but the situation is scary," wrote Carolina Joya on the disco's Facebook page.

    Trouble in Acapulco's Paradise David Luhnow 2011

  • Instead, Fincher and his sound team committed what is usually a no-no: They "pushed the music back up," Murch says, to the point where the disco's blaring tunes and the actors 'words must compete for the audience's attention.

    Movies: Ann Hornaday on use of sound effects in 'Secretariat' and other films Ann Hornaday 2010

  • Such was the case when LCD Soundsystem headlined the 2010 Virgin Mobile FreeFest at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday night, offering a 90-minute grand finale that spliced together rock-and-roll's bombast and disco's invincible pulse.

    FreeFest: For LDC Soundgarden, a roaring (and swirling) success Chris Richards 2010

  • Six years later, Knuckles proudly described his creation as "disco's revenge".

    Frankie Knuckles 'invents' house music 2011

  • Such was the case when LCD Soundsystem headlined the 2010 Virgin Mobile FreeFest at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday night, offering a 90-minute grand finale that spliced together rock-n-roll's bombast and disco's invincible pulse.

    In concert: Virgin Mobile FreeFest at Merriweather Post Pavilion Chris Richards 2010

  • The name of this party, part of the city's eighth annual Decibel festival, was Loft Revival, a nod to disco's birthplace, New York City's Loft, hosted by David Mancuso now in London.

    How the punks of Portland turned to disco 2011

  • Six years later, Knuckles proudly described his creation as "disco's revenge".

    Frankie Knuckles 'invents' house music 2011

  • Every January, thousands of arts presenters gather for the APAP Conference to sample the wares of what seem like trillions of performers, encompassing everything from re-creations of the Rat Pack and salutes to disco's greatest hits to some of the most avant-garde jazz and classical music extant.

    The Jazz Scene: Pay Attention to the Words Will Friedwald 2012

  • For 90 exhilarating minutes, the band melded rock bombast with disco's invincible pulse -- a momentous display that eclipsed the energy of the day's other performances combined.

    FreeFest: LCD Soundsystem delivers the grandest of finales Click Track 2010

  • But much of it owes to a lack of recognition for disco's true artists the early pioneers who helped spin a new global sound out of a small New York club scene and put a shine on a drab American decade.

    Rescuing a Disco Demigod From Oblivion Andy Battaglia 2010

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